Senior Product Strategy Manager

Cisco is the worldwide leader in IT that helps companies seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the previously unconnected. At Cisco customers come first and an integral part of our DNA is creating long-lasting customer partnerships and working with them to identify their needs and provide solutions that support their success.

We are looking for an IoT Product Line Senior Manager, who will work closely with a cross-functional team across product management, product marketing and sales to drive the success of Jasper’s global SaaS offering. In this role, you will drive the front end product management process to define and shape the product strategy, product vision, roadmap, and value realization. This position is based at our corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, CA

* Lead and own product strategy, product vision and strategic product roadmap based on market insight for multiple industry verticals (Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Smart Cities, Home/Office Security, etc.) * Drive discovery of customer needs and pain points, understand market size, outline potential offerings/solutions, business models, and unique value proposition * Work with Engineering and marketing teams on rapid prototyping & validation of MVP * Define, track, and report on product line success metrics & goals * Work with internal cross-functional teams and external partners to take products from ideas all the way to commercial launch * Act as a subject matter expert with partners and their customers to understand their businesses, define product offerings that create value for customers, and create actionable plans to deliver these offerings * Develop user stories and business requirements- partner with application product managers in the development and definition of product specifications * Partner with Product Marketing to envision and execute the messaging of products/features, surfacing the value and capabilities of our offerings in the context of the customer’s business needs

* 5+ years of relevant experience * MBA from top-tier Business School or relevant experience in product management role, management consulting, or other business role in lieu of an MBA * Strong ability to understand customers, their business needs in order to align product vision and roadmap * Must demonstrate strategic thinking, thought leadership as well as ability to lead initiatives through implementation * Exceptional skills in value proposition creation, across quantitative and qualitative dimensions * Excellent analytic thinking and comfortable with Excel and PPT * Excellent communication skills including ability to persuasively deliver presentations to senior executives, partners and customer stakeholders * Experience in new product and/or solution development * Background in enterprise software critical, with experience in Software-as-a-Service and/or Machine-to-Machine applications a strong plus * Fast executor, self-starter * Travel: 10-25%