Product Marketing Manager

Cisco is a leading technology company focused on innovation in the AI era. They are seeking a dynamic Product Marketing Manager to shape the strategy and execution for their AI Defense product, driving customer engagement and market adoption.

Responsibilities:

• Build Product Messaging & Positioning – Develop and refine compelling value propositions and messaging frameworks that clearly articulate Cisco AI Defense’s differentiation in AI guardrails, red teaming, model validation, and agent security. Translate highly technical capabilities—such as prompt injection protection, data leakage prevention, model risk scoring, and adversarial simulation—into clear business outcomes for CISOs, security architects, AI leaders, and developers
• Drive Go-To-Market Success – Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Sales and Marketing teams to launch new features, drive adoption, and accelerate customer acquisition and growth
• Market Intelligence – Monitor emerging AI threats, evolving regulatory frameworks, and competitive activity. Deliver actionable market intelligence that informs product roadmap and strengthens Cisco’s leadership in responsible and secure AI adoption
• Enable Sales & Partners – Create compelling collateral, enablement materials, and training that empower sales teams, partners, and customer experience to effectively communicate the value of AI Defense
• Customer & Thought Leadership Storytelling –Develop blogs, whitepapers, case studies, webinars, and executive presentations that reinforce Cisco’s authority in AI security. Represent the product internally and externally at industry events, analyst briefings, and customer engagements

Requirements:

• Over 5 years of experience in product marketing, product management, or related roles within AI security, cybersecurity, SaaS, cloud, or AI/ML domains
• Proven ability to translate complex AI security technologies into clear, outcome-focused messaging
• Demonstrated success launching and scaling enterprise AI software products or major features in high-growth or high-visibility settings
• Strong knowledge of the AI security landscape, including key capabilities, customer needs, and roadmap development
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging technical and executive audiences, including CISOs and AI leaders; bachelor's degree required (technical or business preferred)
• Experience in AI security, model governance, application security, or cloud security
• Familiarity with generative AI architectures, LLMs, AI agents, and associated threat vectors (e.g., prompt injection, model poisoning, data exfiltration)
• Experience marketing to enterprise security buyers and working closely with field sales teams
• Track record of contributing to category creation or positioning in emerging markets
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple high-impact initiatives simultaneously