Remote Incubation Tech Activation Lead

Cisco Systems, Inc; New York (NY); Remote; USD 266,000 - 343,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc in the United States is seeking an Incubation Technical Activation Lead for a remote role open to US-based candidates. You will coordinate cross-product technical activations, manage milestones, and drive proof-of-concept through launch readiness, partnering with product, engineering, SE, legal, and field teams.

This senior position requires deep expertise in rapid prototyping, architecture, and cross-functional leadership; the successful candidate will deliver reusable

Qualifications

• 12+ years in network software and solutions.
• Ability to create reference demos, proof plans and deployment patterns.
• Experience maintaining technical registers, logs, and readiness checklists.
• 5+ years driving rapid prototyping from concept to launch readiness and scale.
• Proven experience leading an engineering team aligned with sales.

Responsibilities

• Translate use cases and architecture into coordinated workstreams with milestones.
• Maintain activation registers, logs, and readiness checklists with data-driven evidence.
• Coordinate product, engineering, SE, partner, CX/support, legal/security, and field teams.
• Develop reference collateral, proof plans, and field-readiness evidence.

Skills

Network software

Architectural literacy

PoCs & prototypes

Engineering leadership

Data-driven decision logs

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc in the United States is seeking an Incubation Technical Activation Lead for a remote role open to US-based candidates. You will coordinate cross-product technical activations, manage milestones, and drive proof-of-concept through launch readiness, partnering with product, engineering, SE, legal, and field teams.

This senior position requires deep expertise in rapid prototyping, architecture, and cross-functional leadership; the successful candidate will deliver reusable