Strategy & Planning Manager – Campus and Branch Networking

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $173.4k - $231.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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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

• Own the SVP/GM’s executive customer engagement program across sponsored accounts and priority customer engagements • Manage program objectives, executive readiness, and outcome tracking to increase engagement impact • Develop executive briefings, agendas, talking points, and preparation materials • Lead readiness discussions, resolve gaps and risks, and advance decisions before customer engagements • Track commitments and follow-up actions, establish owners and dates, drive completion, and gather outcomes and recurring themes • Lead or support strategic and analytical initiatives identified by the Chief of Staff • Structure business challenges into actionable work plans and use data-driven fact bases to test assumptions and provide strategic recommendations • Partner across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Marketing to align stakeholders and ensure cohesive execution • Build repeatable templates, cadences, and tracking mechanisms to improve efficiency, transparency, and consistency • Synthesize data into decision-ready briefings and communications for senior leadership

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of related experience, or Master’s degree plus 6 years of related experience, or PhD plus 3 years of related experience in strategy and planning, program management, product operations, or a related field • Experience owning cross-functional programs involving senior executives • Experience structuring ambiguous business problems, establishing a fact base, evaluating options and trade-offs, and developing practical recommendations • Experience analyzing financial, operational, product, customer, or market data using tools such as Excel and business intelligence platforms • Experience preparing executive briefings, communicating complex business topics, and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority • Preferred: experience owning cross-functional programs involving customer-facing teams and multiple partner organizations in a fast-paced, matrixed environment • Preferred: experience designing and managing executive customer engagement programs and individual meetings involving senior company and customer leaders • Preferred: experience combining detailed operational execution with strategic and analytical problem-solving • Preferred: experience partnering with Sales and account teams on executive customer engagements, account planning, or customer success programs • Preferred: experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, strategy and operations, or a similar strategic role, preferably in enterprise technology or networking • Preferred: experience using Tableau, Power BI, or SQL to identify trends and communicate business insights

🏖️ 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 days per full calendar year to volunteer • Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco’s policies