What are the responsibilities and job description for the Communications Manager, Latin America Communications position at Cisco Systems?
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Traveling is required 25% of the time.
Meet the Team
The Latin America Communications team is part of the International Communications team and is laser-focused on protecting and improving Cisco’s reputation by leveraging public relations, analyst relations, internal communications, social media and executive communications.
We strive to work creatively and build positive relationships with our top audiences: media, employees and influencers/decision makers. As top communicators, we understand business objectives, market conditions and trends to build powerful and high-impact communications that set the Cisco brand apart from competitors.
Your Impact
As a communications manager, you will be instrumental in crafting and driving Cisco's executive and internal communication strategy across Latin America, serving the LATAM regional sales VP and other senior executives and key stakeholders. Your goal is to drive impactful communications across different channels and audiences.
In this role you will:
- Develop and implement executive and internal communication strategies aligned with global and regional business objectives.
- Build compelling narratives and content for speeches, presentations, and executive messaging.
- Collaborate with senior executives, PR, Sales, Strategy & Planning, and other teams to ensure coordinated execution.
- Lead executive communication programs with a focus on detailed execution and impact measurement, especially on social media and internal communications, seeking always to achieve phenomenal engagement.
- Position Cisco’s executives as thought leaders through strategic engagements in events, speaking opportunities, both inside and outside Cisco.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree.
- Proficient in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
- 6 in executive communications (Internal, External and Social Media).
- Experience creating impactful content for executive leaders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong understanding of the Latin American market and cultural nuances.
- Strategic thinking and program management skills.
- Outstanding storytelling and writing skills.
- Experience in handling relationships with senior executives.
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
- Passion for getting results through effective communication.
- Crisis communication experience.
#WeAreCisco
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
