Leader, Risk Management

Cisco; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 188,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Senior Leader in Supply Chain Risk Management to lead a team of risk analysts and operations professionals. You will oversee incident response, compliance with risk frameworks, and cross-functional engagement to embed risk thinking across the Global Supply Chain.

The role emphasizes proactive risk management, scenario planning, and preventive controls using AI tools and internal signals. You will drive adoption, communicate progress, and influence strategic supply chain

Qualifications

• 10+ years of operational or enterprise risk management experience.
• Experience leading risk programs in supply chain, manufacturing, or logistics.
• Proven leadership and coaching experience.
• Ability to manage transformation initiatives in cross-functional environments.
• Strong strategic thinking with operational rigor.
• Excellent communication to translate risk to leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team: Manage and develop a team of risk analysts and operations professionals.
• Run the business: Oversee operational risk management activities, incident response, and compliance with risk frameworks.
• Build the future: Design and implement proactive risk management processes using AI and data signals.
• Drive adoption: Lead change management and maintain momentum during large-scale adoption.
• Represent risk: Translate risk insights for business decisions in leadership forums.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

AI tools

Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 10/25/2026 This is a hybrid role based once a week out of the Cisco office in the US.

Meet The Team

The Supply Chain Risk Management Team sits within the Strategy and Resiliency Operations function in Cisco's Global Supply Chain. Our mission is to drive resiliency throughout Global Supply Chain which enables durable growth and protects Cisco's operations and brand. We achieve this by capturing comprehensive insight into our extended supplier and partner ecosystem, and by combining operational expertise with sophisticated data analytics, we identify and mitigate risks. Our team is a highly empowered collaborative group who is committed to Cisco's operational excellence by integrating risk oversight with proactive, strategic mitigation initiatives.

Your Impact

• Lead the team: Manage and develop a team of risk analysts and operations professionals. Set clear priorities, model constructive communication, and coach team members through the transition to new processes and tools to help develop the analytical rigor and cross-functional influence needed to embed risk thinking across GSC.
• Run the business: Oversee current operational risk management activities, incident response, compliance with risk frameworks, and cross-functional partner engagement to ensure continuity and accountability. Work cross-functionally with all other supply chain functions to embed risk thinking into operational decision-making.
• Build the future: Design and implement proactive risk management processes, including risk identification frameworks, scenario planning, early warning systems, and preventive controls using AI tools and data from internal and external signals.
• Drive adoption: Lead the change curve as GSC shifts from reactive to proactive risk management. Communicate progress transparently, build stakeholder confidence, and navigate the organizational resistance and process friction that emerge during large-scale adoption, maintaining momentum and partner confidence.
• Represent risk: Participate in GSC leadership forums, translating risk insights into business implications and ensuring risk considerations shape strategic supply chain decisions.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of operational or enterprise risk management experience, ideally in supply chain, manufacturing, or logistics environments.
• Demonstrated success building risk processes and driving organizational adoption of new frameworks.
• Strong team leadership and coaching capability; ability to attract and retain talent.
• Comfort with ambiguity and change; experience managing transformation initiatives in complex, cross-functional environments.
• Strategic thinking paired with operational rigor, equally comfortable designing systems and executing day-to-day operations.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to translate risk concepts for business leaders and operational teams.

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 $187,800.00 to $246,300.00 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 tim