Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Secure Routing

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Develop deep expertise with routing and other Wide Area Network standards, spanning hardware, software, and machine learning technology.
• Collaborate across marketing, product, and sales teams to develop comprehensive positioning and messaging strategies that prioritize customer outcomes.
• Identify and lead critical marketing initiatives to increase awareness, interest, and purchase intent for Routing solutions.
• Create compelling product content and technical thought leadership to engage enterprise customers and diverse audiences.
• Stay informed about the competitive landscape and provide sales and partner teams with competitive intelligence.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to influence and understand the product roadmap, including presenting roadmaps to customer executives.
• Analyze product, pipeline, and marketing data to guide product development and go-to-market decisions.
• Serve as a trusted technical and marketing advisor for Routing and support demand generation activities.
• Evangelize the Routing vision at events and industry forums.

Requirements

• 5+ years of product marketing experience, with 3+ years in the networking space.
• Proven ability to develop differentiated messaging, positioning, sales enablement, and customer-facing content.
• Experience synthesizing complex technical topics and market dynamics into compelling points of view.
• Experience building competitive sales enablement and marketing content for technical products.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for internal and external audiences.
• Ability to create high-quality written content such as blogs, position papers, and abstracts.
• Comfort working across written, presentation, and digital media with minimal design support.
• Passion for understanding customer needs and bringing a customer-first perspective.
• Strong storytelling skills and ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and business teams, including executives.
• Resourceful, proactive, and creative in driving business growth.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% as needed.

Nice to Have

• Experience with networking standards and technologies such as SD-WAN, IIoT, or ThousandEyes.
• Experience presenting at industry events or conferences.
• Knowledge of product roadmaps and influence in product development.

Qualifications

• Formal educational background or certifications are not explicitly specified, but extensive experience in product marketing and networking is required.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary range of $125,000 - $208,000 USD.
• Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision.
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid holidays, vacation time, and sick leave.
• Flexible vacation policy with no defined limit, subject to business needs.
• Paid time off for volunteering and community engagement.
• Performance-based incentive pay for sales roles.