Executive Communications Manager

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Meet the Team

CEO Communications is a small but mighty team of passionate communicators - we're focused, fast-paced, adaptable, helpful, and always looking for fun and creative ideas. We are strategic storytellers who connect dots across the business to drive growth for Cisco, and we achieve this through compelling communications to a wide range of audiences. We use data and storytelling to bring our company strategy, culture, and innovation to life, and we are embracing AI daily to elevate our craft.

Your Impact

As part of the CEO's dedicated communications team, you will work closely with the Office of the Chair and CEO, the Executive Leadership team, Global Communications, Product teams, Sales, and other partners across the company and around the globe. You will lead the CEO's social media, video, and digital strategy, creating content and messaging for a wide range of written communications and speaking opportunities. You'll bring an innovative approach to communications, enjoy brainstorming, and be well-versed in how AI can drive efficiencies for a high functioning communications team.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee CEO's social and digital presence and help with other activities and engagements with various external and internal audiences

• Manage executive's social strategy and create content for X and LinkedIn with a focus on growing engagement and following across both platforms

• Create a clear video strategy for the CEO, in partnership with the Video Communications team, and execute from end-to-end - including script writing, production, and distribution of all video content

• Prepare and organize briefing materials for customer and partner meetings and create a plan for incorporating AI-driven insights into current briefing process

• Work cross-functionally and with multiple stakeholders and partners in Global Communications to amplify and align Cisco's messaging and overall business strategy through CEO content and activities

• Evaluate social media, video, and speaking opportunity requests for the Office of the CEO

• Demonstrate the highest level of communications excellence while executing flawlessly

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of communications experience with at least 3 years directly supporting a senior executive

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, business, or a related field

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time, domestic and international

• Experience creating and managing social media on behalf of a company or senior executive

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communications skills with a passion for storytelling

• Experience in fast-paced, high-pressure environments

• Self-starter who can work independently while maintaining a team-oriented mindset

• Ability to translate complex business and technical concepts into compelling narratives

• Experience in one or several of these areas: media/PR, government affairs, investor relations, employee communications

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.