Leader, Technical Program Manager – NPI, Technical Sales Enablement

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🔧 Technical Program Manager

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Hardware • Security • Enterprise

Cisco is a multinational technology company that provides networking hardware, software, and services to enterprises, service providers, and governments. It builds routers, switches, optical transceivers, programmable silicon, and edge computing platforms, and offers security, collaboration (Webex), observability, and AI-enabled software and support services to help organizations design, operate, and secure large-scale networks and data centers. Cisco also delivers professional services, training, and cloud-managed solutions to support digital transformation and AI-ready infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Lead and scale the New Product Introduction Enablement Program as a People Leader • Manage a team of NPI Program Managers • Operationalize the NPI program framework • Govern the GFERS Launch Kit Tiering model aligned to the Cisco Product Development Methodology • Drive the architecture of technical NPI curriculum from foundational to advanced levels • Build executive telemetry using Power BI or Tableau to track release coverage • Ensure the global sales force is equipped for every product launch • Establish a scalable, high-velocity enablement engine across the Cisco and Splunk unified portfolio • Collaborate across Product Management, Engineering, and GTM Leadership • Align Splunk innovation with Cisco product development methodologies

🎯 Requirements

• 8–12+ years of Technical Program Management, Field Enablement, Technical Marketing, or Product Operations experience in enterprise cloud, SaaS, or cybersecurity • 3+ years of direct people leadership experience managing technical program managers or technical enablement specialists • Deep expertise in New Product Introduction life cycles, stage-gate governance (CPDM / Agile / Stage-Gate), and roadmapping systems (Jira, Asana, Confluence) • Strong understanding of technical sales personas (SE, SA, Specialist) and technical selling activities • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or equivalent practical experience • PMP or PgMP certification preferred • Exceptional stakeholder orchestration and executive presence with a proven ability to drive alignment without direct authority • Experience building and maintaining executive dashboards using Power BI or Tableau • Ability to structure complex technical curriculum requirements across multiple competency levels (101, 201, 301) • Experience balancing program workloads across Security, Observability, and Platform product domains

🏖️ Benefits

• 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, vesting following continued employment • 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 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 • Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans

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