Cloud Capacity Strategy Lead

Cisco Systems; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 175,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays & vacation

Job summary

Cisco Systems is seeking an experienced Capacity Planning professional to build and maintain rolling forecasts for CSPs, regions, workloads and resources. You will align demand with supply, collaborate with CSPs on reservations, and mentor teammates while introducing AI-enabled forecasting tools across global regions.

You will work with Sales, Engineering and FinOps to ensure on-time capacity, optimize spend, and deliver sharp forecasts with clear accountability for gaps and action plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, supply chain, data analytics or a 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

Skills

Cloud capacity planning

Forecasting models

Reports & dashboards

FinOps collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in business/finance/engineering/supply chain/data analytics

Master's degree in related field

Job description

Cisco Systems is seeking an experienced Capacity Planning professional to build and maintain rolling forecasts for CSPs, regions, workloads and resources. You will align demand with supply, collaborate with CSPs on reservations, and mentor teammates while introducing AI-enabled forecasting tools across global regions.

You will work with Sales, Engineering and FinOps to ensure on-time capacity, optimize spend, and deliver sharp forecasts with clear accountability for gaps and action plans.