Senior Global Cloud Alliances Director (Hybrid)

Cisco Systems; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 243,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems is seeking a senior leader to define and execute a multi-year global alliance strategy with top cloud partners. You will serve as a primary architect for cross-geography initiatives and collaborate with product, engineering, and sales teams to align objectives and drive joint growth.

The role requires 10+ years in semiconductor strategy or partner management, with hands-on governance and cross-company alignment experience in cloud-native architectures and security for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or related work experience) with 10+ years of experience in semiconductor strategy and/or partner management within global silicon for cloud or networking ecosystems.
• Experience structuring and managing semiconductor partnerships, including ecosystem governance and cross-company technical alignment with chipset and systems vendors.
• Technical experience with semiconductor architectures and silicon-to-systems integration, including translating chip-level tradeoffs into partnership and business strategy for cloud-native architectures (hybrid/multi-cloud, containerization, SaaS) and security requirements of cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the multi-year global alliance strategy for our most significant cloud partners.
• Serve as the primary architect for joint initiatives spanning geographies and business units.
• Influence senior leaders across Cisco’s product, engineering, and sales teams to align partnership objectives.

Skills

Semiconductor strategy

Partner management

Global silicon experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or equivalent advanced degree

Job description

Cisco Systems is seeking a senior leader to define and execute a multi-year global alliance strategy with top cloud partners. You will serve as a primary architect for cross-geography initiatives and collaborate with product, engineering, and sales teams to align objectives and drive joint growth.

The role requires 10+ years in semiconductor strategy or partner management, with hands-on governance and cross-company alignment experience in cloud-native architectures and security for