Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products. The Product Manager MBA (Intern) role involves developing strategic marketing plans, driving new business opportunities, and collaborating with engineering to innovate product features while acting as a liaison for customer feedback.
Responsibilities
Develop strategic marketing plans for a product or product line through market research, competitive analysis, pricing, customer engagement, and business planning.
Drive new business and opportunities for the business unit and technology group.
Develop innovative product features and functionality in partnership with Engineering.
Provide customer use-case examples to Engineering and act as the primary liaison for customer feedback and requirements with R&D. Drive resolution of customer satisfaction issues. Handle issues associated with ordering of products, systems and tools, and manufacturing supply.
Forecast and help drive opportunities for product lines with annual revenues from $100M to $4B. Identify areas for growth and craft strategic product line roadmaps to help drive adoption of the product and its differentiating features.
Develop and execute results-focused campaigns across various markets to ensure Cisco's market share and profitability. This includes media releases, launch materials, customer presentations, videos, podcasts, and sales training materials.
Qualification
Required
Recently completed or actively enrolled an MBA program (technical or business undergrad preferred)
Working knowledge or experience with Market Research, Competitive Analysis, and Strategic Planning
Working knowledge or experience formulating Product Roadmaps
Self-motivated and a ground-breaking individual
Possess strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication along with strong presentation abilities
Adept business knowledge to round out your portfolio
Interpersonal skills that allow you to easily partner with people at all levels
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work towards long-term goals
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Innovative thinking, strategic mindset, and strong sense of ownership
Preferred
Experience with AI and machine learning models
Previous Internship or work experience with technology companies with a proven track record as a Product Manager or Product Owner
Familiarity with Networking and Cloud solutions
Published research or industry contributions
Proficiency in Python, C++, SQL
Agile Methodologies
Benefits
Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products.
