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Who We Are

Cisco Security Business Group is a leading provider of Cloud and Network Security, enabling the world to connect to the Internet with confidence on any device, anywhere, anytime. Cisco Security ensure the visibility and control over encrypted traffic, prevention of unprecedented attacks and respond to threats across networks, clouds, applications, users, and endpoints.

Being part of the team means being surrounded by passionate, committed, and creative people who are determined to change the Internet security industry with innovative ideas, world-class research, and unrivaled products and services. It's a place where the best ideas are quickly transformed into products, features, campaigns, and company-wide practices.

What You'll Do

You will lead programs for our Network Security business, collaborating with the product management team and go-to-market functions to bring new products and releases to market, operationalize programs in this space, and serve as the point of contact for cross-business programs and the prioritization of initiatives. You will also be instrumental in ensuring our Security Business Group GTM PMO are always striving for efficient operations, building partner alignment, and accelerating meeting our business results.

In This Role You Will:

• Orchestrate and run program management of new version products, release features from design through to launch, engaging cross functional team to deliver impactful customer/partner experience
• Leverage and contribute to operational tools and processes to meet dates and achieve business goals
• Advise product management, product marketing, sales planning, commercial operations, and other team members on how best to operationalize the product strategy
• Apply expert knowledge to resolve frictions impacting interdependencies within product development life cycle
• Build and manage project teams and work back schedules, ensuring quality control throughout
• Scope and manage deliverables, timelines, resources while identify and resolving risks and dependencies, including contingency plans
• Manage multiple workstreams and initiatives in broad programs through day-to-day relationships and collaboration with key cross-functional partners across product engineering, offer engineering, marketing, UX, customer support and experience, legal, sales, renewals, etc
• Effectively communicate status, changes, and dependencies to applicable partners throughout the project and lead cross functional meetings and work closely with engineering program management to resolve risks, and provide status updates to senior leadership
• Make and implement recommendations for improvements in project management and execution process

Who You Are

You are experienced in GTM product launches and cloud software and SaaS product development lifecycles. Have knowledge of the network security market and have worked on new velocity products as well as more mature products. Understanding of sales, routes to market, and the business of software. Previous experience in fast paced, agile, and SaaS product development environments. Experience leading worldwide cross-functional, collaborative environments and swiftly adapt and respond to changes in those environments. You're an excellent communicator, problem solver and analytical mind, and have ability to elicit cooperation from executives and across multiple partners. Have a "roll up your sleeves" attitude to drive successful outcomes. You are analytical and have a design-thinking approach, while ensuring the team celebrates successes and is motivated by the program mission.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of Program Management experience with a proven track record of working on software/SaaS projects or programs at scale.
• 3+ years of experience in Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy, marketing enablement, and seller support.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP or equivalent certification
• 5+ years working in security, specifically in networking, with a knowledge of the market and competitive landscape
• Experience in sales, sales operations, marketing, or customer success
• Experience in software and SaaS product development and release management
• Ability to partner with senior-level management to create and present the case for new product projects and develop fully integrated launch plans
• Ability to research, plan, prioritize, negotiate translation of strategy to tactical delivery model, conflict management and organizational development
• Ability to drive process and ensure quality while also adapting to rapid market requirements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Why Cisco Secure

We're global, we're adaptable, we're diverse, and our security portfolio is as extensive as it is groundbreaking. Have you heard of Threat, Detection & Response, Zero Trust by Duo, Common Services Engineering, or Cloud & Network Security? Those are only a few of our product teams! The only thing we're missing is YOU.

Join an enterprise security leader with a start-up culture, committed to driving innovation and giving you the opportunity to make an impact. We #InnovateToWin and we know we're better together, that's why we're dedicated to inclusivity, collaboration, and diversity in everything we do.

We're proud to be the Best Small and Mid-Size Enterprises Security Solution Cisco Secure continues to grow and evolve year after year with 100% of Fortune 100 Companies using our products, and we're excited to see the new heights we'll reach with your passion for security, your customer focus, and your desire to change things up!

There are so many amazing reasons to join Cisco. Learn more here!