Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

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Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

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+ Location:San Jose, California, US
+ Area of InterestEngineer - Pre Sales and Product Management
+ Compensation Range225000 USD - 325300 USD
+ Job TypeProfessional
+ Technology InterestAI or Artificial Intelligence, Cloud & AI (DCN & Compute)
+ Job Id1451846

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**Meet the Team**

The Cisco AI Software & Platform Group incubates and delivers Generative AI based solutions to reinvent Cisco's existing Products and how customers interact with them.

Our Group is also introducing new offerings that help customers roll out Generative AI at scale while doing so responsibly.

Ultimately, we are doing so through internal platforms that unlock the benefits of this technology for Cisco teams and partners across our Security, Enterprise Networking, Collaboration, and Splunk portfolios.

**Your Impact**

As the Director, Technical Marketing Engineering (TME), you will lead a high-impact team responsible for translating groundbreaking AI-powered SaaS platform capabilities into customer value and market success.

You will be a champion for the customer—identifying needs, analyzing the competitive landscape, and ensuring that our go-to-market and enablement strategies drive adoption and growth.

Lead the TME function for Cisco Cloud Control and other key AI SaaS platform offerings, working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Sales.

+ Develop and drive technical marketing strategies and programs that accelerate product adoption, retention, and business growth.
+ Craft compelling technical messaging, positioning, demos, and enablement content tailored to both technical and business audiences.
+ Serve as a trusted technical advisor and thought leader to senior management, customers, partners, and internal teams.
+ Define and track success metrics, leveraging data to inform strategy and measure impact.
+ Partner closely with Product Management to develop and execute product roadmaps, ensuring technical and market alignment.
+ Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of TMEs, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
+ Represent Cisco at industry events, conferences, and with key customers as a subject matter expert on AI SaaS platforms.
+ Stay ahead of industry trends and competitive dynamics to ensure Cisco’s leadership in the AI SaaS space.

**Who You Are**

+ An influential technical leader with exceptional communication skills—able to connect, present, and influence across all organizational levels.
+ Analytical and creative, able to synthesize complex inputs and drive strategic decisions in a fast-paced environment.
+ Customer-obsessed with a passion for innovative technology and delivering transformative user experiences.
+ A collaborative team player who thrives in cross-functional roles and excels at building strong relationships.
+ Flexible, detail-oriented, and highly organized, able to manage multiple priorities and deliver results.

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
+ 10 + years of professional work experience in a product management or a related role.
+ 7 + years of work experience with SaaS products, engineering practices, business metrics, and product metrics.

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Experience leading teams of Technical Marketing Engineers, Product Managers, or Engineering professionals.
+ Deep understanding of SaaS and on-prem go-to-market principles and practices.
+ Experience delivering security SaaS products and/or on-prem platform components.
+ Proven ability to engage with senior leaders, executives, engineers, partners, and customers at a technical level.
+ Demonstrated success working cross-functionally to bring products to market.
+ Strong skills in managing complex, cross-functional programs and initiatives.
+ Ability to quickly acquire new technical knowledge and solve novel business challenges.
+ Experience with networking products is a plus.

**Why Cisco**

The Internet of Everything is a phenomenon driving new opportunities for Cisco and it's redefining our customers' businesses worldwide.

We are pioneers and have been since the early days of connectivity.

Today, we are building teams that are expanding our technology solutions in the mobile, cloud, security, IT, and big data spaces, including software and consulting services.

As Cisco delivers the network that powers the Internet, we are connecting the unconnected.

Imagine creating unprecedented disruption.

Your groundbreaking ideas will impact everything from retail, healthcare, and entertainment to public and private sectors, and far beyond.

Collaborate with like-minded innovators in a fun and flexible culture that has earned Cisco global recognition as a Great Place to work.

With roughly 10 billion connected things in the world now and over 50 billion estimated in the future, your career has exponential possibilities at Cisco.

Day to day, we focus on the give and take.

We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart.

Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.

So, you have colorful hair?

Don’t care.

Tattoos?

Show off your ink.

Like polka dots?

That’s cool.

Pop culture geek?

Many of us are.

A passion for technology and world changing?

Be you, with us!

We offer extensive employee benefits including unlimited PTO, 10 paid volunteering days, paid birthday off, 401k match with NO vesting, generous health/dental/vision benefits and much more.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

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**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 haveaccess (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/careers/we-are-cisco/benefits-and-perks.html) 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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Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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