Strategy & Planning Manager, Global Cloud & AI Sales

Cisco

267d • $111,000 - $168,000

About The Position

The Worldwide Cloud & AI Infrastructure Sales Strategy & Planning team focuses on driving growth, improving seller efficiency, and ensuring the business operates efficiently. We are part of the centralized Global Specialist Strategy and Planning (GSSP) organization that is tasked to drive strategy, planning, and operations in support of Cisco's Specialist Sales Teams. This opportunity will be focused on the Compute & Data Center Networking architectures, which includes Servers, Nexus, and MDS product lines.

Requirements

• 5+ years of strategy, operations, or related experience.
• Commercial Finance / deal structuring experience.
• Ability to interpret business trends and make recommendations to Senior Leadership.
• Proven understanding of Cisco's sales cycle, organization, and GTM objectives: sales, channels, and services.

Nice To Haves

• Strong analytical skills and proficiency with business intelligence tools.
• Ability to influence and govern strategically.
• Skilled at interfacing cross-functionally at multiple levels of leadership.
• Results and metric oriented.
• Minimum BA/BS; MBA a plus.
• Basic understanding of tools: Excel (Pivot-Tables, etc.), FINBI, PowerPoint, MDM, CCW, SFDC, Cisco Ready, & MBR.

Responsibilities

• Lead deal structuring for competitive deals ensuring Cisco is optimally positioned.
• Accelerate select initiatives and sales-play programs.
• Assess business trends using bookings, pipeline, and product-specific data to drive appropriate business accountability, operational efficiency gains, and GTM strategy understanding.
• Drive cross organizational collaboration, alignment, and execution with Sales, Finance, and the BU.

Benefits

• Quality medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Numerous wellbeing offerings.
• Up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year.
• Flexible Vacation Time Off policy.
• Sick Time Off policy with 80 hours provided on hire date.
• Paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree