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What You ll Do As a Chief Technology Officer (CTO), you will be a trusted advisor to Business, Government, Research and Education stakeholders while enhancing Cisco s business in the India and SAARC Region. You will be accountable for significant growth of the entire security architecture and portfolio of technologies and services, engaging internal resources and stakeholders including the Country Leadership team, Marketing, Architecture sales teams, Partners and Cisco Product Business Units. You will be responsible for and measured against the revenue generated in addition to motivating and inspiring a multi-functional team of employees to achieve a defined set of short and long-term sales objectives. You will be responsible for identify, shaping and bridging national cyber security initiatives, including the development of market reinventing customer pilots, to differentiate Cisco as the #1 trusted technology company. With highly visible data breaches and service disruptions having left companies and governments exposed, Cisco is committed to help Governments accelerate their national security and economic agendas, including digital transformation. As we work towards delivering this value, we will focus on national engagements that lead our customers to reflect the value in their purchasing and partnership decisions, and in turn create differentiation for Cisco. This role will also assist in furthering the evolution of Ciscos technology vision, aligning platform infrastructure with rapidly evolving industry standards, meeting growth objectives, and establishing positive relationships with both our customer and partner technical leadership teams. What You Are: In this highly visible role as Chief Technology Officer and the cybersecurity national engagement model lead, you will: Identify technology trends and evolving customer architectures and behaviors that may support or impede the success of the Cisco business - spanning across network infrastructures, cybersecurity, and cloud enabling software and services. Position yourself, through your actions and collaborations, as a trusted advisor to Government, Business, Research and Education stakeholders. Shape the national cyber security policy agenda, identifying key initiatives and actions that allow the Government to pursue their national security and economic objectives, while maximizing market access for Cisco. In partnership with wider Cisco sales and security leaders, identify cyber security education, training, and research initiatives that uplift national cyber security maturity, while enhancing Ciscos local relevance in areas such as threat intelligence and solution development. In conjunction with marketing and public relations, identify and drive events, white papers, media and collaborations that uplift Ciscos profile and relevance Discover the market and customer pilots that disrupt traditional buying practices, to create expanded market opportunities for Cisco Collaborate strategic efforts between product management teams to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and setting timetables for the evaluation, development, and deployment of Cisco technologies Engage and own relationship with Industry Analysts within India. Take a lead role with senior management, peers, partners and customers in progressing Cisco s success in technology platform and solutions. Requirements Minimum Requirements: Minimum 10 years technology leadership experience and deep industry knowledge in cybersecurity In depth hands-on experience in designing, managing and/or assessing complex technology infrastructures; particularly related to enterprise network, hybrid-cloud, application and cybersecurity. Experience within or with Government, Defense or Cybersecurity company with demonstrable experience delivering national-level strategic projects and objectives Knowledgeable about technology and digital transformation, disruptions with traditional buying practices Ability and experience in engaging and owning relationships with Industry Analysts, Public Relations to identify and drive events, white papers and media Preferred Requirements: Cross-functional teamwork and exercising influence without direct authority. You hold an active Security clearance or ability to obtain a clearance Ability to collaborate with multiple teams and multiple levels of the organizations (from Government agencies, Boards and CxOs, research and education leaders, through to operational and technical staff Account Managers, Technical Leaders, Partners, Channels, etc) Strong listening skill and ability to drive and lead initiatives, and/or participate as a team member. Strong analytical skills and ability to thrive in complexity
