1436694 - Manager, Strategy and Planning

The application window is expected to close on: 4/28/25.

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

You will build and maintain an in-depth understanding of our customers, competitive conditions, industry practices, market opportunities, and Cisco technology sharing your perspective with key stakeholders. Your scope will be worldwide and your primary stakeholders will be sales and marketing leadership, and the strategy and planning teams within each of the sales and marketing units. Reporting to a Sr Director of Strategic Planning, you will also work closely with sales and marketing leadership and senior executives within our Technology Business Units.

Your Impact

You are thoughtful, analytical, and bring a strong mix of strategy experience applied to sales and go-to-market challenges. You have a consulting mindset and are constantly assessing whether the team is analyzing the right problem, do we have the best available data, and the options that the business has before it. You make recommendations and drive strategy into actions.

• Work closely with the geographies and theaters to drive the annual strategic planning processes including both the long-range strategic plan (1-3 year horizon) and short term growth planning
• Combine your core strategy skillset with your cross-functional leadership experience to identify annual strategic imperatives, drive alignment, and develop the roadmap to drive profitable growth within the teams
• Analyze external market and identifying growth opportunities, make strategic recommendation to align to market trends, provide regular updates to leadership on market dynamics, highlight emerging and timely trends as they appear & drive related programs that generate business results

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience of driving business value in technology industries
• 5+ years of strategy and/or management consulting experience
• Demonstrated ability to provide thought leadership, think strategically and effectively communicate vision (both written and verbal) and influence cross-functionally
• Adept at balancing short-term pressures with overall long-term goals
• Communication - ability to influence others in a matrixed organization
• BA/BS degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or Master's degree in related field preferred.
• 8+ years of experience of driving business value in technology industries
• 8+ years of strategy and/or management consulting experience

• Extensive network within Cisco - relationships with key stakeholders throughout the company

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