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Senior Manager, Audience Segmentation and Data Strategy - Remote

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This is a United States remote position. We are seeking a strategic and data‑driven individual to lead our Audience Strategy team as part of the broader Marketing Ops organization.

Meet the Team

Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer and more resilient digital world with an end‑to‑end full‑stack platform designed for a hybrid, multi‑cloud environment. Leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. Our customers love our technology, but it’s our caring employees that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination. No matter where in the world or what level of the organization, we approach our work with kindness. Bring your experience, problem‑solving skills, talent, joy, passion and everything that makes you, you. Help organizations be their best while you reach new heights with a team that has your back.

Your Impact

As the Senior Manager – Audience Segmentation and Data Strategy you and your team will be responsible for:

• Audience targeting/segmentation strategy and data acquisition efforts across all marketing and sales channels
• Managing data vendors, acquiring high‑quality leads/contacts, augmenting audience data, and ensuring the overall health and governance of our marketing and sales databases

Responsibilities

Segmentation Strategy & Execution

• Design and implement multi‑channel segmentation strategies to optimize targeting for marketing and sales campaigns.
• Partner with channel owners (email, paid media, sales) to develop and refine audience strategies that drive engagement, conversion, and pipeline.
• Analyze campaign performance data and audience insights to continuously improve segmentation models and audience quality.
• Partner with Splunk’s Global Demand Center (GDC) to ensure they have the segmentation building blocks necessary to efficiently and effectively deliver against key campaign launches and outreaches.

Team Leadership

• Lead, motivate and mentor/develop a highly skilled team of experts focused on data operations, vendor management, and audience development.
• Set priorities, manage capacity, define success metrics, and ensure team alignment with broader marketing and sales goals.

Data Vendor & Acquisition Management

• Manage relationships with external data providers for contact acquisition and enrichment.
• Evaluate and onboard new vendors, ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations and company policies.
• Ensure data contracts are optimized for quality, cost‑efficiency, and alignment with business objectives.

Database Health & Governance

• Oversee data hygiene processes, including de‑duplication, normalization, and enrichment.
• Establish and maintain data governance policies to ensure accuracy, compliance (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), and integrity of prospect and customer records.
• Collaborate with marketing operations, sales ops, and IT teams to ensure seamless data flows and platform integrations.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in B2B marketing, marketing operations, or sales operations with a focus on segmentation and data strategy
• 2+ years of proven leadership or people management experience
• Strong understanding of contact acquisition strategies, data enrichment, and vendor management including privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise B2B or high‑growth SaaS environments
• Proficiency with marketing automation platforms (e.g., Marketo, Eloqua), CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce), CDPs, Snowflake and data visualization tools
• Experience with data vendors such as LiveRamp, 6sense, ZoomInfo, HG Insights, and TechTarget Priority Engine
• Knowledge of customer data platforms (Adobe preferred), predictive scoring tools, and intent data solutions
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable insights and share details with stakeholders
• Understanding of email campaign success metrics and their relationship to audience segmentation
• Strong collaboration, communication, and relationship‑building skills across cross‑functional teams
• Experience applying agile methodologies to marketing and data strategy projects
• Excellent project management and communication skills
• SQL or experience with querying large data sets

Benefits and Compensation

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era. 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. Our worldwide network of doers and experts offers limitless opportunities for growth and impact.

Compensation: The starting salary range posted for this position is $179,900.00 to $242,600.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations. Individual pay is determined by the candidate’s hiring location, market conditions, job‑related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. 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. Employees may also be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco. For more information, please visit the Cisco careers site.