Director of Global Demonstration

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As the Director of the Global Solutions Engineering Demo Team, you will lead an engineering group responsible for showcasing the full potential of our solutions and services. Your role is pivotal in driving the creation and delivery of high-quality demonstrations that articulate the value of our platform to a range of audiences, including customers, partners and Cisco sellers. You will oversee a multi-disciplinary engineering team and ensure alignment with strategic goals across the organization. Key responsibilities include:

• Setting and driving the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the demo organization to support sales, marketing, and customer engagement efforts aligned to the company's priorities.
• Leading a global engineering team that spans proof of concept testing, demo creation, software development, DevOps, infrastructure, digital content creation, project management and business intelligence.
• Leading the creation of compelling, high-impact demos that highlight the unique value propositions of Cisco's solutions.
• Applying metrics and business intelligence insights to measure demo effectiveness, track key performance indicators, and drive continuous improvement.
• Supporting major corporate events, conferences, and executive briefings by ensuring the availability of tailored, high-quality demonstrations.
• Driving innovation within the demo platform by using emerging technologies and new methodologies to enhance the demonstration experience
• Maintaining relationships with collaborators across engineering, marketing, sales, and executive teams to align demo narratives to critical initiatives.
• Acting as an advocate for the team, promoting the value of the demo program internally and externally.

You will collaborate with a diverse group of team members across multiple functions and geographies, including:

• SE Leadership (pre/post sales): Work closely with Geo and Specialist SE Leadership to understand key use cases to deliver impactful demos that address real customer struggles.
• Product Management and Engineering: Partner with product teams to stay up to date on new features and ensure demo environments reflect the latest capabilities.
• Executive Teams: Regularly engage with senior leadership to present demo strategies, impactful metrics, and to ensure strategic alignment.
• Customer Success and Partner Teams: Enable partners and customer success teams to demonstrate our content for solution validation and training.
• Event Teams: Support corporate events, trade shows and field events by ensuring the availability, readiness and alignment of demo content.

You are a strategic leader with a strong technical foundation and a passion for storytelling through technology. You have a track record of leading cross-functional technical teams and delivering projects that exceed expectations. You understand both the art and science of creating demonstrations that resonate with technical and non-technical audiences alike. You are an excellent communicator and influencer who thrives in a fast-paced environment. Additional qualities include:

• Strong ability to lead and motivate a multi-disciplinary team towards a common vision.
• A strategic thinker with experience in crafting strategies that align with business objectives.
• Exceptional project management skills with a focus on delivering high-quality results on time.
• A creative attitude, constantly seeking new ways to innovate.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into compelling narratives that highlight business value.

• 10+ years of experience in the technology industry, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated success in managing cross-functional operational teams and effectively influencing the leadership of external teams
• Strong technical acumen with an understanding of cloud, infrastructure, software, and industry.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including technical and non-technical audiences from individual contributor to executive.
• Understands the sales cycles and the toolsets driving and tracking sales motions (Salesforce, SalesConsole, or similar CRM tools). Understand how demonstrations and test activities can impact the bottom line for the company.

• Familiarity with modern sales enablement platforms and tools.
• Experience in business intelligence and using data-driven insights to inform strategy.
• Understanding of emerging technologies and digital transformation trends.
• Experienced in pre-sales, with a strong understanding of the value that enablement tools bring to both Solutions Engineers and Account Executives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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