Remote Technical Activation Lead, Incubation

Cisco Systems, Inc; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 266,000 - 343,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Short and long-term disability

Life insurance

Volunteer days

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. seeks an Incubation Technical Activation Lead to translate cross-product architectural decisions into actionable workstreams with defined milestones and acceptance criteria.

You will coordinate diverse teams—product, engineering, SE, dCloud/demo, partners, CX/support, legal/security, and field execution—ensuring handoffs and test results are reusable across organizations. You will produce reference collateral, proof plans, and deployment patterns, driving evidence-based

Qualifications

• 12+ years of demonstrated expertise in network software and solutions.
• Experience creating reference demos, proof plans, deployment patterns, and enablement materials for early-stage technology innovations.
• Experience maintaining technical registers, decision logs, and readiness checklists, identifying dependencies with data-driven evidence.
• 5+ years of experience driving rapid prototyping and PoCs from initial concept through pilot, launch readiness, and scale.
• Proven experience leading an engineering team aligned with sales counterparts.

Responsibilities

• Translate approved cross-product technical and architectural decisions into dated, owned workstreams with milestones and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate product, engineering, SE, dCloud/demo, partner, CX/support, legal/security, and field execution, including partner SOW deliverables.
• Develop reference collaterals of proof plans, deployment patterns, and field-readiness evidence.
• Run gates from concept through coordinated proof, pilot, launch readiness, and scale.

Skills

Network software & solutions

Architectural literacy

Technical registers & logs

Prototyping & PoCs

Engineering leadership

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. seeks an Incubation Technical Activation Lead to translate cross-product architectural decisions into actionable workstreams with defined milestones and acceptance criteria.

You will coordinate diverse teams—product, engineering, SE, dCloud/demo, partners, CX/support, legal/security, and field execution—ensuring handoffs and test results are reusable across organizations. You will produce reference collateral, proof plans, and deployment patterns, driving evidence-based