# Business Operations Manager / Project Manager

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Bellevue, Washington, Washington
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $135,400.00 to $171,400.00
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://cisco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cisco_Careers/job/Bellevue-Washington-US/Business-Operations-Manager-Legal_2030025?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/business-operations-manager-project-manager-a58281e0-744/

## Description

We are seeking a highly strategic and execution-oriented Business Operations Manager / Project Manager to serve as the operational lead, partnering directly with the VP and pillar leads to drive a robust operational cadence across our core pillars.

Primary responsibilities include:

- Operational Architecture: Partner with the VP and pillar leads to define and manage the rhythm of business, including recurring review cycles and performance frameworks, while institutionalizing executive operational models.

- Project Delivery & KPI Management: Oversee critical cross-functional project lifecycles, proactively identify bottlenecks, define review gates, and develop the reporting infrastructure required to ensure all commitments are achieved on schedule.

- Meeting Governance & Executive Facilitation: Elevate meeting effectiveness by defining clear objectives, curating strategic agendas, and facilitating sessions that drive consensus, accountability, and measurable outcomes.

- Cross-Pillar Alignment & Measurement: Coordinate initiatives across our four technology law pillars to eliminate silos, ensure transparency, and evaluate collective progress against institutional performance metrics.

- Synthesis & Executive Reporting: Aggregate complex status updates, performance metrics, and project developments into clear, executive-ready summaries to inform leadership decision-making.

- Governance & Workflow Coordination: Standardize communication channels and governance protocols across legal and key business partners to streamline cross-functional projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Project Management, or a related field.

- 8+ years of professional experience in business operations, executive program management, or strategic operations within a corporate legal or technology environment.

- Demonstrated track record of designing operational cadence models, developing performance metrics (KPIs), facilitating executive-level engagements, and managing complex timelines.

- Superior stakeholder management, communication, and organizational skills, characterized by meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to data-driven decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Advanced degree or professional certifications (e.g., PMP, Scrum Master).

- Prior experience providing operational support to a corporate legal department, executive leadership, or technical governance team.

- Proven ability to anticipate leadership requirements, drive accountability, and navigate ambiguous, fast-paced environments with discretion and poise.

The starting salary range posted for this position is $135,400.00 to $171,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/).

## Skills

### Required
- business operations
- project management
- strategic planning
- performance metrics
- stakeholder management

### Nice to have
- PMP
- Scrum Master
- operational support
- technical governance

---

Source: [Apply at cisco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://cisco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cisco_Careers/job/Bellevue-Washington-US/Business-Operations-Manager-Legal_2030025?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)