Strategy & Planning Analyst

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  • Location:
    RTP, North Carolina, US
  • Alternate Location
    Remote
  • Area of Interest
    Business Strategy and Operations
  • Compensation Range
    97600 USD - 170000 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    *None
  • Job Id
    1439860

The application window is expected to close on: May 30th,2025.

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


Meet the Team

This role is on the Strategy, Planning, & Operations (SP&O) team within the Security & Trust Organization (S&TO). The mission of S&TO is to secure everything we build and operate; to protect Cisco and its employees, and cultivate trust with our customers, partners and regulators. You will partner with a large ecosystem of internal and external partners to bring key initiatives to life including but not limited to the people leaders, Chiefs of Staff, early in career employees, as well as teams across 3P (People, Policy, and Purpose) and beyond.


Your Impact

S&TO is committed to fostering an innovative, growth-oriented environment for our employees. We’re seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Strategy & Planning Analyst

To implement talent development initiatives that support our employee growth, retention, and workforce development efforts. The ideal candidate will have a solid business acumen, with an ability to align workforce planning with business objectives, optimize processes, and foster a culture of continuous learning. Given the fast-evolving nature of cybersecurity, where attracting, retaining, and developing top talent is essential, this role ensures that our talent programs are not just reactive but strategic, efficient, and data-driven.

This will be accomplished by:

  • Foster an inclusive One S&TO culture from day one by coordinating onboarding resources for managers and ensuring new hires feel welcomed and set up for success.
  • Support our dynamic cybersecurity summer internship program, including recruitment, interviewing, and delivering a meaningful end-to-end intern experience each year.
  • Manage the emerging talent demand planning process including the conversion of top-performing interns, helping them transition into early-in-career roles within the organization and ensure we are developing talent in key areas of the business.
  • Design and implement a continuous feedback process that informs and improves all talent initiatives across S&TO.
  • Strengthen internal communication and transparency to promote engagement and alignment around talent initiatives, using multiple channels including SharePoint and a centralized calendar.


Minimum Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in business operations, project management, or HR-related roles, including 1+ year in talent development or workforce engagement within a matrixed organization.
  • Proven ability to manage and organize multiple concurrent projects with complex timelines, ensuring on-time and high-quality delivery of results.
  • Proficiency in project management tools


Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree (in Business Management, Human Resources, or related field preferred)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
  • Strong understanding of employee development practices, training, and talent management.
  • Strong ability to use insights from program participant interviews, pulse surveys, and performance data to refine cybersecurity talent strategies
  • Advanced knowledge of introducing automation in operational workflows to minimize administrative burdens.


#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.

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! 

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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