Communications Manager

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  • Location:
    Offsite, San Jose, California, US
  • Alternate Location
    New York, RTP, Atlanta
  • Area of Interest
    Marketing and Communications
  • Compensation Range
    118000 USD - 148700 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    AI or Artificial Intelligence
  • Job Id
    1448173
 
The application window is expected to close on: 9/10/2025
 
NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.  
  
Meet the Team 

You’ll be part of the Cisco Compute Communications team—a small but mighty group that sits at the center of storytelling for one of Cisco’s most dynamic businesses. We partner closely with executive leadership, product marketing, engineering, and global comms to craft messaging that resonates from the data center to the boardroom.

We thrive on collaboration, creativity, and clarity. We ask good questions, push for strong narratives, and celebrate each other’s wins. Whether we’re prepping a keynote, announcing a product, or brainstorming a new way to tell our story—we lead with purpose, move with urgency, and put people first, always.

If you're excited about helping shape the voice of a business at the forefront of AI infrastructure, we’d love to meet you.
 
Your Impact 

As a Communications Manager, you’ll be responsible for developing high-impact content that elevates our executive voice, sharpens our point of view, and fuels the narratives that define the future of Compute. You’ll partner closely with product marketing, executive leaders, and the broader communications team to create standout content and manage its delivery from idea to execution.  equal parts writer and orchestrator. You’ll ghostwrite bylines, keynote scripts, and strategic messaging, while also managing reviews, timelines, and stakeholder alignment for our most visible communication programs. Some other responsibilities will include:
  • Develop and drive Cisco Compute’s thought leadership content strategy—aligned to our business priorities, market moments, and advancements in AI technologies and solutions.
  • Write clear, compelling content including keynote scripts, blog posts, customer and partner narratives, and help with internal communications for senior executives.
  • Bring clarity and cohesion to our most strategic narratives—from AI to infrastructure to the future of secure compute
  • Shape and strengthen our executive voice across channels and platforms.
  • Manage the content creation lifecycle: from intake and drafting to review coordination, stakeholder feedback, and publishing.
  • Partner with product, marketing and broader communications teams to source inputs, align messaging, and maintain editorial quality.
  • Monitor industry trends and identify whitespace for proactive storytelling.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field with 6 + years of experience in content development, product marketing or communications. 
  • Experience in professional writing, including the ability to tailor tone and structure for specific business audiences and objectives.
  • Hands on experience at translating technical and complex topics into accessible, human stories.
  • Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, including tracking progress, meeting deadlines, and coordinating with multiple stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications 
  • You have a packaged portfolio or work samples to help showcase your work. 
  • Background in B2B tech marketing, product marketing, or corporate communications.
  • Agency background is a plus. 
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including working with employees at various organizational levels, such as executives.
  • Familiarity with enterprise infrastructure, AI, cloud, or data center technologies.
  • Skilled in managing external agencies, editors, or content vendors.
Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future. 

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.



 


Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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