Senior Director of Media Bureau

- Executive Thought Leadership: Lead a center of excellence for executive communications supporting the President & CPO and aligning executives across key swim lanes-elevating their platforms and ensuring their voices reflect Cisco's innovation and leadership in the AI era.

- Media Excellence: Build and run a best-in-class media function-including the news bureau, media training, and spokesperson development-raising readiness and consistency across the executive bench.

- Narrative Architecture: Own the development and stewardship of Cisco's product and innovation story, FAQs, and cross-portfolio storytelling, ensuring a cohesive narrative that resonates across audiences and channels; partner closely with Corporate PR on financial messaging.

- Editorial Leadership: Establish and govern editorial standards for major announcements and press releases, driving quality, consistency, and strategic alignment across the function.

- Communications Effectiveness: Lead key initiatives on measurement and insights, building the frameworks and analytics that demonstrate impact and continuously sharpen storytelling and program performance.

- Lead with AI: Find innovative ways to use AI to derive signal in the market that can be translated into messaging and media opportunities

- Lead and Inspire: Manage and mentor a talented team, fostering a culture of bold, proactive, and data-driven storytelling. .

- 15+ years of experience in public relations, communications, or related fields with a bias toward proactive storytelling.

- Proven track record of providing strategic communications counsel to C-suite executives and elevating executive platforms.

- Strong media relationships with top-tier business and technology reporters, plus experience building media training and spokesperson development programs.

- Demonstrated expertise in corporate narrative development, editorial governance, and communications measurement.

- Track record of transforming and significantly elevating a brand.

- Experience launching or supporting integrated campaigns across multiple channels (earned, owned, paid, social, events).

- Experience building communications centers of excellence or shared-services models.

The starting salary range posted for this position is $278,400.00 to $352,700.00 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.