[Hiring] Sovereign Cloud and Global Activation Strategy and Planning Manager @Cisco

Role Description

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).

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. Your responsibilities include:

• Establishing and executing the comprehensive event roadmap, messaging criteria, and narrative frameworks for high-profile industry platforms, major press announcements, and Executive Leadership Team (ELT) keynotes.
• Partnering 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.
• Driving cross-functional alignment and accountability across legal, regulatory, product, and business development stakeholders to track partnership agreements, compliance milestones, and critical launch deliverables.
• Translating complex geopolitical, regulatory, and architectural requirements into actionable operational playbooks to accelerate market readiness and build lasting commercial momentum for Cisco’s sovereign cloud business.

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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco.
• 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees.
• Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees.
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter.
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.