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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Senior Product Growth & Strategy Manager

Cisco San Jose, California Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$194,600 to $285,700 per year

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Description

Cisco’s Data Center Networking team is redefining infrastructure for the AI era through an end-to-end portfolio that powers modern enterprise and cloud environments.

As a Senior Product Growth & Strategy Manager, you will drive growth strategies across Cisco’s Data Center Networking portfolio to accelerate customer adoption and market expansion.

Your Impact Drive growth strategies across Cisco’s Data Center Networking portfolio to accelerate customer adoption and market expansion. Develop initiatives that connect emerging technology trends, developer engagement, and customer needs to scalable business outcomes. Partner with product management, engineering, sales, and developer relations teams to translate complex networking technologies into clear customer value and differentiated market positioning. Build and expand developer and community engagement programs through technical content, industry events, workshops, and ecosystem partnerships to increase awareness and adoption. Support customers in modernizing infrastructure operations through automation, Infrastructure as Code, cloud-native networking, and intelligent infrastructure management solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
  • 12+ years of experience in B2B technology product management, product growth, strategy, or product marketing within enterprise infrastructure, networking, cloud, or data center markets
  • Experience developing go-to-market strategies, product positioning, messaging, and launch plans for enterprise technology products
  • Experience working with data center networking, cloud infrastructure, automation technologies, Infrastructure as Code, or cloud-native networking solutions
  • Experience leading cross-functional product growth or go-to-market initiatives involving product management, engineering, sales, and marketing teams

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of modern data center architectures, cloud-native networking, and enterprise infrastructure technologies
  • Experience with DevOps, NetDevOps, automation frameworks, and API-driven operations
  • Analytical skills with experience using market insights, customer feedback, and campaign performance data to refine strategy
  • Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple strategic initiatives in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience engaging developer communities through technical content, events, workshops, or ecosystem programs

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
  • 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
  • Paid year-end holiday shutdown
  • 4 paid days off for personal wellness
  • 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
  • 80 hours of sick time off
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • DevOps
  • NetDevOps
  • automation frameworks
  • API-driven operations
  • market insights
  • customer feedback
  • campaign performance data
  • communication
  • organizational skills
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