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The application window is expected to close on: 09/24/2026## Meet the Team
The Product Operations, Pricing, and GTM Strategy and Planning team acts as the critical bridge between Cisco's product vision and successful market execution by streamlining cross-functional processes. This team focuses on developing data-driven pricing models and cohesive launch strategies that ensure technical roadmaps are aligned with evolving customer needs. They also optimize internal operational workflows to enable the business to capture market opportunities and sustain long-term growth across the entire product portfolio. By integrating these functions, the team empowers Cisco to remain competitive and responsive in a fast-paced technology landscape.
As a Communications Manager on the Tooling Customer Success team, you will play a pivotal role focused on shaping internal communications for key tools such as Jira, Aha, and TeamPlan. You will be instrumental in ensuring clear, engaging, and effective communication strategies that drive tool adoption, enhance user training, and foster sustained engagement across our organization. If you are passionate about leveraging communication to empower users, streamline processes, and foster organizational alignment, is an excellent opportunity to make a significant and visible impact.
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.
The starting salary range posted for this position is $126,200.00 to $160,100.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
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 of unused sick time carried forward from calendar year to 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:
$165,200.00 - $240,900.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$145,200.00 - $211,700.00
** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
vision and successful market execution by streamlining cross-functional processes. This team focuses on developing data-driven pricing models and cohesive launch strategies that ensure technical roadmaps are aligned with evolving customer needs. They also optimize internal operational workflows to enable the business to capture market opportunities and sustain long-term growth across the entire product portfolio. By integrating these functions, the team empowers Cisco to remain competitive and r
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The salary for this role is $126,200.00 per annum.
What experience is required?
10+ years of experience is required.
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