Incubation Tech Activation Lead

Cisco Systems, Inc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 266,000 - 343,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an Incubation Technical Activation Lead to translate cross-product architectural decisions into coordinated, milestone-driven workstreams across AI Defense, Cloud Control, MCF, and future incubation offers.

You will orchestrate proof readiness, onboarding, partner engagement, and field execution. The role emphasizes reusable delivery patterns, detailed readiness criteria, and evidence-based progress from concept to scale.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of demonstrated expertise in network software and solutions.
• Strong architectural literacy with ability to create reference demos, proof plans, and deployment patterns.
• Experience maintaining technical registers, decision logs, and readiness checklists with data-driven insights.
• 5+ years driving rapid prototyping and PoCs from concept to pilot, launch readiness, and scale.
• Proven experience leading an engineering team aligned with sales counterparts.

Responsibilities

• Turn approved cross-product decisions into dated, owned workstreams with milestones.
• Coordinate product, engineering, SE, partner, CX/support, legal/security, and field execution.
• Develop reference collaterals of proof plans, deployment patterns, and field-readiness evidence.
• Lead gates from concept through proof, pilot, launch readiness, and scale.

Skills

Network software

Architectural literacy

Registers & logs

Prototyping & PoCs

Engineering leadership

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an Incubation Technical Activation Lead to translate cross-product architectural decisions into coordinated, milestone-driven workstreams across AI Defense, Cloud Control, MCF, and future incubation offers.

You will orchestrate proof readiness, onboarding, partner engagement, and field execution. The role emphasizes reusable delivery patterns, detailed readiness criteria, and evidence-based progress from concept to scale.