Technical Project Manager

Meet the Team Cisco Networking Academy is a global IT skills-to-jobs program dedicated to empowering students and educators with the expertise necessary to succeed in a technology-driven economy. By providing a high-quality curriculum, hands-on learning, and a supportive global community, the program bridges the digital divide and nurtures the next generation of IT professionals. As a member of our team, you will contribute to this mission by fostering diverse talent and driving innovation through accessible, industry-recognized education. Minimum Requirements

• Program Lifecycle Management: Proven experience planning and coordinating all phases of educational programs from initiation through to delivery, including defining program requirements, scalability assessments, and impact evaluation.
• Curriculum Delivery & Support: Ability to manage the full implementation process for educational initiatives, including resource allocation for instructors, progress tracking, documentation, and training support, while adhering to budget and timeline constraints.
• Technical Proficiency: A strong grasp of IT education requirements—covering networking, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies—to provide informed recommendations and facilitate effective communication between technical curriculum teams and global partners.
• Partner & Stakeholder Coordination: Demonstrated success in aligning the needs of academic partners, instructors, and internal stakeholders to ensure cohesive program outcomes and high-quality educational experiences.
• Operational Excellence: Experience managing multiple educational projects of varying size and complexity, ensuring consistent global delivery, platform stability, and high levels of partner satisfaction.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in program management, educational technology, or global partner management.
• Experience in a multinational organization, preferably within the ICT or EdTech industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• Scaling Expertise: Proven ability to design and implement strategies that scale educational programs across diverse global regions and partner networks.
• Community Engagement: Experience fostering and managing global communities of practice, including supporting instructors and academic partners to drive student success.
• Strategic Problem Solving: Ability to translate complex educational goals into actionable project plans that support global digital inclusion and skill-building initiatives.
• Stakeholder Communication: Exceptional ability to bridge the gap between technical subject matter experts and educational partners, ensuring clear communication and program alignment in a fast-paced, global environment.

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.