Cisco Seeks AI-Savvy CIO to Drive Innovation
Cisco is redefining its CIO role to focus on AI and innovation. The company's current CIO, Thimaya Subaiya, oversees IT operations and security, and has a unique perspective on what makes a great CIO today.
Subaiya explains that the traditional CIO skills of UX fluency, applications integration, and build-versus-buy judgment are no longer relevant. Instead, the ideal CIO candidate should have experience in product management, innovation, or transformation, with a focus on strategy, speed of execution, and scalability.
Cisco is looking for someone who can rethink processes and deploy AI agents to execute them, rather than just reworking applications. The company's top criteria for the CIO role include strategy, speed of execution, and scaling capabilities.