Regional Compliance Specialist

Cisco; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Mexico City seeks a Compliance Specialist to support the LATAM compliance program and ensure alignment with global policies and local laws. You will build processes, drive improvements, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to promote Cisco’s ethics culture.

Join a team focused on risk mitigation, third‑party diligence, training, audits, and remediation, leveraging automation and data analytics to scale operations regionally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required and regional equivalence.
• 5+ years at a global, publicly traded company crafting and operating ethics and compliance programs.
• Experience with compliance, risk management, and case management software; data analytics and automation.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational support for the LATAM compliance program.
• Scale operations through automation and data-based decision making.
• Partner with regional and global teams to embed ethics and compliance processes.

Skills

Fluent English

Program management

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Compliance software

Risk management software

Case management software

Dashboards

Job description

Meet the Team

You will join Cisco Legal’s Regulatory & Compliance team. The Regulatory & Compliance team is comprised of lawyers, operational specialists, program managers, and subject matter experts passionate about topics such as ethics and compliance, global trade and telecom, ESG, accessibility and human rights, public sector compliance and other product and industry regulations. You will partner with your colleagues across the Regulatory & Compliance team, the broader Legal organization, and numerous other functions across the company to have an immediate impact with your analytic rigor, business judgment, and ability to get things done.

Cisco’s Ethics & Compliance team is seeking an outstanding Compliance Specialist to provide local operational support for our compliance program in our LATAM region. This role requires an understanding of ethics and compliance principles, strong operational and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively. Join us!

Your Impact

You will play a meaningful role in the operation of our regional compliance program, helping to ensure compliance with global and local regulations and laws, as well as Cisco’s policies, Code of Business Conduct, Public Sector Code and other processes and requirements. Using your strong operational skills and program and project management experience, you will drive implementation of programs, processes and approaches to mitigate risk, ensure alignment with global and regional compliance requirements and otherwise promote Cisco’s foundational compliance culture. You will scale ethics and compliance operations through automation and AI with a focus on operational excellence and driving data-based, ethical decision-making. You will build and implement processes and approaches to operationalize Cisco’s ethics and compliance program regionally and support Cisco’s regional compliance committees and teams in the areas of training, third party diligence, conflicts of interest, audit, investigations and remediation.

You will also build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with the Ethics & Compliance Team and local and regional stakeholders across functions, leveraging Cisco’s culture of teamwork to drive impact, enable the business to take smart risks quickly and responsibly, and embed Cisco’s principles of visibility and accountability into all business operations.

Join our team!

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or regional equivalent
• 5+ years of experience at a global, publicly traded company crafting, implementing, operating, monitoring, and continuously improving ethics and compliance programs and internal controls, including in relation to gifts, travel, and entertainment; conflicts of interest; risk assessment; third party management; and mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments
• Expertise with compliance, risk management, and case management software and systems, including emerging trends and leading technologies; data analytics; dashboards; and workflow automation
• Fluent in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP or CCEP-I), Fraud Examiner (CFE), Leadership Professional in Ethics & Compliance (LPEC), or equivalent
• Experience in the technology industry and with sales models, including channel/indirect sales models.
• Effectively prioritizes tasks and leads workload to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes within established deadlines.
• Demonstrates adaptability, resiliency, and proactive problem-solving in response to evolving strategies, priorities, responsibilities, and changes within ethics and compliance.
• Outstanding listening skills and a high degree of discretion and tact; ability to be viewed as a trusted resource among colleagues and employees.
• Excellent verbal and written audience-centric communication skills with the appropriate tact, subtlety, and ability to effectively influence individuals of varying backgrounds, learning styles, and seniority

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.