Go-To-Market Readiness Manager

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Basic life insurance

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Strategy & Planning Manager to translate strategic direction into actionable priorities, milestones, and decision frameworks that support product and Go-to-Market objectives.

You will provide cross-functional leaders with analyses and recommendations to guide resource allocation and risk management. You will lead cross-functional GTM readiness initiatives for new products and software releases, coordinating milestones, dependencies, and deliverables, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 8+ years of experience, OR a Master's degree with 6+ years of experience.
• Experience managing projects, programs, or strategic initiatives with multiple cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience driving cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution, including milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions across teams without direct authority.
• Experience supporting Go-to-Market, product readiness, product launches, or similar cross-functional business initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic direction into actionable priorities, initiatives, milestones, decision forums, and planning tools, providing recommendations that support business and product objectives.
• Lead cross-functional Go-to-Market readiness initiatives for new products, software releases, and portfolio programs, coordinating priorities, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Partner with Product Management, Sales Enablement, Partner Enablement, Customer Experience, and other cross-functional stakeholders to align strategic priorities and drive execution.
• Analyze business, product, market, and program information to identify risks, opportunities, dependencies, and trade-offs and provide recommendations to cross-functional leaders.
• Develop and maintain planning frameworks, status updates, risk/issue tracking, and performance insights to support prioritization, resource alignment, and successful product readiness.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Go-to-Market readiness

Stakeholder influence

AI tools usage

PMP certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Engineering/CS

Master's degree

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Strategy & Planning Manager to translate strategic direction into actionable priorities, milestones, and decision frameworks that support product and Go-to-Market objectives.

You will provide cross-functional leaders with analyses and recommendations to guide resource allocation and risk management. You will lead cross-functional GTM readiness initiatives for new products and software releases, coordinating milestones, dependencies, and deliverables, while