# Strategy & Planning Manager

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: San Jose, California
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $173,400.00 to $231,800.00
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Strategy & Planning Manager role is a key individual contributor position within the Business Development & Partnerships team at Cisco's central Product organization.

You will work closely with Business Development teams to design and own operational processes, enhance cross-functional visibility, and support the design and launch of strategic partnerships.

Key responsibilities:

- Build and manage operational processes to track internal and external partnership-related workstreams and deliver strategic insights to key stakeholders.

- Work with Business Development and cross-functional Cisco teams to design and implement a best-in-class experience for partners.

- Develop and manage cross-functional engagement processes to align Business Development with Cisco teams, ensuring visibility, strategic alignment, and participation in key business cadences.

- Support Business Development leadership in defining partnership focus areas, setting business goals, and tracking key initiatives to drive business impact and execution.

Minimum qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree + 8 years of related experience, or Master's degree + 6 years of related experience or equivalent relevant work experience.

- Experience building and managing projects and workflows from ideation to delivery using tools such as Airtable, PowerPoint, and/or Salesforce.

- Experience designing and managing business processes and operating cadences.

- Experience preparing executive-facing written communications and presentation materials.

Preferred qualifications:

- MBA or advanced degree in Business, Strategy, or a related field.

- Experience working in an internal strategy and/or operations role at a tech company or at a strategy firm with expertise in strategic planning and operational execution.

- Understanding of GTM motions in SaaS software industry.

- Understanding of product development lifecycles.

- Experience working with AI technology, SaaS software, or hyperscalers.

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.

- Paid time away, including 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.

Salary range: $173,400.00 to $231,800.00

## Skills

### Required
- Airtable
- PowerPoint
- Salesforce
- strategic planning
- operational execution
- business development
- product management

### Nice to have
- MBA
- strategy
- GTM motions
- SaaS software
- AI technology
- hyperscalers

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