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Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Key responsibilities include:- Owning and driving the go-to-market strategy for Cisco’s integrated infrastructure portfolio across compute, storage, and networking domains.
- Identifying, evaluating, and negotiating strategic partnerships, including joint GTM plans, sales motions, and contractual frameworks.
- Leading business development activities to expand market reach and revenue through joint offerings and partner alignment.
- Building and presenting business cases to prioritize strategic investments and influence product direction.
- Collaborating with multi-functional teams—engineering, legal, finance, marketing, and sales—to ensure alignment on roadmap, messaging, and delivery.
- Developing field enablement tools, partner playbooks, and competitive positioning frameworks to drive adoption.
- Representing Cisco in executive briefings, partner summits, and key customer engagements.
- Monitoring trends in data center modernization, hybrid cloud, and AI infrastructure to inform product strategy and partner focus.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 10+ years of experience in product management, business development, or partner management in the data center, compute, storage, or networking industries.
- 8+ years of experience managing collaborators and leading multi-functional projects to deliver integrated hardware and software solutions.
- Shown success in negotiating and operationalizing at least 5 complex GTM agreements or contract involving technical co-development, sales and GTM terms, and revenue models.
- Developed and presented at least 8 business cases, or market assessments, and influenced product direction and multi-functional decision-making, driving measurable impact on revenue or market share.
Preferred Qualifications- Ability to lead and communicate effectively with both technical and executive audiences.
- MBA or equivalent experience is highly preferred.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience representing organizations in executive-level engagements or partner summits.