Regulatory Impact Manager

Cisco; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 173,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a senior regulatory impact leader to drive structured assessments across the global supply chain. You will translate regulatory requirements into actionable insights, informing operational and financial decisions and shaping long-term regulatory roadmaps.

Collaborate with legal, government affairs, and finance to ensure proactive compliance and efficiency. Ideal candidates have extensive supply chain regulatory experience, strong communication skills, and a track record of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
• 6+ years of supply chain regulatory experience in a technology company, including trade, hardware compliance, and environmental, social & sustainability regulations
• Proven ability to translate regulatory requirements into clear, actionable impact assessments
• Experience in process management and continuous improvement
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Lead structured regulatory impact assessments across the global supply chain and translate requirements into actionable insights on operational, cost, and risk implications
• Drive strategic decisions and create comprehensive regulatory roadmaps that guide long-term planning and align with broader organizational goals
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain regulatory visibility and prioritize assessments
• Champion AI/ML and automation initiatives to accelerate and scale impact assessments
• Communicate findings and recommendations to senior leadership to support compliant and efficient operations

Skills

Regulatory experience

Process improvement

Excel proficiency

PowerPoint proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

MEET THE TEAM

The Regulatory Impact team serves as a vital bridge between global regulatory landscapes and Cisco’s worldwide supply chain operations, ensuring emerging regulations are proactively integrated to maintain compliance and optimize efficiency. By working with cross-functional experts from supply chain, legal, government affairs, and finance, the team fosters a collaborative environment focused on leveraging technology like artificial intelligence and automation to drive transformation. This dynamic, forward-thinking culture and strategic focus make it an exciting place to influence global regulatory strategy and impact Cisco’s operational success.

YOUR IMPACT

Lead structured regulatory impact assessments across the global supply chain by translating requirements into actionable insights on operational, cost, and risk implications. Leverage these insights to directly drive strategic decisions and create comprehensive regulatory roadmaps that guide long-term planning and align with broader organizational goals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain regulatory visibility and prioritize assessments, enabling proactive mitigation strategies. Champion technology-enabled transformation initiatives, including AI/ML and automation, to accelerate and scale impact assessments. Communicate findings and recommendations to senior leadership, ensuring informed, risk-aware decision-making that supports compliance and supply chain efficiency.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
• 6+ years of supply chain regulatory experience in a technology company, including trade, hardware compliance, and environmental, social & sustainability regulations
• Proven ability to translate regulatory requirements into clear, actionable impact assessments
• Experience in process management and continuous improvement
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Experience with AI/ML tools for regulatory impact assessment
• Background in supply chain, risk management, and legal compliance

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 $173,400.00 to $231,800.00 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 of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to 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

$173,400.00 - $265,200.00

Non-Metro New York State & Washington State

$161,300.00 - $235,500.00

• 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.