Cisco

Product Readiness Manager

Cisco • $148K — $208K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of professional experience, or a Master's degree and 4+ years.
  • Experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders.
  • Proven track record of driving cross-functional initiatives from planning to execution.
  • Experience in Go-to-Market strategies and product launches.
  • Familiarity with AI tools or capabilities for enhanced decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Translate strategic direction into actionable initiatives and planning tools.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives for new product launches and software releases.
  • Partner with various departments to align priorities and facilitate execution.
  • Analyze market and program data to identify risks and opportunities.
  • Maintain planning frameworks and performance insights for optimal product readiness.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-impact initiatives in a collaborative environment.
  • Access to advanced AI tools for enhanced productivity.
  • Exposure to cross-functional leadership and senior stakeholders.
  • Potential for professional development through diverse project management experiences.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 10/22/2026Your Impact

As a Product Readiness Manager, you will translate strategic direction into actionable priorities, initiatives, milestones, and decision frameworks that support product and Go-to-Market objectives. You will provide cross-functional leaders with clear analyses and recommendations to guide resource allocation, risk management, prioritization, and release readiness while driving alignment across the organization. Responsibilities include:
  • Translate strategic direction into actionable priorities, initiatives, milestones, decision forums, and planning tools, providing recommendations that support business and product objectives.
  • Lead cross-functional Go-to-Market readiness initiatives for new products, software releases, and portfolio programs, coordinating priorities, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
  • Partner with Product Management, Sales Enablement, Partner Enablement, Customer Experience, and other cross-functional stakeholders to align strategic priorities and drive execution.
  • Analyze business, product, market, and program information to identify risks, opportunities, dependencies, and trade-offs and provide recommendations to cross-functional leaders.
  • Develop and maintain planning frameworks, status updates, risk/issue tracking, and performance insights to support prioritization, resource alignment, and successful product readiness.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of relevant professional experience, or a Master's degree and 4+ years of relevant professional experience.
  • Experience managing projects, programs, or strategic initiatives with multiple cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Experience driving cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution, including managing milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
  • Experience supporting Go-to-Market, product readiness, product launches, or similar cross-functional business initiatives.


Preferred Qualifications
  • PMP certification or demonstrated experience applying project/program management methodologies.
  • Experience working with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions across teams without direct authority.
  • Experience in a technology, networking, software, hardware, or similarly complex product environment.
  • Experience with Go-to-Market strategy, product launches, product readiness, or sales/partner enablement.
  • Experience using AI tools or AI-enabled capabilities to improve productivity, planning, analysis, or business decision-making.

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Net Income
$10.1 billion
Founded
2014
5 Year Trend
+1.4%
Revenue
$48 billion
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