Strategy and Planning Manager (Sales, Saudi Arabia)

We are seeking a top-tier Strategy & Planning professional to join Cisco’s Sales Organization in Saudi Arabia. This role offers the unique opportunity to be a key orchestrator of Cisco’s transformational agenda, working collaboratively with senior stakeholders to bring our Strategic Growth Plan to life.

What You'll Do

• Drive cross-functional alignment and execution of key initiatives within the Growth Plan.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the senior leadership team in Saudi Arabia.
• Coordinate, document, track, and present growth plans effectively.
• Build and lead a matrixed team, forging positive relationships to achieve collective success, even in uncharted territory.
• Support key business initiatives across MEA-TRC, EMEA, and Global regions.

Who you'll work with

• Report to the Head of Strategy & Planning for the MEA-TRC Theatre and become a member of Saudi Arabia’s management team.
• Work closely with KSA Sales and Sales Leadership teams, as well as corporate functions like Finance, HR, Operations, Strategy, and Country Enablement.
• Engage with all levels of seniority, from individual contributors to top executives.
• Participate in external engagements with government officials, suppliers, manufacturing partners, and distribution partners.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience in strategy and planning or directly related roles.
• Exhibited proficiency in program and project management, capable of translating strategic objectives into actionable operational plans and driving their implementation.
• Proven track record in cross-functional collaboration and relationship building in a matrixed environment.
• Excellent communication and influence skills, with experience in public speaking and producing executive-level content.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, sales-led culture.

Preferred Experience

• Technology sector experience.
• Proficiency in Arabic.

Who You Are

• An exceptional and engaging communicator at the executive level.
• You have immaculate stakeholder management skills, able to manage complex, cross-functional engagements with senior people.
• You possess strong project management experience, and the ability to lead teams through unchartered territory, with no pre-existing playbook.
• You are analytical and can simplify/build understanding of processes and their dependencies.
• You have a positive, can-do and pragmatic approach to challenges and complexity and willingness to learn.
• You are not afraid to challenge others in a constructive way to help transform and innovate.

Why Cisco?
#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters – with people like you!
Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We’re the Internet’s optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it’s not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We’re helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We’re helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world – whether through 5G, or otherwise.
We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another – from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).
We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we’re committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.
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