Remote Talent Intelligence Lead — Data Strategy & Insights

Cisco Systems, Inc; North Carolina; Remote; USD 124,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Talent Intelligence & Insights Lead to shape data-driven hiring strategies across the US. You will connect external labor signals with internal HR data to answer where talent concentrates, which skills surge, and how to optimize global location and hiring plans.

In this role, you’ll define the reporting roadmap, create executive briefings, and empower recruiters and leaders with market-ready insights, dashboards, and AI copilots to scale talent decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, analytics, market research, workforce planning, or related field, plus 7+ years in Intelligence, Analytics, Workforce Strategy, or Talent Acquisition Insights.
• Deep domain expertise in Analytics (HR, Talent, or People Analytics).
• Proven synthesis & storytelling with complex data from multiple external vendors into executive-ready stories and dashboards.
• Exceptional communication and consulting skills, aligning cross-functional leaders and executives without direct authority.
• Fluency with querying multi-source datasets; familiarity with BI reporting tools, Excel/Airtable, or SQL is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical data strategy, entity models, and normalization standards for external talent intelligence data.
• Synthesize market signals into executive narratives, presentations, and sourcing playbooks.
• Define requirements for reports, dashboards, and AI copilots in collaboration with TA leaders.
• Translate business questions into data requirements for Snowflake data models.
• Champion external platforms (Draup, LinkedIn Talent Insights, SeekOut) and drive adoption.

Skills

Analytics

Synthesis & storytelling

Stakeholder leadership

Analytical fluency

BI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / analytics / market research / workforce planning

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Talent Intelligence & Insights Lead to shape data-driven hiring strategies across the US. You will connect external labor signals with internal HR data to answer where talent concentrates, which skills surge, and how to optimize global location and hiring plans.

In this role, you’ll define the reporting roadmap, create executive briefings, and empower recruiters and leaders with market-ready insights, dashboards, and AI copilots to scale talent decisions.