Strategic Communications Manager — AI & Infrastructure

Cisco; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 165,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

Cisco’s Silicon One team seeks a Communications Manager to orchestrate internal and external communications across AI-driven hardware platforms. You’ll manage thought leadership content, editorial calendars, and cross-functional initiatives with product and marketing partners.

Lead a fast-paced, global communications workflow, ensuring timely, accurate, and impactful updates for leaders and employees. You will shape executive messaging, optimize content processes, and scale AI-assisted workflows

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field.
• Experience managing communications calendars, publishing workflows, stakeholder reviews, or recurring executive and employee communications.
• Experience administering content repositories or knowledge-management systems, including versioning, tagging, archiving, and search or discoverability.
• Previous experience leading a workstream, coordinating professional contributors, or serving as a team lead or supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the execution of Silicon One’s thought leadership content strategy—driving alignment to our business priorities, market moments, and advancements in AI technologies and solutions.
• Develop and execute cross-functional planning functions throughout the year ranging from strategic business planning, events integration, executive communications, and marketing campaigns.
• Bring clarity and cohesion of process to our most strategic narratives—from AI to infrastructure to the future of secure compute
• Shape and strengthen our executive voice through consistent application of messaging and positioning across channels and platforms.
• Manage the content creation lifecycle: from intake and drafting to review coordination, stakeholder feedback, and publishing.
• Partner with product, marketing and broader communications teams to source inputs, align messaging, maintain editorial quality, and drive planning efficiencies.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field

Job description

Cisco’s Silicon One team seeks a Communications Manager to orchestrate internal and external communications across AI-driven hardware platforms. You’ll manage thought leadership content, editorial calendars, and cross-functional initiatives with product and marketing partners.

Lead a fast-paced, global communications workflow, ensuring timely, accurate, and impactful updates for leaders and employees. You will shape executive messaging, optimize content processes, and scale AI-assisted workflows