Communications Manager, Latin America Theater

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The Business Entity

We are the Global Marketing, Corporate Communications, Government Affairs and Community Relations team. Our role and purpose is to inspire people to prefer, choose and advocate Cisco.

The Team

GCC drives Cisco’s growth and ensures our position as the number one IT company in the world. Our people succeed through working together to protect and promote Cisco’s brand and reputation, contribute to the company’s growth, and build an excellent team of communications professionals. As part of GCC, you’re more than a communicator: You’re a business leader, strategic partner, strong team member, solution provider, and industry leader. Here, your work will ensure internal and external influencers understand Cisco’s vision and strategy, increase confidence in Cisco’s leadership and culture, and drive communications innovation. And that’s just the beginning.

Lead integrated theater communication programs across all key stakeholders. Lead a team of multidisciplinary communication professionals responsible for internal and external communication strategies and implementation.

• Drive and lead integrated theater communication planning and execution, including developing and driving execution of communication platforms and strategies in alignment with regional business priorities

• Oversight of all theater communication programs and staff including executive, Public Relations, Analyst Relations and internal employee communications

• Directly responsible for theater executive and internal communications strategies and programs for the the Latin America business leaders

• Partner with the centralized regional team to localize content and execute regional communication campaigns

• Advise, consult, and partner with theater leadership and oversee business communication services, change management and employee communication programs within the theater, leveraging service level agreements and best practices

• Track and report theater communication success metrics

• Crisis Communications in partnership with regional and global teams

Minimum Qualifications

• This role requires strong local market and organizational knowledge/relationships, as well as strong generalist and management skills.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Fluent Spanish speaker and written communication skills

• Business Stakeholder Management

• Experience driving teamwork and collaboration across a multi-cultural team

Desired Skills

• Theater Market/Industry/Competitor Knowledge/Intelligence

• Critical thinker