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The Position
The Multi-Cloud Offer Manager is responsible for driving execution of cross-architectural Multi-Cloud offers across Connectivity, Security and Observability.
The position requires ability to use business acumen, technical expertise, and industry experience to inform multi-cloud offer strategies, identify new product opportunities, and expand the portfolio of products and solutions. Ideal candidate will combine a broad knowledge of company product capabilities and service offerings (including but not limited to intra/inter cloud networking, SDWAN, cloud security and cloud native observability) with in-depth analysis of market position and understanding of targeted markets, market trends, new technology, customer business needs and competitive environment.
As part of his/her work, the offer manager will partner with engineering, product management, operations, product marketing, sales, and support functions teams to evaluate business opportunities, define and optimize the product portfolio and develop project plans designed to address customer needs and expand market share.
Core skillset and capabilities
- A strategic thinker with a combination of analytical, influencing, leadership and communication skills, as well as a positive, humble, and can-do mindset
- Deep understanding of the multi-cloud landscape and associated products including cloud to cloud connectivity, cloud security and cloud native observability
- A quick learner and self-starter who can work independently
- Have the business acumen to connect strategy with technical and managerial decisions
- Strong problem solving / structuring and analytical skills with the ability to deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured issues and situations
- Results-oriented individual with the ability to carry out project execution while operating within a complex, matrixed, large organization
- A dynamic team player with ability to build relationships and collaborate with a broad set of stakeholders at different organizational levels and effectively drive decision making and issue resolution
- Strong senior executive communication skills (verbal and written), story lining, and presentation skills in both in-person and virtual settings
- Ability to generate high-quality output and lead execution against recommendations
- Excellent prioritization and project management skills with attention to detail, timelines, and quality of deliverables
Responsibilities
- Responsible for driving execution of cross-architectural Multi-Cloud offers across Connectivity, Security and Observability
- Develop compelling and insightful strategic recommendations for leadership and team
- Provide thought leadership and drive the "right" conversation at the senior level on priorities, dependencies, and potentials risks and/or roadblocks
- Build consensus among cross-functional teams and influence decision-making within the senior level and peer audiences
- Help to build operational processes and practices that drive efficiency for the cross-architectural multi-cloud offers
- Generate high quality output - analyses, presentations, and documentation - to support the multi-cloud offer
- Support execution against recommendations quickly and with flawless accuracy
- Enable and champion a culture of high organizational performance, hybrid/agile ways of working and alignment with company values through partnerships and collaboration
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or engineering with 7 years of relevant work experience or equivalent
- 2 years of management consulting, strategy, technology consulting experience or equivalent with a proven record of accomplishments or product line management
- 2 years of product management experience across AWS, GCP or Azure
- MBA preferred, but not required
Why Cisco
#WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference. Here's how we do it.
We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses.
Some may think we're "old" (30 years strong!) and only about hardware, but we're also a software company. And a security company. A blockchain company. An AI/Machine Learning company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do - you can't put us in a box! But "Digital Transformation" is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)
Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, we give our egos a break, and we give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, we take bold steps, and we take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.
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.