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Meet the Team

We are seeking a Principal Technical Marketing Engineer (TME) to serve as the highest-level individual contributor within our AI-focused technical marketing organization. This role is pivotal in driving innovation and delivering deep technical expertise across our AI business and product portfolio. You will join a high-impact, dynamic group that collaborates across multiple functions to influence product strategy, accelerate AI adoption, and ensure long-term customer success. The team is dedicated to advancing AI technologies and reinforcing our position as an industry leader.

Your Impact

As a Principal TME, you will operate as a visionary and technical authority, investigating emerging AI technologies, identifying high-value product opportunities, and designing complex architectures. You will serve as a key bridge between Product Management, Sales, Operations, Partners, Product Marketing, Customer Support, and Engineering. Operating at the highest level of individual contribution, you will act as a primary spokesperson, leading critical strategy and technology discussions with C-suite stakeholders and our Executive Leadership Team. Your expertise will be instrumental in shaping our AI product roadmap, evangelizing technical solutions, and driving significant customer value through AI-driven innovation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 15+ years of related experience., Master's degree with 12+ years of related experience or PhD with 8+ years of related experience.
• 5+ years of demonstrable experience as a Technical Marketing Engineer (TME) or in equivalent high-level roles involving complex system design, architecture documentation, lab environment development, and/or solution evangelism.
• Experience delivering technical and business strategy at an advanced or strategist level.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptional ability to influence cross-functional, diverse groups toward a unified strategic goal.
• Deep technical proficiency in AI/ML business applications, product architectures, and relevant AI-driven technologies.
• Expertise in translating complex AI and networking concepts into actionable business strategies.
• Strong awareness of the AI market landscape, competitive dynamics, and emerging technology trends.
• Agility to manage high-level, diverse daily activities and adapt to rapidly evolving industry priorities.
• Advanced consulting and communication skills, with a proven ability to facilitate executive workshops, manage technical messaging, and inspire organizational change.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $233,900.00 to $330,400.00 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.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:
$233,900.00 - $380,000.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$220,900.00 - $344,300.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.