Global Distribution Programs Ops Lead - 360 Transition

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; Oeiras; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Grade 9 Program Operations Specialist to anchor operational governance of global distribution programs and help transition distributors to Cisco 360.

You will partner with Global Partner Finance, Incentives Operations, and regional teams to ensure policy compliance and accurate payout processing. In this role, you will maintain recurring dashboards on performance, incentives, and budget accruals, while serving as Tier-2 escalation for distributor accounts and

Qualifications

• 4-7+ years in partner/channel operations or program management.
• Strong Excel skills: Power Query, advanced formulas, pivot modelling.
• Familiar with two-tier distribution and distributor incentives.
• Governance, audit trails, and policy enforcement experience.
• Experience analyzing large-scale datasets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee governance and administration of existing distribution programs.
• Validate payout files and reconcile distributor claims.
• Ensure audit compliance and policy governance.
• Support transition to Cisco 360 Distribution Programs (PVI & CPI).
• Maintain executive dashboards on distributor performance and budget accruals.

Skills

Partner operations

Program governance

Financial operations

Data analysis

Excel advanced

Tableau/Power BI

Salesforce

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Salesforce

CCW

PXP

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Grade 9 Program Operations Specialist to anchor operational governance of global distribution programs and help transition distributors to Cisco 360.

You will partner with Global Partner Finance, Incentives Operations, and regional teams to ensure policy compliance and accurate payout processing. In this role, you will maintain recurring dashboards on performance, incentives, and budget accruals, while serving as Tier-2 escalation for distributor accounts and