Talent Advisor - Engineering

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  • Location:
    Offsite, San Jose, California, US
  • Alternate Location
    Remote - US
  • Area of Interest
    Human Resources
  • Compensation Range
    125600 USD - 153600 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    *None
  • Job Id
    1438450

The application window is expected to close on: 5/2/25

Location: Must be located in the U.S.

Cisco’s Engineering Talent Acquisition team is seeking a seasoned, technical recruiter to help us build the future of our organization by engaging and hiring best-in-industry talent.


What You'll Do

We are a passionate team of Talent Advisors. We believe in constant self-betterment, force-multiplication across our organization, using data to make decisions and advise our businesses, and providing a world-class experience for our candidates. You will be responsible for:

  • Identifying and engaging with passive and active talent, staying ahead of market trends, connecting with our applicants and referrals, and being the first point of contact for our future employees.
  • Advising your business leaders on best-in-industry hiring practices and participate in continuous education to train leaders and interviewers on how to conduct quality interviews.
  • Guiding your stakeholders in crafting appealing and compliant job descriptions, structuring interview panels, facilitating debriefs, and ultimately securing quality hires.
  • Building and engaging with our talent pipelines.
  • Partnering with hiring managers on all aspects Talent Acquisition, from strategic talent planning through hire and onboarding of candidates.
  • Working to develop strong business acumen and gain a thorough understanding of how our engineering teams’ work ties into our long-term goals as a company.

Who You Are

A dedicated talent advisor with a strong track record in technical recruiting and successful experience in hiring top talent.


Minimum Qualifications:

  • 6+ years of full lifecycle recruiting experience
  • 2+ years of proven experience working in a regulated industry, government contractor, or other corporate, OFCCP-compliant environment
  • Experience using Artificial Intelligence tools to simplify tasks

Our Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of experience hiring artificial intelligence professionals, or adjacent skill sets (machine learning, data science, AI research, AI Infrastructure Optimization, etc.)
  • Experience hiring for strategic operations roles in a product or sales environment
  • Experience hiring in the Cyber Security realm
  • Thorough understanding of EEO laws
  • Experience managing immigration in a recruiting landscape
  • Experience influencing business leaders to adopt new practices and experiment with alternate talent acquisition practices
  • Experience using data to analyze trends and identify roadblocks
  • Demonstrated experience staying aware of current, evolving trends in the AI field
  • Experience working in a data-centric environment, monitoring the health of your own desk and req load, as well as influencing business leaders with data

#WeAreCisco

#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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