This high-impact, high-visibility role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a customer-first approach to deliver ground-breaking outcomes. Typical responsibilities include:
Define and implement a product strategy tailored to Neocloud providers(hyperscalers, SaaS providers, cloud-native organizations)that positions Cisco as a leader in AI/ML infrastructure. Influence Cisco’s overall product and technology roadmap to prioritize investments in strategic areas.
Collaborate with Engineering teams ensuring our Compute portfolio solves the challenges of AI-heavy industries such as healthcare, finance, automotive, and technology.
Evangelize Cisco’s leadership in AI infrastructure through engagement with customers, sales teams, and external forums. Engage with experts and advocate for technologies critical for supporting high-density datacenter workloads. Represent Cisco at industry events and forums to identify emerging trends and potential collaborators.
Prioritize features and capabilities that deliver the agility, scalability, and efficiency required by Neocloud environments, building partnerships providers to co-develop solutions that align with their unique scaling and infrastructure needs.
Ensure the company's Compute portfolio addresses the operational challenges of Neocloud environments and the specific requirements of large-scale datacenters, including optimizing for power efficiency, cooling technologies, and advanced lifecycle management capabilities.
Partner with other Cisco teams (Networking, Security, and Observability) to create end-to-end solutions that address customer challenges holistically, integrating the Compute portfolio seamlessly within our broader technology stack, allowing customers to adopt unified solutions that simplify operations and accelerate value.
Work closely with the Global Sales Organization to support large-scale compute opportunities, ensuring the product portfolio meets customer workload requirements.Build relationships with key AI, Neocloud and Datacenter ecosystem players, including ISVs, hardware vendors, and startups. Establish and implement partnerships that drive innovation, improve time-to-market, and expand Cisco’s addressable market.