Cloud Capacity & Forecasting Lead (AI-Driven)

Cisco Systems; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 175,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems is seeking a Senior Capacity Planner to build and maintain rolling capacity forecasts across CSPs, regions, workloads and resource types, translating demand from sales, product and engineering into aligned supply.

You will partner with CSPs on reservations, collaborate with Sales, Engineering and FinOps to ensure on-time capacity and cost control, and mentor teammates while introducing AI-enabled forecasting tools across all regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, supply chain, data analytics or related field; and 8+ years of related experience, or a master's degree and 6+ years of related experience
• Experience in cloud or infrastructure capacity planning with AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud, including quotas and reservations
• Experience building demand forecasts and scenario models
• Experience building reports and dashboards
• Experience working with FinOps or finance teams on cloud cost management, reservation coverage or budgets

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a rolling capacity forecast by CSP, region, workload and resource type to help leaders make confident investment and growth decisions worldwide.
• Compare demand from sales pipeline, bookings and product roadmaps against available supply, then work with CSPs on reservations so customers get capacity on time without wasted spend.
• Collaborate with sales on realistic lead times, with engineering on protecting capacity during maintenance windows and with FinOps on reconciling reservations to keep costs healthy.
• Mentor fellow capacity planners and introduce AI-enabled tools to make planning faster and more accurate across every region.
• Measure your success by sharper forecasts, on-time deliveries and a clear owner and plan for every capacity gap.

Skills

8+ years experience

Cloud capacity planning

Forecasting models

Reports and dashboards

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, supply chain, data analytics or related field

Master's degree

Job description

Cisco Systems is seeking a Senior Capacity Planner to build and maintain rolling capacity forecasts across CSPs, regions, workloads and resource types, translating demand from sales, product and engineering into aligned supply.

You will partner with CSPs on reservations, collaborate with Sales, Engineering and FinOps to ensure on-time capacity and cost control, and mentor teammates while introducing AI-enabled forecasting tools across all regions.