Partner Strategy Lead - Observability & Cloud

Cisco Systems, Inc; Durham (NC); Sur place; USD 150 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Partner Strategy Manager for Splunk CX Technical Partner Strategy to drive observability partnerships and scale programs globally. You will act as a technical authority on OpenTelemetry and multi-cloud monitoring, partnering with CX leaders and engineers.

The role emphasizes advisory work with partner delivery teams, guidance on Kubernetes instrumentation, and cross-functional collaboration to de-risk deployments and accelerate customer time-to-value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of total experience across enterprise architecture, partner solutions architecture, technical consulting, or partner strategy.
• 5+ years of experience focused on cloud-native observability, APM, or distributed systems monitoring.
• Deep architectural proficiency in modern observability domains (APM, RUM, Metrics/Logs/Traces correlation) and containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills to influence senior leaders across geographies.

Responsabilités

• Act as consultative technical authority on Observability Cloud and OpenTelemetry (OTel) for Partner CX Practice Leads and Principal Architects.
• Whiteboard, review, and advise on complex multi-cloud monitoring architectures delivered by partner technical teams.
• Guide partners on Kubernetes instrumentation standards, distributed tracing methodologies, and standardizing data ingestion pipelines using the OpenTelemetry Collector.
• Provide expert consultative guidance to partner delivery teams to de-risk complex implementations and accelerate customer time-to-value.
• Develop and execute partner-led customer success strategies, drive strategic business model projects, and influence cross-functional leaders to formulate long-term priorities for ecosystem growth.

Connaissances

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent experience

Outils

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenTelemetry

Splunk Observability

Description du poste

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Partner Strategy Manager for Splunk CX Technical Partner Strategy to drive observability partnerships and scale programs globally. You will act as a technical authority on OpenTelemetry and multi-cloud monitoring, partnering with CX leaders and engineers.

The role emphasizes advisory work with partner delivery teams, guidance on Kubernetes instrumentation, and cross-functional collaboration to de-risk deployments and accelerate customer time-to-value.