Director, Creative Design

The application window is expected to close on December 1, 2025. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

At Cisco, our Product Portfolio organization is at the heart of defining and communicating our company's product strategy to a global audience-including our Board, executive leaders, employees, partners, customers, analysts, and the wider market. As a key member of this talented team, you'll collaborate with visionary executive communicators, innovative product strategists, and creative designers to transform complex ideas into captivating stories and visuals. Your work will help shape a modern, cohesive design language that not only clarifies Cisco's product vision but also inspires confidence and excitement among our stakeholders. Join us and play a pivotal role in modernizing Cisco's storytelling, elevating our brand, and making cutting-edge technology accessible, engaging, and relevant-on par with the world's most influential brands.

Your Impact

As a key creative leader in Cisco's Product Portfolio Group, you will shape how our most important audiences-from the Board to global event attendees-experience Cisco's story. You'll turn complex technical concepts into clear, engaging visuals, accelerate design with advanced creative tools and AI, and set new standards for visual excellence. By developing cohesive design systems and collaborating across teams, you'll elevate Cisco's communications, strengthen our visual identity, and inspire audiences worldwide.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or related field, or equivalent practical experience

10+ years' experience in visual design, creative direction, or executive communication within technology organizations

6+ years designing presentations and visual frameworks for senior executive audiences

Proficiency with design tools (PowerPoint, Keynote, Adobe Suite, Figma), 5+ years translating technical concepts into visuals, and 3+ years using generative AI creative tools

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of visual hierarchy, narrative flow, and design simplicity

Strong collaboration and communication skills across teams

Experience in fast-paced, executive-facing environments

Willingness to travel domestically as needed

Interest in technology, product strategy, or AI trends

Experience building or maintaining visual identity

Portfolio showing effective, clear storytelling

Experience with brand modernization or transformation

Background in supporting large-scale events or executive communications

Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and / or Canada :

The starting salary range posted for this position is $244,200.00 to $312,500.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and / or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation

• , equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and / or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies :

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

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 ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto 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.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows :

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 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below :

New York City Metro Area :

$244,200.00 - $375,900.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state :

$217,400.00 - $318,100.00