Remote Activation Lead, Incubation & GTM Tech

Cisco Systems, Inc; San Diego (CA); Remote; USD 266,000 - 343,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an Incubation Technical Activation Lead for a US-based remote role.

You will translate approved cross‑product decisions into dated, owned workstreams with milestones and acceptance criteria across AI Defense, Cloud Control, MCF, and future incubation offers. You will coordinate product, engineering, SE, partner teams, CX/support, legal and field execution, develop reference proofs and deployment patterns, and run gates from concept to pilot, launch readiness, and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of expertise in Network software and solutions.
• Ability to create reference demos, proof plans and deployment patterns for early-stage tech.
• Experience maintaining technical registers, decision logs and readiness checklists using data.
• 5+ years driving rapid prototyping and PoCs from concept to scale.
• Proven experience leading an engineering team aligned with sales.

Responsibilities

• Translate approved cross-product decisions into dated, owned workstreams with milestones and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate product, engineering, SE, dCloud/demo, partner, CX/support, legal/security, and field execution.
• Develop reference collaterals of proof plans, deployment patterns, and field-readiness evidence.
• Run gates from concept through coordinated proof, pilot, launch readiness, and scale.
• Orchestrate lighthouse customer wins and build reusable playbooks for sales and partners.

Skills

Network software

Architectural literacy

Data-driven decision making

PoC prototyping

Engineering leadership

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an Incubation Technical Activation Lead for a US-based remote role.

You will translate approved cross‑product decisions into dated, owned workstreams with milestones and acceptance criteria across AI Defense, Cloud Control, MCF, and future incubation offers. You will coordinate product, engineering, SE, partner teams, CX/support, legal and field execution, develop reference proofs and deployment patterns, and run gates from concept to pilot, launch readiness, and