GTM Strategy & Product Readiness Manager

Cisco; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 173,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Basic life insurance

Restricted stock units grants

Paid time away

Volunteer days

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Strategy & Planning Manager to translate strategic direction into actionable priorities, initiatives, and milestones 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, ensuring release readiness.

You will lead cross-functional Go-to-Market readiness initiatives for new products and software releases while aligning priorities across Product Management,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 8+ 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 managing 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

Cross-functional leadership

Go-to-Market experience

Stakeholder management

Strategic initiatives

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8+ years

Master's degree + 6+ years

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Strategy & Planning Manager to translate strategic direction into actionable priorities, initiatives, and milestones 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, ensuring release readiness.

You will lead cross-functional Go-to-Market readiness initiatives for new products and software releases while aligning priorities across Product Management,