Business Operations Manager (Onsite)

Cisco; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead cross-functional PM initiatives within the Failure Analysis & Prevention team. This onsite role requires coordinating with engineering, manufacturing and external vendors to deliver high-quality outcomes.

You will define project scope, schedules, risks, and metrics; mentor teammates; and drive process improvements. Strong collaboration, communication and budgeting skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10 years of related project/program management experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and external vendors.
• Ability to define program scores, manage budgets, and allocate resources efficiently.
• Provide training and lead by example to new team members.

Responsibilities

• Decisions impact the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own function/client group; contributions may result in business or process improvements.
• Manages medium to large sized projects with moderate to high risk; collaboration among cross-functional teams; multiple interdependencies.
• Solves highly complex problems and recommends an appropriate solution.
• Defines and validates the project scope, plan and schedule for complex projects; defines metrics for project success.
• Identifies risks to project success and creates mitigation plans.
• Manages project delivery process, scope and costs of complex projects with minimal supervision; mentors other team members.
• Establishes partnerships with stakeholders to build support and secure sponsorship; ensures alignment for project outcomes.
• Drives change by identifying impacts of the project and developing training.
• Evaluates project results against success metrics and improves processes and resources.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & resource planning

Training & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree with 10 years of related project/program management experience

Masters' degree with 7 years of related experience

Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 11/29/2026

This is an onsite role based in Cisco's San Jose, CA office.

Meet the Team

We are Cisco's Failure Analysis & Prevention team, which plays a critical role in ensuring high Customer/Product quality. The Technology and Quality organization is responsible for delivering customer-focused quality, reliability solutions and infrastructure for Cisco products. It is committed to driving a competitive advantage for Cisco by ensuring innovation and excellence in manufacturing technology, test, and component engineering, NPI, and closed-loop quality management.

Your Impact

You are a problem solver and looking for continuous product improvement. You love to learn, grow, and work in a constantly evolving environment. You are a self-starter who thrives with learning information quickly and uses resources to research and resolve issues.

Key responsibilities include:

• Decisions impact the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own function/client group; contributions may result in business or process improvements
• Manages medium to large sized projects with moderate to high risk; solution may require collaboration among cross-functional teams; there may be multiple interdependencies, and the solution could impact many applications
• Solves highly complex problems and is able to identify viable and often innovative options, and uses analytical skills and judgment to recommend an appropriate solution
• Helps drive process and manage projects
• Defines and validates the project scope, plan and schedule for complex projects; define metrics for project success; select and apply standards (e.g. delivery process, roles and responsibilities, operational norms, compliance
• Identifies risks to project success and creates mitigation plans
• Manages project delivery process, scope and costs of complex projects with minimal supervision; drives completion of the project and mentors other team members
• Establishes partnerships with stakeholders to build support, secure sponsorship, and ensures alignment for project outcomes, end products and/or solutions
• Drives change by identifying impacts of the project, building awareness and support for change within the organization and contributing to development of training
• Evaluates project results against success metrics; develops or reengineers processes and resources to improve productivity and end product

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with 10 years of related project/program management experience.
• Previous experience leading and managing cross-functional teams and external vendors.
• Experience managing various stakeholders expectations - communication, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to define program scores, manage budgets, and allocate resources efficiently across multiple projects.
• Provide training and lead by example to new team members.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters' degree with 7 years of related experience.
• Industry experience with Semiconductor or Manufacturing industry
• Excellent communication, organization, presentation, and analytical skills
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a challenging environment.
• Ability to communicate in one of the following languages: Chinese, Spanish or Vietnamese.

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $148,500.00 to $193,300.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$148,500.00 - $234,600.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$135,400.00 - $215,200.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.