Strategy & Planning Manager - Sales Incentives

Cisco•Research Triangle Park, NC

21h•$114,100 - $157,000•Remote

About The Position

The Strategy & Planning Manager supports strategic planning and decision-making by turning business visions into strategic goals, market positions, and transformation priorities. The role develops insights from internal and external data, advanced analytics, and AI-driven signals to inform forward-looking strategies, planning decisions, and enterprise-wide initiatives. It contributes to market and competitive analysis, investment and resource optimization, business planning, forecasting, scenario modeling, and multi-year planning. The position works across teams and functional stakeholders to connect long-term vision to short-term objectives, define measurable success criteria, align resources with priorities, identify risks and performance gaps, and recommend course corrections. It uses AI and advanced planning tools—including prompt engineering and AI-enabled modeling, synthesis, optimization, anomaly detection, and dependency mapping—to improve analytical depth and planning processes. The role is remote and open to candidates in the United States; relocation is not available.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience using data and business insights to support planning, forecasting, scenario analysis, or strategic decision-making.
Ability to manage workstreams independently, prioritize deliverables, and execute against defined business objectives and timelines.
Comfort collaborating across multiple teams and functional stakeholders to gather input, resolve dependencies, and deliver business outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Strong analytical capabilities, including experience with scenario modeling, trend analysis, KPI development, and performance measurement.
Experience identifying performance gaps, business risks, process inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities, and recommending appropriate actions.
Experience developing materials and recommendations for senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
Proficiency with business intelligence, analytics, and planning tools.
Experience using generative AI and prompt engineering to improve analytical or operational workflows.

Responsibilities

Support focused Strategy & Planning priorities through AI-augmented modeling.
Provide scenario modeling, competitive analysis, or broad regional Strategy & Planning support.
Identify friction or divergence in strategic priorities and plans using AI-powered analysis.
Sequence activities and align timing with resourcing using AI-driven optimization models.
Identify strategic opportunities and misalignments.
Integrate analyses into strategic storylines using AI-powered synthesis models.
Monitor metric trends and identify gaps against objectives using AI-driven anomaly detection.
Recommend course corrections by connecting issues to risks and identifying resource needs based on modeled impact assessments.
Improve Strategy & Planning processes to reduce friction and increase business relevance.
Connect external shifts to customer priorities to uncover future opportunities.
Use competitive and portfolio knowledge to guide work.
Coordinate across teams to integrate broader perspectives and account for cross-functional interdependencies.
Communicate the team’s position and clarify deliverables.
Use setbacks and new information to strengthen capabilities.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, subject to plan eligibility rules.
401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Basic life insurance.
Paid holidays and a floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
Paid birthday day off, year-end holiday shutdown, and personal wellness days.
Paid vacation time for non-exempt employees; eligible exempt employees participate in a flexible vacation program.
Sick time off, with up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward.
Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues.
Optional paid volunteer days.
Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies.
Eligible employees may receive Cisco restricted stock unit grants.