Sales Incentives Strategy Lead (AI-Enabled)

Cisco; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 114,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday leave

Birthday off

Vacation & sick time

Volunteer days

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Strategy & Planning Manager - Sales Incentives to translate visions into strategic plans, lead AI-enhanced market and competitive analysis, and guide resource optimization across the organization. You will shape enterprise-wide initiatives and drive a holistic AI strategy to maximize impact.

The role requires strong data-driven insights, collaboration with executives, and expertise in planning analytics and AI-enabled decision making.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience using data and business insights to support planning, forecasting, scenario analysis, or strategic decision-making.
• Ability to manage workstreams independently, prioritize deliverables, and execute against defined business objectives and timelines.
• Comfortable collaborating across multiple teams and functional stakeholders to gather inputs, resolve dependencies, and deliver business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Drives AI-augmented S&P priorities and supports scenario modeling for strategic initiatives.
• Provides regional or global S&P support and aligns cross-functional stakeholders.
• Identifies misalignments and surfaces opportunities through AI-driven analysis and planning.

Skills

Data analytics

Forecasting

Scenario analysis

Strategic decision-making

Tools

BI tools

Analytics tools

Planning tools

Generative AI

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Strategy & Planning Manager - Sales Incentives to translate visions into strategic plans, lead AI-enhanced market and competitive analysis, and guide resource optimization across the organization. You will shape enterprise-wide initiatives and drive a holistic AI strategy to maximize impact.

The role requires strong data-driven insights, collaboration with executives, and expertise in planning analytics and AI-enabled decision making.