Security, Global Sales Planning and Strategy Director

What You'll Do:
We are seeking a best-in-class Strategy & Planning leader to join our Global Security Strategy and Planning team. The candidate will serve as the backbone of the entire organization, running key strategic projects, creating change management plans, and ensure we are meeting our 2022 financial and strategic goals.
Who You'll Work With:

• Listening and partnering across cross functional and COO organizations to identify critical work areas needing to be addressed to ensure 2022 objectives.
• Ability to take ambiguous problems into an executional plan and hold stakeholders accountable to delivering on time with quality.
• Understand how to design to "land the change" leveraging change management capability around change impact, levers, and structured change planning and implementation.
• Assess business challenges and risks, identify solution areas, and drive change within the broader organizations to drive results.
• Tell the security story in both what we do and what we will do to senior executives across product business unit and executive leadership teams.

Who You Are:

• 10+ years experience as an expert in project management, sales operations, and broader GTM roles.
• Consistent track record in cross-functional collaboration, establishing relationships and driving successful outcomes in a matrixed environment
• Strong communications & influencing skills, experience speaking publicly & working with partners at all levels, producing exec level content and conducting exec conversations
• Strong in framing & structuring business problems, prioritizing the effort, conducting complex quantitative and qualitative analysis, building an exec level story complete with recommendations
• Curious and flexible, you enjoy variety and are willing to tackle different roles/responsibilities as business needs evolve
• A standout colleague. You love a challenge, you've always got your teammate's ask, and you're inspired working with others to achieve success.

• Fail forward attitude, leads as a natural innovator in the face of change and adversity.
• Proven people leadership experience is required.
• Minimum BA/BS; MBA a plus.

Why Cisco
#WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all.
We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we're "old" (37 years strong) and only about hardware, but we're also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do - you can't put us in a box!
But "Digital Transformation" is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)
Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.
So, you have colorful hair? Don't care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That's cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us!
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 Covid-19 Vaccination Requirements
The health and safety of Cisco's employees, customers, and partners is a top priority. Our goal is to protect and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection for strong business resiliency during the pandemic. Therefore, Cisco may require new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if the role requires business-related travel, meeting with customers/partners (including visiting third-party sites on behalf of Cisco), attending trade events, and Cisco office entry, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, and in countries where COVID-19 vaccination is legally required. The company will consider legally required accommodations/exceptions for medical, religious, and other reasons as per the requirements of the role and in accordance with applicable law. Additional information will be provided to candidates about the requirements and accommodation process at the offer time based on region.