Senior Director, Product Marketing – SASE PM & GTM Strategy

Cisco

. Lead global product marketing and go-to-market strategy for Cisco SASE, including Secure Access, SD-WAN, SSE, Agent Gateway, and AI-native secure networking motions .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $284,700 - $390,900 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading global product marketing strategies, particularly in SASE and related technologies, while effectively connecting messaging and execution to measurable business outcomes. Proven ability to develop high-performing teams and collaborate across various functions to drive market impact and customer engagement.

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Global Product Marketing LeadershipGTM Strategy DevelopmentCybersecurity and Networking ExpertisePeople Management ExperienceBusiness Acumen in Metrics

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Hard Skills

Product MarketingProduct ManagementTechnical MarketingSales EnablementGTM LeadershipMessaging DevelopmentMarket Insight AnalysisPipeline Impact MeasurementCompetitive AnalysisAI-Native Workflows

Soft Skills

Team DevelopmentCollaborationExecutive EngagementInfluencing StakeholdersCommunication

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Industry Keywords

SASESD-WANSSEZero TrustCloud SecurityIdentityObservabilityEnterprise TechnologyMarket PositioningCustomer Engagement

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead global product marketing and go-to-market strategy for Cisco SASE, including Secure Access, SD-WAN, SSE, Agent Gateway, and AI-native secure networking motions
Define Cisco’s SASE messaging, positioning, narrative architecture, and differentiated value proposition
Shape the market conversation around transforming the network for the agentic enterprise
Drive launches, campaigns, sales plays, partner motions, executive engagement, and major market moments
Create pipeline, bookings impact, competitive momentum, and customer confidence
Partner with product management to connect roadmap innovation to customer outcomes, market demand, and revenue growth
Bring market insight into roadmap and packaging discussions
Identify breakout GTM moves, new audience strategies, buying-center motions, and customer proof points
Build scalable enablement, messaging, content, competitive, and proof-point systems
Use AI-native workflows for insight generation, messaging iteration, content creation, seller enablement, personalization, and measurement
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing senior product marketing team
Collaborate across Cisco Security, Networking, Product Management, Sales, Demand Generation, Field Marketing, Partner Marketing, Analyst Relations, Customer Advocacy, Communications, and executive leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of skills and experience
Minimum of 15 years of professional experience across product marketing, product management, technical marketing, product strategy, sales engineering, or GTM leadership in enterprise technology
Minimum of 5 years of people management experience leading product marketing, product, technical, or GTM teams
Track record of execution and team development
Minimum of 5 years of experience leading GTM strategy for complex enterprise products, platforms, or portfolios
Demonstrated ability to connect messaging, launch strategy, sales enablement, and marketing execution to measurable business outcomes
Experience in cybersecurity, networking, SASE, SSE, SD-WAN, zero trust, secure access, cloud security, identity, observability, or AI-related infrastructure/security markets
Product management or product strategy background
Experience building executive-level thought leadership and differentiated category narratives
Experience operating in a global, matrixed organization and influencing product, sales, marketing, partner, analyst, and executive stakeholders
Strong business acumen, including experience with pipeline, bookings, win/loss, attach, adoption, competitive, and customer engagement metrics

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
Paid birthday off
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward annually
Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco’s policies
Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans
Opportunities to grow and build at Cisco