Senior Cloud Capacity & Forecasting Lead

Cisco Systems; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 175,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems is seeking a capacity planning leader to build rolling forecasts by CSP, region, workload and resource type, coordinating with CSPs on reservations and aligning with sales, engineering and FinOps. The role includes mentoring teammates and introducing AI-enabled tools to improve planning accuracy worldwide.

You will measure success by sharper forecasts, on-time deliveries and clear ownership plans for each capacity gap across global regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, supply chain, data analytics or a related field; and 8+ years of related experience, or a master's degree and 6+ years of related experience
• Experience in cloud or infrastructure capacity planning with AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud, including quotas and reservations
• Experience building demand forecasts and scenario models
• Experience building reports and dashboards
• Experience working with FinOps or finance teams on cloud cost management, reservation coverage or budgets

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a rolling capacity forecast by CSP, region, workload and resource type to help leaders make confident investment and growth decisions worldwide
• Compare demand from sales pipeline, bookings and product roadmaps against available supply, then work with CSPs on reservations so customers get capacity on time without wasted spend
• Collaborate with sales on realistic lead times, with engineering on protecting capacity during maintenance windows and with FinOps on reconciling reservations to keep costs healthy
• Mentor fellow capacity planners and introduce AI-enabled tools to make planning faster and more accurate across every region
• Measure your success by sharper forecasts, on-time deliveries and a clear owner and plan for every capacity gap

Skills

Cloud capacity planning

Forecasting & scenario models

Dashboards & reporting

FinOps / cloud cost management

AI/ML tools

Geopolitical/data sovereignty knowhow

Mentoring teammates

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, supply chain, data analytics or related field (8+ years experience)

Master's degree with 6+ years of related experience

Tools

AI/ML tools

Job description

Cisco Systems is seeking a capacity planning leader to build rolling forecasts by CSP, region, workload and resource type, coordinating with CSPs on reservations and aligning with sales, engineering and FinOps. The role includes mentoring teammates and introducing AI-enabled tools to improve planning accuracy worldwide.

You will measure success by sharper forecasts, on-time deliveries and clear ownership plans for each capacity gap across global regions.