Communications Manager

Role Overview

• Define and manage the long-term strategy for the EVP’s thought leadership platform
• Identify opportunities for executive positioning, including speaking engagements, industry events, and digital presence
• Develop and manage a holistic content calendar that integrates social media, executive blogs, and internal/external articles to ensure a consistent and authoritative voice
• Serve as the primary liaison with Global Communications partners to define and execute media strategies, interview coordination, and proactive media engagements
• Develop and contribute to comprehensive briefing materials and messaging documents to prep for media interactions
• Write, edit, and deliver high-quality strategic content, including presentations, talking points, and messaging frameworks and assets
• Provide strategic oversight and quality assurance for content deliverables across the Operations organization
• Lead major business projects, using independent judgment to determine methods and evaluation criteria
• Anticipate business and industry issues, recommending innovative approaches to respond to changing demands
• Manage concurrent, complex projects with a detail-oriented, proactive approach, ensuring stakeholder alignment and consistent, high-quality deliverables

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree + 12 years of related experience, OR Master’s degree + 8 years of related experience, OR PhD + 5 years of related experience
• Proven ability to think strategically, influence executive-level stakeholders, and persuade others at senior levels to adopt new points of view
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a mastery of modern storytelling for driving engagement in a corporate setting
• Strong ability to lead large-scale projects with potential enterprise impact and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Solid understanding of Cisco’s story, technologies, services, and solutions, with the ability to anticipate how these align with global industry trends

Benefits

• health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
• paid parental leave
• short and long-term disability coverage
• basic life insurance
• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
• paid year-end holiday shutdown
• 4 paid days off for personal wellness
• 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (for non-exempt employees)
• flexible vacation time off program (for exempt employees)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
• optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer