Remote Strategy & Planning Lead, Security & Networking Sales

Cisco; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 161,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Strategy & Planning Lead (IC) to shape global priorities by translating sales metrics and market dynamics into executive-ready narratives. You will partner with S&P leadership to define priorities and influence investment decisions across Cisco’s Security & Networking portfolio.

You will bridge data analytics and strategic storytelling, delivering compelling QBOs, governance models, and decision templates that guide senior leadership without direct authority, in a remote

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years in corporate strategy or sales strategy within a global tech enterprise.
• 3+ years of executive communication for director, VP, and executive audiences.
• 3+ years of structured problem solving and top-down communication frameworks.
• 2+ years with business metrics, financial modeling, and sales performance analytics.
• 2+ years as an IC in a highly matrixed environment, aligning VP stakeholders without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end executive narratives for SLT/ELT readiness.
• Structure ambiguous, complex strategic challenges across Security & Networking.
• Translate data into top-down, productive insights and executive decision support.
• Bridge BE, Geo S&P leads, and teams to unify messaging and drive consensus.
• Develop governance models and decision frameworks for strategic pivots.

Skills

Executive storytelling

Narrative synthesis

Structured problem solving

Data translation

Executive presentation

Education

MBA or equivalent advanced degree

Tools

Financial modeling

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Strategy & Planning Lead (IC) to shape global priorities by translating sales metrics and market dynamics into executive-ready narratives. You will partner with S&P leadership to define priorities and influence investment decisions across Cisco’s Security & Networking portfolio.

You will bridge data analytics and strategic storytelling, delivering compelling QBOs, governance models, and decision templates that guide senior leadership without direct authority, in a remote