Corporate Strategy Manager

Cisco Systems, Inc.•San Jose, CA

45d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Strategy and Planning team at Cisco operates under the leadership of the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). This team is responsible for guiding Cisco's overall strategic direction, including corporate strategy, development, and incubation efforts. Their focus spans acquisitions, investments, strategic partnerships, and emerging technology incubation to create new markets and drive growth. The team also partners closely with the Executive Leadership Team to accelerate innovation, alignment, and business planning across the company. With a strong emphasis on cross-functional initiatives and operational cadence, the Strategy and Planning team plays a critical role in shaping Cisco's future and ensuring sustained competitive advantage. As a Strategy and Planning Manager at Cisco, you will lead projects that identify and evaluate new technologies and business models to enhance Cisco's technology leadership and customer relevance. You will: Drive decision-making, execution, and investments to turn strategic opportunities into business outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with a minimum of 2 years of post MBA work experience.
Experience working in a top-tier consulting firm, top 5 investment bank or within top venture capital firms.
Experience with corporate strategy, planning, M&A, investments, etc.
2+ years of experience in all facets of strategy development, including project management, business analysis, problem solving, verbal and written communication, consensus building, and people development.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working with one of the top three consulting firms.
Specialized knowledge in technology strategy, particularly in Hyperscalers, AI, licensing, and monetization, with a demonstrated ability to quickly learn new areas.
You have experience supporting projects technologies companies or you have a background in engineering or computer science.
You have product management experience at a technology firm. You demonstrate the ability to become a future leader and be successful in an unstructured, team environment.
Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to engage senior executives across multiple geographies.
You possess strong analytical and financial abilities to work on sophisticated business issues with minimum supervision.

Responsibilities

Deliver on projects that identify and explore new technologies and business models to extend Cisco's technology leadership and customer relevance, then lead the decision-making, execution and investments to make those opportunities a reality.
Work closely with Cisco business units and cross-functional leadership to formulate long-term strategic priorities and plans related to e.g., organic and inorganic growth strategy, emerging industry trends, competitive dynamics, and internal business performance improvement.
Work cross-functionally across external and internal collaborators, partnering closely with Cisco's product, engineering, finance, sales, marketing and other teams.
Become an expert in Cisco's business and have a deep understanding on the markets we serve and competitors we face.

Benefits

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.
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.

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