Strategy, Planning & Operations Program Manager GSSO (remote)

Global Specialist Sales Organization Opportunity

Join our Incubation and Operations team in the Global Specialist Sales Organization (GSSO). We develop, deliver, and manage compensation and incentive programs that empower sellers to deliver Cisco strategic and financial goals. We work across sales, operations, and finance teams.

In this pivotal role, you will serve as the operational backbone for our team, driving the successful execution of critical initiatives and key results across a broad stakeholder landscape. By crafting and refining robust systems for tracking and managing tasks, you will ensure clarity, accountability, and seamless coordination among diverse workstreams. Your proactive approach to communication and risk management will keep leadership and cross-functional partners advised, aligned, and empowered to make timely, informed decisions. As the central point of operational coordination, you will not only streamline processes and promote efficiency but also foster transparency and collaboration among internal teams. Your efforts will be critical in ensuring that benchmarks and key measures are met, issues are swiftly addressed, and our most important initiatives are delivered with excellence—creating real, lasting value for the organization and its collaborators.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7+ years of progressive experience in program management and operations management within a global organization.
• BA or equivalent practical application and understanding of various project and program management methodologies.
• Experience managing programs with significant scope (e.g., impacting multiple teams, or spanning multiple geographic regions) in highly matrixed environments with diverse stakeholder expectations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and manage effective organizational systems, workflows, and tracking mechanisms for complex projects and diverse deliverable types.
• Experience in a technology company, particularly within sales strategy or go-to-market functions, is highly desirable.
• Professional experience with Cisco products, processes, or organizational structure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to distill complex information into clear, actionable insights and present effectively to senior leadership.
• Proven track record to navigate complex organizations through influence without authority, build consensus, and drive alignment across global teams.

Why Cisco?

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. 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:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $125,500.00 to $159,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process. U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco.
• Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees.
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations).
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next.
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members.
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
• For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.