Public Relations Manager

Cisco seeks a Public Relations Manager focused on its People, Learning, and AI Transformation efforts. The role advises executives, shapes narratives, leads proactive media relations, and manages issues, agency partners, and communications impact to strengthen Cisco’s reputation.

Responsibilities

Thought Leadership: Drive a consistent, high-impact media drumbeat to strengthen Cisco’s positioning across key People priorities, including AI workforce transformation, organizational leadership and key skilling initiatives related to AI, cybersecurity and more

Executive Positioning: Serve as a trusted advisor to key People executives and their benches, identifying and securing high-profile external platforms, including bylines, awards, speaking opportunities at premier industry conferences and events

Media Relations & Storytelling: Proactively pitch and secure high-visibility feature stories, quotes, and strong message pull-through across top business, tech, policy, and HR vertical outlets, as well as emerging media platforms like podcasts

Issues Management: Counsel internal stakeholders and help coordinate swift, thoughtful communications strategies on sensitive topics; help ensure message clarity and factual reporting

Agency Management and Operational Efficiency: Direct external PR agency partners as an extension of the internal team; ensure our PR strategy is well understood and translated into high impact results

Communicate Impact: Track, measure and communicate results to stakeholders and team leadership, with emphasis on impact and outcomes

AI Innovation & Workflow Automation: Continuously optimize PR operations and accelerate team deliverable timelines by actively experimenting with and adopting generative AI tools, agents and automated AI workflows

Preferred

Experience in artificial intelligence, people, HR, policy, or corporate culture communications

Track record of developing and executing transformational corporate narratives during periods of organizational change

Established experience using AI tools to streamline workflows or automate communications tasks

Experience working with or managing external PR agency partners on integrated campaigns

Familiarity with measurement and analytics frameworks that tie PR programs to strategic outcomes

AI experience

People communications

HR communications

Policy communications

Corporate culture communications

Corporate narrative development

Transformational communications

Organizational change communications

Workflow streamlining

Communications automation

PR agency management

Integrated campaign management

Measurement frameworks

Analytics frameworks

PR measurement

Strategic outcome alignment

Benefits

U.S. employees are offered medical, dental and vision insurance, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules.

A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.

Paid parental leave.

Short- and long-term disability coverage.

Basic life insurance.

Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

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 a 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.

Remote work.

Company

Networking and security solutions for organizations

San Jose, California, USA

http://www.cisco.com/

Founded in 1984

10001+ employees

Qualifications

7+ years of experience in public relations, corporate communications, or related fields

Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with top-tier business, technology, HR or policy media; demonstrated success in securing high-impact feature coverage

Experience developing and executing communications strategies for a defined portfolio or business area; strong knowledge of competitive landscape and stakeholder needs

Demonstrated capability in crisis and issue management on sensitive topics under tight deadlines

Experience leading and collaborating on cross-functional campaigns and project timelines for multi-channel initiatives

Comfort with ambiguity and proven ability to balance global communications goals with functional and regional needs

Experience in artificial intelligence, people, HR, policy, or corporate culture communications

Track record of developing and executing transformational corporate narratives during periods of organizational change

Established experience using AI tools to streamline workflows or automate communications tasks

Experience working with or managing external PR agency partners on integrated campaigns

Familiarity with measurement and analytics frameworks that tie PR programs to strategic outcomes

7+ years of experience in public relations, corporate communications, or related fields.

Required skills

Public Relations, Corporate Communications, Media Relations, Communications Strategy, Crisis Management, Issue Management, Cross-Functional Campaign Management, Artificial Intelligence Communications, HR Communications, Policy Communications, Agency Management, Change Communications

Experience

7+ years