Hiring: Public Relations Manager Company: Cisco Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 04:59:25 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Public Relations, Corporate Communications, Media Relations, Executive Positioning, Thought Leadership, Issues Management, Agency Management, AI Workforce Transformation, Storytelling, Generative AI Tools, PR Operations, Skilling Initiatives Experience: - 7+ years of experience in public relations, corporate communications, or related fields. - Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with top-tier business and technology media. - Experience serving as a trusted communications advisor to senior executives. - Background in proactive media relations and narrative storytelling. - Experience directing external PR agency partners. Required Skills: - Thought Leadership: Ability to drive a consistent, high-impact media drumbeat across key People priorities, including AI workforce transformation, organizational leadership, and skilling initiatives related to AI, cybersecurity, and more. - Executive Positioning: Skilled at advising key executives, identifying and securing high-profile external platforms such as bylines, awards, and speaking opportunities at premier industry conferences and events. - Media Relations & Storytelling: Proven ability to pitch and secure high-visibility feature stories, quotes, and strong message pull-through across top business, tech, policy, and HR vertical outlets, as well as emerging media platforms like podcasts. - Issues Management: Capable of counseling internal stakeholders and coordinating swift, thoughtful communications strategies on sensitive topics while ensuring message clarity and factual reporting. - Agency Management and Operational Efficiency: Experience directing external PR agency partners as an extension of the internal team and translating PR strategy into high-impact results. - Communicate Impact: Ability to track, measure, and communicate results to stakeholders and team leadership, with emphasis on impact and outcomes. - AI Innovation & Workflow Automation: Aptitude for optimizing PR operations and accelerating deliverable timelines by experimenting with and adopting generative AI tools, agents, and automated AI workflows. Qualifications: - 7+ years of experience in public relations, corporate communications, or related fields. - Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with top-tier business and technology media. - Strong storytelling, narrative development, and executive communications capabilities. - Experience managing PR agencies and cross-functional stakeholder relationships. - Demonstrated ability to translate complex business priorities into clear, compelling narratives. Compensation: Not specified in the provided job text. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!