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Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received .
This remote role is open to candidates in the United States. No relocation funds are available.
Meet the Team
You'll be part of the Global Sales Communications team, supporting the Global Specialists organization. This high-performing team of executive communicators is passionate about delivering work that drives impact through clear, compelling storytelling.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with communications, product, and cross-functional teams across the company to ensure Global Specialists messaging is cohesive, aligned, and strategically grounded. The team operates in a focused, fast-paced, and dynamic environment, using data and storytelling to bring Cisco's vision and strategy to life for internal and external audiences.
Your Impact
As an Executive Communications Manager, you will develop and amplify the voice of the organization. Partnering with the broader communications team and executive leaders, you will craft high-impact narratives that clarify priorities, inspire action, and support growth across a diverse global sales organization.
This role requires active engagement across initiatives and technology areas, with a strong focus on supporting executive leaders through high-impact communications and organization-wide messaging. By aligning communications with business priorities, you will drive engagement across regions and functions while translating complex technologies into clear, compelling narratives that build understanding and inspire action.
Detailed responsibilities include:
Internal/Employee Communications
Develop and execute communication plans aligned to Global Specialists' priorities and organizational goals.
Own and manage large-scale organizational communications, including global all-hands meetings, leadership forums, and major announcements.
Maintain a coordinated communications calendar and cadence to ensure timely, consistent outreach across audiences and regions.
Write and refine clear, engaging messages tailored to diverse employee groups.
Executive Thought Leadership
Partner with executive leaders to provide strategic communications support for high-priority initiatives and cross-functional programs, ensuring alignment and impact.
Develop communications for senior leadership, including emails, presentations, and briefing materials.
Own and maintain a centralized presentation library to ensure leadership has access to current messaging and visual assets across the specialist portfolio.
Plan and deliver presentations and speaking content for major Cisco, customer, partner, and industry events.
Develop content and strategic messaging for social media to elevate organizational visibility, engagement, and thought leadership.
Change Management/Strategic Communications
Lead communications planning and messaging for organizational change initiatives within the Global Specialists team.
Partner cross-functionally to coordinate effective communication delivery across teams, regions, and channels.
Advise on and manage business-critical communications, including time-sensitive or high-impact situations.
Minimum Requirements
6+ years of experience in executive communications and/or marketing within the technology sector, with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, compelling narratives.
3+ years advanced design and structure presentations that inform, influence, and inspire senior audiences.
3+ years of exceptional writing skills, including the ability to synthesize complex or fragmented information into cohesive stories.
Proven track record of translating technical concepts into clear narratives for or broad audiences.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience communicating across a broad portfolio of technology solutions (e.g., Networking, Security, Cloud & AI, Collaboration).
Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to adapt messaging across formats and channels.
Proven ability to collaborate effectively across functions and geographies, both virtually and in person.
Comfortable presenting to diverse audiences-from individual contributors to executive leadership-with confidence and executive presence.
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.
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:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $120,000.00 to $151,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:
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
Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. 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 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$145,000.00 - $210,200.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$129,000.00 - $187,000.00
For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
