Sr. Manager, Strategy & Planning: Office of the CEO

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  • Location:
    Offsite, San Jose, California, US
  • Alternate Location
    Anywhere US Based Remote
  • Area of Interest
    Business Strategy and Operations
  • Compensation Range
    199200 USD - 273800 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    *None
  • Job Id
    1440947

The application window has been extended and is expected to close on: 7/27/2025


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


Meet the Team


We are seeking an outstanding professional to join the Corporate Planning team within the Cisco Office of the CEO. This high-visibility team works directly with the ELT (Executive Leadership Team / C-level officers) and dozens of other senior executives to implement Cisco’s planning processes and to manage strategic programs that support the top company priorities. This team shapes strategy, drives impact, aligns collaborators, manages change, leads problem-solving, and delivers high-quality output. The Office of the CEO is one of the most visible teams at Cisco; you will have the opportunity to work with senior leaders (VP/SVP) across the business.


Your Impact


Help implement Cisco’s planning processes by aligning with leaders on critical company priorities; help define goals, measurement, and accountability processes. Work with teams to identify, accelerate, and report on actions to deliver priorities. Drive cross-company execution programs as needed:


  • Help prepare our Annual Plan and other ELT / Board of Directors deliverables
  • Mentor / influence planning leaders across the company
  • Manage critical cross-company programs that have ELT visibility
  • Build/align project charters (e.g., scope) and business cases (e.g., financial assessments)
  • Develop program roadmaps and governance models
  • Identify and make recommendations on tradeoffs and business impacts
  • Build and deliver executive presentations to support critical decisions
  • Syndicate and acquire agreement / alignment across multiple organizations
  • Track action statuses and measure impact
  • Advance issues; recommend remediation as needed
  • Take on other strategy and/or program management work as needed. This is a fast-paced team with evolving priorities; flexibility to take on new challenges is a must
  • Drive cross-organizational teamwork, alignment, and consensus; forge positive relationships; lead a matrixed team to win together
  • Role will report to the Sr. Director of Strategy & Planning who leads our Corporate Planning team for the Office of the CEO. You'll work closely with the Product/Sales/Function strategy & planning teams several other leaders
  • This role is an individual contributor but indirect leadership / influencing of large cross-functional teams will be critical

Minimum Qualifications:


  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years of experience in Strategy, Planning, Business Operations at a large technology company; OR 2 - 4 years of Consulting Firm Management experience is required for consideration
  • Demonstrated history working directly with senior executive corporate leadership
  • Able to support West Coast working hours

Preferred Qualifications:


  • Masters/MBA or equivalent additional experience is a plus
  • Outstanding communication skills and executive presence, including demonstrated ability to produce executive-level written content and lead meetings with senior partners independently
  • Strong in framing & structuring business problems, recommending tradeoffs, and communicating the business impact of choices; able to drive and communicate the results of complex quantitative and qualitative analyses
  • Excellent project and/or program management skills, including the ability to navigate a complex matrixed organization with multiple collaborators

#WeAreCisco


At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. 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. Simply put – we power the future.


Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.


We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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