Remote Strategy & Planning Lead, Security & Networking Sales

Cisco; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 128,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Strategy & Planning Lead (IC) to architect executive narratives and decision frameworks. You will partner with S&P leadership to translate sales metrics, market dynamics, and strategic priorities into compelling storylines that guide leadership decisions and investments.

You will translate complex analytics into top-down insights, deliver quarterly business outlooks, and collaborate across Business Entities to align messaging and governance.

Qualifications

• 6–8+ years of progressive experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, or sales strategy & operations.
• 3+ years of executive communication and narrative synthesis for Director/VP/executive audiences.
• 3+ years of structured problem solving and top-down communication frameworks.
• 2+ years with business metrics, financial modeling, and sales analytics.
• 2+ years as an IC in a highly matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead SLT/ELT narrative design and quarterly readouts.
• Structure ambiguous strategic challenges across Security & Networking businesses.
• Translate data into executive insights for decision making.
• Bridge BE, Geo S&P leads, and teams to align messaging.
• Develop streamlined governance for executive decision making.

Skills

Executive communication

Structured problem solving

Top-down analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial modeling

Education

MBA

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Strategy & Planning Lead (IC) to architect executive narratives and decision frameworks. You will partner with S&P leadership to translate sales metrics, market dynamics, and strategic priorities into compelling storylines that guide leadership decisions and investments.

You will translate complex analytics into top-down insights, deliver quarterly business outlooks, and collaborate across Business Entities to align messaging and governance.