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About the role
As chief of staff reporting to the SVP and General Manager, you will be a critical member of the Silicon One Business Leadership team which is responsible for product strategy and architecture, product definition, financial planning, business operations, program management, silicon parter and ecosystem development, silicon customer support, employee communications, and intra-company cross-functional coordination. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Minimum of 15 years of progressive leadership experience within a high-technology product organization
- Bachelor’s Degree in a technical, business, or communications-focused discipline
- Prior experience in a company developing Semiconductor or Technology products
- Prior experience in high-level business operations—including product strategy, financial planning, and program management—ideally within a hardware or silicon-based technology organization
- Prior experience managing high-volume, time-sensitive executive workloads, including effective triage, delegation, and the ability to drive progress in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
- Prior experience facilitating large-scale organizational transformations and influencing cross-functional teams to align with long-term business goals undefined
More about this role
The application window is expected to close on: 12/17/2026
The Silicon One team creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly. Join us to power the future of the digital world.
Cisco’s Silicon One organization is responsible for creating the silicon chips and related technologies that power Cisco’s hardware portfolio for enterprise, service provider, data center, and AI applications. As one of the fastest growing teams within Cisco, the Silicon One team is on the cutting edge of advanced technologies serving the next generation of networking systems for hyperscale AI compute clusters.
As chief of staff reporting to the SVP and General Manager, you will be a critical member of the Silicon One...
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