Strategy & Planning Manager
About The Position
The Product AI Operations team partners with leaders across Product, Engineering, IT, Security, Legal, Finance, Procurement, and Operations to deliver the organization’s most meaningful AI priorities. We build the operating mechanisms that make AI execution more predictable, scalable, and repeatable: coordinated plans, decision forums, shared metrics, risk and dependency management, operating cadences, and concise leadership reporting. As a Strategy & Planning Program Manager on the Product AI Operations team, you will serve as the connective execution layer translating high-level enterprise AI strategy into structured, governed, and predictable operational programs. You will lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, IT, Legal, and Finance, establishing integrated execution plans, milestone roadmaps, and clear decision rights to drive seamless alignment across organizational boundaries. You will build and scale durable operating cadences, risk and dependency management frameworks, and shared metrics to eliminate coordination friction and improve execution repeatability. You will deliver concise, decision-oriented reporting and executive visibility to senior leadership to enable timely decision-making and proactively unblock critical AI priorities. Additionally, you will institutionalize reusable templates, governance playbooks, and scalable practices to continuously elevate organizational operational maturity and ensure measurable business outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Operations, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- 6+ years of professional experience leading strategic programs, business operations, business planning, or product/go-to-market operations in an enterprise technology environment.
- 4+ years of hands-on experience managing large, cross-functional initiatives across matrixed stakeholder groups (such as Product, Engineering, IT, Finance, and Legal).
- Demonstrated experience establishing integrated program execution plans, operating cadences, milestone roadmaps, and risk/dependency management frameworks.
- Experience developing executive-level governance presentations, program status dashboards, or management reporting for senior leadership.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with enterprise AI technologies, platforms, workflows, or cloud operating models.
- Experience leading operational or governance programs spanning product management, engineering enablement, and go-to-market execution.
- Formal program management certification (such as PMP, PMI-ACP, Agile, Scrum, or Lean Six Sigma).
- Experience utilizing program and portfolio management tools, data visualization dashboards (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), or workflow automation platforms.
- Strong stakeholder alignment and change management skills with a proven track record of driving cross-functional decisions without direct authority.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the connective execution layer translating high-level enterprise AI strategy into structured, governed, and predictable operational programs.
- Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, IT, Legal, and Finance, establishing integrated execution plans, milestone roadmaps, and clear decision rights to drive seamless alignment across organizational boundaries.
- Build and scale durable operating cadences, risk and dependency management frameworks, and shared metrics to eliminate coordination friction and improve execution repeatability.
- Deliver concise, decision-oriented reporting and executive visibility to senior leadership to enable timely decision-making and proactively unblock critical AI priorities.
- Institutionalize reusable templates, governance playbooks, and scalable practices to continuously elevate organizational operational maturity and ensure measurable business outcomes.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt employees)
- flexible vacation time off program (exempt employees)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- 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
- annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
- performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
