Senior Cloud Capacity & Forecasting Lead

Cisco Systems; Grapevine (TX); Presencial; USD 175.000 - 235.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Descripción de la vacante

Cisco Systems is seeking an experienced Cloud Capacity Planner who will build and maintain rolling forecasts by CSP, region, workload and resource type. You will align demand with supply, coordinate reservations with CSPs, and collaborate with Sales, Engineering and FinOps to protect capacity and optimize costs.

You will mentor junior planners, introduce AI-powered forecasting tools, and drive measurable improvements in forecast accuracy and on-time delivery across global regions.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, supply chain, data analytics or related field; and 8+ years of related experience.
• Experience in cloud or infrastructure capacity planning with AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.
• 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.

Responsabilidades

• Build and maintain a rolling capacity forecast by CSP, region, workload and resource type.
• Compare demand from sales pipeline, bookings and product roadmaps against available supply; work with CSPs on reservations.
• Collaborate with sales on lead times, with engineering on capacity during maintenance windows and with FinOps on reconciling reservations.
• Mentor fellow capacity planners and introduce AI-enabled tools to improve planning speed and accuracy.
• Measure success by sharper forecasts, on-time deliveries and clear ownership for each capacity gap.

Conocimientos

Forecasting

Dashboard reporting

Cloud capacity planning

FinOps collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Descripción del empleo

Cisco Systems is seeking an experienced Cloud Capacity Planner who will build and maintain rolling forecasts by CSP, region, workload and resource type. You will align demand with supply, coordinate reservations with CSPs, and collaborate with Sales, Engineering and FinOps to protect capacity and optimize costs.

You will mentor junior planners, introduce AI-powered forecasting tools, and drive measurable improvements in forecast accuracy and on-time delivery across global regions.