Sovereign Cloud and Global Activation Strategy and Planning, Market Access

Cisco; North Carolina; Remote; USD 156,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Sovereign Cloud and Global Activation Strategy and Planning Manager to orchestrate the global launch strategy, executive messaging, and activation across Cisco's Market Access portfolio.

You will establish the event roadmap and narrative frameworks for high-profile platforms and ELT keynotes. You will collaborate with product, legal, regulatory, and business development teams to translate geopolitical and regulatory requirements into actionable playbooks that

Qualifications

• 10+ years in strategic planning, PMM, or business operations in enterprise tech.
• Experience in enterprise cloud, infrastructure SaaS, cybersecurity, or regulated tech markets.
• Hands-on experience managing complex, cross-functional strategic programs and GTM activations.
• Experience developing executive-level briefing materials and ELT presentations.
• Proven track record coordinating cross-organizational roadmaps and milestones.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate global launch strategy, executive messaging, and activation across Cisco's Market Access portfolio.
• Establish and manage the event roadmap, messaging criteria, and narrative frameworks for high-profile platforms and ELT keynotes.
• Partner with executive communications and product teams to align sovereign cloud messaging for customers and partners.
• Translate geopolitical, regulatory, and architectural requirements into actionable playbooks to drive market readiness.

Skills

Strategic planning

Executive briefing

Cross-functional leadership

GTM planning

Executive communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing or related field

Master's degree

Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 11/19/2026 Note:

The role can be remote, but candidates need to be willing to travel for internal and external events as needed. East Coast states preferred (MA, NY, CT, NJ, PA, MD, DE, VA, DC, NC, SC, WVA, GA, FL)

Meet the Team

Cisco's Market Access team, a critical pillar within the Chief Strategy Office (CSO), is dedicated to bringing compliant, regulated, and next-generation technologies to market worldwide. Our portfolio priorities span sovereign cloud architectures, post-quantum cryptography, and cloud-regulated offers, accelerating time-to-market and time-to-revenue across global direct and partner routes-to-market. In an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, we design the strategic launch, governance, and operational enablement frameworks that empower governments, critical infrastructure operators, and global enterprises to deploy secure solutions with stringent data residency. We are a high-impact, agile team operating at the intersection of corporate strategy, product engineering, regulatory compliance, and executive communications. Joining our team means directly driving one of Cisco's highest-priority strategic growth vectors and defining how sovereign technology is activated globally.

Your Impact

As the Sovereign Cloud and Global Activation Strategy and Planning Manager, you will orchestrate the global launch strategy, executive messaging, and operational activation across Cisco's Market Access portfolio. You will establish and execute the comprehensive event roadmap, messaging criteria, and narrative frameworks for high-profile industry platforms, major press announcements, and Executive Leadership Team (ELT) keynotes. You will partner closely with executive communications leaders across Product and the Chief Strategy Office to sequence and embed cohesive sovereign cloud messaging for customers, partners, and market analysts. You will drive cross-functional alignment and accountability across legal, regulatory, product, and business development stakeholders to track partnership agreements, compliance milestones, and critical launch deliverables. By translating complex geopolitical, regulatory, and architectural requirements into actionable operational playbooks, you will accelerate market readiness and build lasting commercial momentum for Cisco's sovereign cloud business.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field with 10+ years of experience (or Master's degree with 8+ years) in strategic planning, product marketing (PMM), management consulting, or business operations in an enterprise technology environment.
• Professional experience working within enterprise cloud, infrastructure SaaS, cybersecurity, or regulated technology markets.
• Hands-on experience managing complex, cross-functional strategic programs, commercial offer launches, or global product go-to-market (GTM) activations.
• Demonstrated experience developing executive-level briefing materials, keynote narratives, strategic messaging frameworks, or ELT-level presentations.
• Proven track record of managing cross-organizational program roadmaps, partnership milestones, and launch deliverables across matrixed stakeholder groups.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to build domain expertise, collaborate and influence cross-functional stakeholders, and think creatively to solve complex challenges.
• High agency, entrepreneurial drive, and execution focus; thrives in ambiguous, fast-paced environments with evolving market dynamics.
• Intellectual curiosity and comfort navigating complex geopolitical, sovereign regulatory, and enterprise security landscapes.
• Structured problem solver who connects the dots, demonstrates resourcefulness and proactivity, and can wear multiple hats while translating complex, multi-stakeholder challenges into actionable plans.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada

The starting salary range posted for this position is $155,500.00 to $226,800.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including ince