Research Assistant

Energy Innovation Corp; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 71,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Learning budgets

Weekly coaching

Job summary

Cisco is hiring a Research Assistant to join our McKinney, TX team with ownership of work that shapes outcomes. The role offers a salary range of $71,000–$96,000 per year on a part-time rhythm, with stock options, learning budgets, and weekly coaching.

The position emphasizes practical ownership, collaboration across Cisco teams, and sharp time-management in a dynamic Texas market. This is an active staffing effort with offers expected soon.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of standing behind your own estimates.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Hands-on general experience that holds up to follow-up questions.
• Clarity of thought demonstrated in tidy documentation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain time management edge as the TX market shifts.
• Spot where strategic planning breaks before it shows up in a dashboard.
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality.
• Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Cisco to hit shared goals.
• Keep TX reporting accurate enough to bet decisions on.
• Own one slice of Cisco's general mission end to end.
• Bridge collaboration and process improvement so teams don't work in the dark.

Skills

Time management

Estimation accuracy

Collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

Cisco is hiring a Research Assistant to join our McKinney, TX team and take ownership of work that directly shapes our results. The appeal is layered — $71,000 - $96,000, a part-time rhythm, general ownership, and a Cisco crew that backs bold calls.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep your Time Management edge sharp as the TX market shifts


• Spot where Strategic Planning breaks before it shows up in a dashboard


• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality


• Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Cisco to hit shared goals


• Keep TX reporting accurate enough to bet decisions on


• Own one slice of Cisco's general mission end to end


• Bridge Collaboration and Process Improvement so neither team works in the dark

What You'll Bring

• Comfort presenting to a TX-wide audience without a script


• At least 4 years of standing behind your own estimates


• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship


• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork


• A collaborator who makes the mid-level review feel less like an exam


• Hands-on general experience that holds up to follow-up questions


• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation

Every product at Cisco reflects the deeply-bought-in standards our McKinney, TX team holds itself to. Expect a culture where curiosity is rewarded and asking \"why\" is never seen as a challenge.

Salaries here begin at $71,000 - $96,000, complemented by stock options, learning budgets, and weekly one-on-one coaching.

This role is being actively staffed, with offers expected before the quarter closes.

Your Strategic Planning story isn't finished, and the next chapter might be a Research Assistant role here.