Director, Corporate Planning

🔥 3 hours ago

🌽 Illinois, North Carolina, +1 more states – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🌲 North Carolina – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $200.6k - $258.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Cisco

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1984

🔧 Hardware

🔐 Security

🏢 Enterprise

Hardware • Security • Enterprise

Cisco is a multinational technology company that provides networking hardware, software, and services to enterprises, service providers, and governments. It builds routers, switches, optical transceivers, programmable silicon, and edge computing platforms, and offers security, collaboration (Webex), observability, and AI-enabled software and support services to help organizations design, operate, and secure large-scale networks and data centers. Cisco also delivers professional services, training, and cloud-managed solutions to support digital transformation and AI-ready infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Lead the strategy and execution of Cisco’s Annual Planning process • Align company priorities, functional plans, and executive leadership objectives • Own the Quarterly Business Objective (QBO) operating cadence • Connect priorities, action items, and commitments across stakeholders • Evolve Cisco’s executive scorecard strategy and integrate success measures across Annual Planning and QBO • Manage alignment between Corporate Planning and the Business Entity (BE) Interlock process • Improve planning frameworks, governance mechanisms, and operating processes • Drive alignment across executive leadership teams and cross-functional stakeholders • Develop collaborative planning processes and materials reflecting a cohesive enterprise view • Build and develop a high-performing Corporate Planning team • Partner with Cisco’s Executive Leadership Team, Strategy, Operations, and Chief of Staff teams • Advise executive leadership on complex business challenges and support informed decision-making

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 15 years of related experience, or equivalent related education and work experience • 10+ years of tenure in strategy, planning, and operations roles • Experience with Cisco Sales, Product, CX, or Partner Organizations • Track record translating long-term business strategy into execution • Experience developing strategies and scalable frameworks and operating cadences • Ability to align teams around priorities, measurable outcomes, and execution plans • Strong executive presence and ability to build trusted relationships with ELT members and cross-functional partners • Experience advising executive leadership on complex business challenges • Ability to synthesize multiple inputs into clear recommendations • Ability to present complex challenges and solutions in a structured, compelling way • Experience developing and leading high-performing teams • Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills • Experience driving interdepartmental collaboration and alignment • Ability to balance critical thinking with operational execution • Ability to adapt swiftly to leadership needs, organizational priorities, and shifting business requirements

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance • 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution • Paid parental leave • Short- and long-term disability coverage • Basic life insurance • Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available • 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 for non-exempt employees • Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible 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 • Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues • Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year • Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies • Sales employees may earn performance-based incentive pay