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Project Manager for Global Specialists Solutions Engineering

The application window is expected to close on: June 1, 2025

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

Meet the Team

The #1 Best Workplace in Technology is looking for a Program Manager in our Global Specialists Engineering Strategy & Planning group, to help us implement strategic initiatives for our Engineering organization.

Here’s where you come in: it starts with building a best-in-class Strategy & Planning team with a passion for our customers and employees. Come join us, and let’s build the future together.

Your Impact

As part of the Global Specialists Engineering Strategy & Planning office directly supporting our Solutions Engineering initiatives, you will function in a Program Manager capacity through exercising four key principles – strategic focus, being data and insights driven, having an objective view, and being customer/stakeholder focused. Your core responsibility will be to partner with our PMO Program Managers to drive key programs and workstreams to successful outcomes.

 You will be required to deliver the following:

·      Manage competing priorities and influencing internal stakeholders and business owners.

·      Lead and support cross functional initiatives. Facilitate meetings with team, stakeholders, and business partners.

·      Partner with value stream portfolio leads to complete initial discovery, analysis, and scoping during project/program intake and obtain concept commit decision from stakeholders.

·      Create baseline project/program plan by working with the functional delivery teams.

·      Use project/program collaboration tools (such as Jira, Microsoft Project, Aha, and Tableau) to capture and track project/program deliverable details.

·      Prepare materials for and effectively facilitate project/program meetings such as Kickoff and Weekly Status at the project/program team and senior leadership level.

·      Proactively track key risks, actions, issues, and decisions which have impacts on project/program outcomes.

·      Work with the enablement and communications team to identify requirements and ensure the appropriate level of support is provided throughout the project/program.

·      Be people focused, working daily with a variety of internal stakeholders to support global execution and alignment of critical Global Specialists Engineering Programs.

Minimum Qualifications 

·      3+ years of relevant Project/Program Management work experience.

·      You have good interpersonal skills and can develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships and demonstrate the leadership skills required to create and communicate with executives at all levels of the Global Specialist Engineering organization.

·      You possess strong communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to present information clearly and succinctly along with the demonstrable ability to be objective through active listening; always striving for the best outcome for the business.

·      You’re able to navigate between the big picture and the details with speed and agility.

·      You are a self-starter not afraid to challenge the status quo or address tough questions.

·      You are creative and innovative, analytical, inquisitive, and capable of executing on all your deliverables with limited guidance and tight timelines.

Preferred Qualifications

·      Bachelor’s degree preferred

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Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!