Cisco
Technical Activation Lead
$247K–$394K
San Jose, California, US +6 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, California, US
Acton, Massachusetts, US
New York, New York, US
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Chicago, Illinois, US
San Diego, California, US
Durham, North Carolina, US - Experience
- 12+ years in network software and solutions; 5+ years driving rapid prototyping and PoCs.
About the job
Coordinates technical activation of emerging Cisco technologies, turning approved architectures and use cases into customer-ready proofs, pilots, launch plans, and repeatable field and partner practices.
What you'll do
- Create and maintain activation workstreams, registers, decision logs, readiness checklists, and partner-delivery tracking, with accountable owners, dependencies, milestones, and acceptance criteria.
- Coordinate product, engineering, sales engineering, demo, partner, customer support, legal/security, and field teams through proof, pilot, launch readiness, and scale.
- Develop reusable proof plans, deployment patterns, reference collateral, and field-readiness evidence.
What they ask for
- 12+ years of demonstrated expertise in network software and solutions.
- Strong architectural literacy to create reference demos, proof plans, deployment patterns, and enablement materials.
- Experience maintaining technical registers, decision logs, and readiness checklists and escalating dependencies with data-driven evidence.
- 5+ years driving rapid prototyping and PoCs from concept through pilot, launch readiness, and scale; proven experience leading an engineering team aligned with sales counterparts.
Nice to have
- Advanced expertise orchestrating technical proofs, such as AI Defense, Cloud Control, or similar emerging-technology validations.
- Experience building repeatable sales and partner playbooks for lighthouse customer wins.
Pay
$266,100.00 to $342,900.00 USD (base salary); $266,100.00 - $394,300.00 USD (base salary, New York City Metro Area); $246,800.00 - $383,500.00 USD (base salary, non-metro New York state & Washington state)
Tools
AI Defense, Cloud Control, MCF, Multi Cloud Fabric (MCF)
AI focus
Orchestrate AI Defense competitive-proof readiness as part of emerging-technology activation.
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