Executive Communications Manager - Go-To-Market

Cisco is a leading technology company revolutionizing data and infrastructure connectivity. The Executive Communications Manager will shape and amplify the voice of Global Sales, delivering impactful communications and managing integrated communication strategies to drive engagement and alignment across teams.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute communication plans aligned to business 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
• Manage the planning, timing, and cascade of communications to ensure messages land effectively across the organization
• Develop internal and external communications for executives, including emails, presentations, and briefing materials
• Own and maintain a centralized presentation library to ensure leaders have access to current messaging and visual assets
• Plan and execute executive presentations and speaking content for major Cisco, customer, partner, and industry events through strategic communications planning and execution
• Manage executive social media presence to elevate visibility and engagement
• Create executive blog content and oversee executive correspondence to ensure consistent, authentic messaging
• Lead communications planning and messaging for organizational change initiatives
• Partner cross-functionally to coordinate effective communication delivery across teams, regions, and channels
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design distribution plans that reach the right audiences at the right time
• Advise on and manage business-critical communications, including time-sensitive or high-impact situations

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in executive communications and/or marketing within the technology sector, with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, compelling narratives
• Advanced ability to design and structure presentations that inform, influence, and inspire senior audiences
• Exceptional writing skills, including the ability to synthesize complex or fragmented information into cohesive stories
• Experience communicating about cloud and/or AI infrastructure technologies in a clear, engaging, and audience-appropriate way
• 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
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technologies into clear narratives while building strong relationships and driving work forward independently