AI-Driven Strategy & Planning Lead

Cisco; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 114,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a senior strategy and planning professional in the U.S. who translates visions into strategic goals and guides enterprise-wide initiatives with AI-driven insights.

You’ll lead market analysis, forecast scenarios, and align resources to priorities across functions. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of data-driven planning experience, strong storytelling for executives, and proficiency with BI/analytics tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience using data and business insights to support planning, forecasting, scenario analysis, or strategic decision-making.
• Ability to manage workstreams independently, prioritize deliverables, and execute against objectives.
• Collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders to gather inputs and deliver outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Drives AI-augmented modeling to advance S&P priorities.
• Provides scoped support for global S&P areas and regional enablement.
• Identifies misalignments and surfaces friction in strategic priorities.
• Sequences activities with AI-driven optimization and aligns timing with resources.
• Integrates analyses to shape strategic storylines and syntheses.
• Monitors trends with AI-based anomaly detection and flags gaps.
• Advises on course corrections by linking issues to risks and resources.
• Drives AI-driven process optimization to reduce friction and increase relevance.
• Connects external shifts to customer priorities and opportunities.
• Coordinates across teams to reflect cross-functional interdependencies.

Skills

Data analytics

Strategic planning

Scenario modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

AI/Generative AI

Prompt engineering

Executive communication

Tools

BI tools

Analytics software

Planning tools

Job description

Cisco is seeking a senior strategy and planning professional in the U.S. who translates visions into strategic goals and guides enterprise-wide initiatives with AI-driven insights.

You’ll lead market analysis, forecast scenarios, and align resources to priorities across functions. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of data-driven planning experience, strong storytelling for executives, and proficiency with BI/analytics tools.