Product Growth Strategist, ISE

Cisco Systems; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Security is looking for a Product Growth Strategist to drive market success through strategic positioning and collaboration with sales teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in product management, particularly in network security, and a strong ability to analyze market trends. Join a diverse team committed to innovation and impact.

Benefits

Paid time off to volunteer

Inclusive Communities

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise/b2b tech with 5 years of product management experience.
• 3 years in network security.

Responsibilities

• Develop Go-to-Market Strategy for new and existing products.
• Conduct Market Research to identify trends and opportunities.
• Enable Sales and Partners with training and resources.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-Solving

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 5/30/25

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

Cisco Security is seeking an expert cybersecurity product manager with phenomenal storytelling skills and deep market insights to join as product growth strategist. We’re global, adaptable, diverse and our security portfolio is as extensive as it is groundbreaking. Join an enterprise security leader with a start-up culture, committed to driving innovation and impact.

Your Impact

As a Product Growth Strategist, you are primarily responsible for external-facing activities ensuring your product’s market success and understanding key industry trends and your customers’ struggles. You will work closely with sales, campaigns, and customer success teams to ensure your product positioning resonates with target customers, driving product visibility, adoption, and overall success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop Go-to-Market Strategy for new and existing products: Develop and execute the GTM strategy including identifying target markets, messaging, and positioning.
• Develop Core Product Positioning, Messaging, and Differentiators: Craft compelling and consistent positioning and messaging around the differentiators that align with the overall product strategy and resonate with customers and partners. Work with inbound product management, engineering, and the field to identify and articulate the outstanding value propositions of Cisco Security products, ensuring they are communicated and understood by the target audiences. Passionately represent the voice of our customers to internal teams.
• Enable Sales and Partners: Develop content for collateral, product training, and other resources for direct sales teams and partner organizations. Engage directly with sales and customers to understand changing needs. Attend industry events. Serve as subject matter expert.
• Conduct Market Research: Continuously analyze the market and customer feedback to identify emerging trends, opportunities, and threats. Conduct meticulous competitive analysis to ensure the product is positioned successfully.
• Influence Partners, including Executives: Use excellent communication skills for effective engagement. Demonstrate your strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mentality to make product and marketing recommendations. Define and monitor metrics to assess GTM success.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years in enterprise/b2b tech with at least 5 years of product management experience, including at least 3 in network security
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science or related fields

Preferred Qualifications:

• Product marketing experience
• Product and market understanding of Network Access Control
• MBA
• Experience speaking publicly to an executive-level audience
• Strong project execution skills, attention to detail, and a risk-mitigation mentality
• Self-motivation and partnership a strive to find new and innovative solutions
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills in customer-facing roles
• Ability to lead and influence via persuasion, perseverance, and energy to drive consensus across functions and teams
• Collaboration with internal and external partners.

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Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

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