Senior Platform Partnerships Lead

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 133,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

RSU grants

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Senior Partnerships Product Manager to lead strategic partnership initiatives that expand the Cisco Platform’s reach across hyperscaler ecosystems. You will define product strategy, align cross-functional roadmaps, and influence stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions that drive significant revenue growth.

You will collaborate with engineering, sales, and partner leadership to meet complex enterprise requirements, drive the lifecycle from concept to rollout, and translate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of experience or Master's degree with 4+ years of experience.
• Experience in Product Management, Business Development, or strategic technical roles within the SaaS or Cloud industry.
• Experience managing complex technical partnerships or platform integrations with major cloud service providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience in driving product strategy and roadmap execution for platform-scale initiatives involving multiple cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience in writing comprehensive product requirements, narratives, and business cases that align engineering and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and execution of strategic partnership initiatives that expand the Splunk Platform's reach across hyperscaler and partner ecosystems.
• Define product strategy, align cross-functional roadmaps, and influence stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions that drive revenue growth.
• Drive alignment across engineering, sales, and partner leadership to meet complex requirements of enterprise customers.
• Champion a partner-first mentality, translating opportunities into actionable product requirements.
• Orchestrate the product lifecycle from conceptualization and partner negotiation to large-scale rollout and adoption.

Skills

Product management

Business development

Strategic partnerships

Roadmap execution

PRDs & business cases

Education

Bachelor's degree with 7+ years experience

Master's degree with 4+ years experience

Tools

Cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Senior Partnerships Product Manager to lead strategic partnership initiatives that expand the Cisco Platform’s reach across hyperscaler ecosystems. You will define product strategy, align cross-functional roadmaps, and influence stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions that drive significant revenue growth.

You will collaborate with engineering, sales, and partner leadership to meet complex enterprise requirements, drive the lifecycle from concept to rollout, and translate