Product Manager, Carrier Ethernet Technologies

The Gigabit Systems Business Unit (GSBU) / Campus Switching Systems Technology Group (CSSTG) Service Provider (SP) vision is to build service-enabled quad-play deployments with various access methods. To realize this vision, GSBU/CSSTG is building the next-generation mid-market U-PE/PE-Aggregation carrier-Ethernet platform as a critical part of Cisco’s carrier-Ethernet portfolio. This next-gen 4500 platform leverages the unique centralized architecture of the 4500 that has low cost, low power usage and high L2/L3 performance.

This is a strong leadership position to be part of an exciting, dynamic, small team to enable the CSSTG SP vision. Below are the key responsibilities.

- Support strategic customer engagements and aggressively generate demand to win and accelerate SP revenues

- Serve as a technical subject matter expert on Metro-Ethernet technologies and solutions to external customers and internal with engineering. Involve in product definition and release planning process

- Provide market and business case analysis, product forecast and product pricing

- Duties include leading network planning discussions, presenting technology updates, responding to RFI/RFPs, and supporting lab trials

- Author technology documents, solution white papers and application notes regarding Metro-Ethernet

- Perform technical competitive analysis by product to help drive new product development or enhancement, and to train sales force on competitive positioning

- Represent Cisco at industry conferences to promote demand and awareness

The following skills are required for this position:

Superior verbal and written communications skills and presentation skills

Previous experience working within the Carrier Ethernet space

Ethernet technologies with a system level experience e.g. EoMPLS, VPLS, 802.1ad/ah, IPTV, Resiliency, H-QoS, L3 multicast, etc.

Proven background selling to SP (service-Provider) to understand their network designs and buildouts

Product Management experience with forecasting/pricing, go-to-market plans, engg prioritization, outbound marketing with the above requirements

Dynamic, enthusiastic and self-initiative personality