Description
This is a hybrid role based once a week out of the Cisco office in the US.
The Supply Chain Risk Management Team sits within the Strategy and Resiliency Operations function in Cisco’s Global Supply Chain. Our mission is to drive resiliency throughout Global Supply Chain which enables durable growth and protects Cisco’s operations and brand.
Your Impact
Lead the team: Manage and develop a team of risk analysts and operations professionals. Set clear priorities, model constructive communication, and coach team members through the transition to new processes and tools.
Run the business: Oversee current operational risk management activities, incident response, compliance with risk frameworks, and cross-functional partner engagement.
Build the future: Design and implement proactive risk management processes, including risk identification frameworks, scenario planning, early warning systems, and preventive controls using AI tools and data from internal and external signals.
Drive adoption: Lead the change curve as GSC shifts from reactive to proactive risk management.
Represent risk: Participate in GSC leadership forums, translating risk insights into business implications and ensuring risk considerations shape strategic supply chain decisions.
Minimum Qualifications
- 10+ years of operational or enterprise risk management experience, ideally in supply chain, manufacturing, or logistics environments.
- Demonstrated success building risk processes and driving organizational adoption of new frameworks.
- Strong team leadership and coaching capability; ability to attract and retain talent.
- Comfort with ambiguity and change; experience managing transformation initiatives in complex, cross-functional environments.
- Strategic thinking paired with operational rigor, equally comfortable designing systems and executing day-to-day operations.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to translate risk concepts for business leaders and operational teams.
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 (10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees)
- Flexible vacation time off program
- Sick time off
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer