Project Manager - Programs

Cisco Systems, Inc; Viseu; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a high-calibre Grade 9 Program Operations Specialist to anchor the governance and administration of our global distribution programs, and to drive the transition of distributors to the Cisco 360 Distribution Program (PVI & CPI for Distributors).

Your impact includes overseeing day-to-day operations, ensuring policy execution, and maintaining program integrity across Distributor Grow, OBF and DDF initiatives.

Qualifications

• Oversee day-to-day operational governance for global distribution programs and incentives.
• Audit compliance and policy execution for Distributor Grow, OBF and DDF.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operational governance and administration of global distribution programs and incentives, and support transitioning distributors to the Cisco 360 Distribution Program.

Job description

Cisco's Global Distribution Route to Market is the critical growth engine powering our commercial and mid-market scale. The Global Distribution Programs & Strategy Team owns the end-to-end design, operational governance, financial stewardship, and strategic evolution of the partner programs that monetize and motivate our global distributor ecosystem.

We are currently navigating the most significant partner transformation in Cisco's history: the transition from legacy programmatic frameworks into the Cisco 360 (C360) Partner Program.

We are seeking a high-calibre Grade 9 Program Operations Specialist to anchor the operational governance and administration of our current distribution programs while playing a hands‑on execution role in operationalizing and transitioning our distributors to the new C360 Distribution Program (PVI & CPI for Distributors).

Your Impact

• Program Operations & Lifecycle Administration: Oversee the operational day‑to‑day running, audit compliance, and policy execution for existing global distribution programs and incentives (e.G., Distributor Grow, OBF and DDF).