Platform Partnerships Lead for Strategic Growth

Cisco Systems, Inc; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 133,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Birthday leave

Vacation time

Sick time off

Volunteer days

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Partnerships lead to define and drive initiatives that expand the Splunk Platform across hyperscalers and partner ecosystems.

You will shape product strategy, align cross-functional roadmaps, and influence stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions for major enterprise customers. You will steer the product lifecycle from concept and partner negotiations to large-scale rollout and adoption across the Cisco ecosystem, working with engineering, sales,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of experience or Master’s with 4+ years of experience.
• Experience in Product Management, Business Development, or strategic technical roles in SaaS or Cloud.
• Experience managing complex partnerships or platform integrations with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience driving product strategy and roadmap execution for platform-scale initiatives.
• Experience writing product requirements, narratives, and business cases aligning engineering & exec leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute strategic partnership initiatives expanding Splunk Platform reach.
• Align cross-functional roadmaps and influence stakeholders across teams.
• Translate partner opportunities into actionable product requirements.
• Orchestrate lifecycle from concept to rollout and adoption across the ecosystem.

Skills

Product management

Business development

Strategic partnerships

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years experience

Master’s degree with 4+ years experience

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Partnerships lead to define and drive initiatives that expand the Splunk Platform across hyperscalers and partner ecosystems.

You will shape product strategy, align cross-functional roadmaps, and influence stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions for major enterprise customers. You will steer the product lifecycle from concept and partner negotiations to large-scale rollout and adoption across the Cisco ecosystem, working with engineering, sales,