Senior Director, Enterprise Data & AI Analytics

Cisco Systems, Inc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 276,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc is seeking a senior leader for the Enterprise Data, Analytics & AI team within the Silicon One Business Operations. You will guide the data strategy, build AI-ready architectures, and drive analytics across product lifecycles, forecasting, and financial performance.

You will lead a cross-functional team of 5+ ICs, delivering scalable data products, responsible AI standards, and self-service BI for executives and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 15+ years of related experience preferred.
• 4+ years of people leadership experience.
• 4+ years of SQL and Python experience for data engineering/analytics.
• 4+ years leading data science and AI/ML initiatives from problem definition to deployment.
• 4+ years defining enterprise data architecture and data governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction and roadmap for data, analytics & AI initiatives.
• Define secure, governed, and AI-ready data architecture with reusable data products.
• Lead development of predictive models, anomaly detection, and forecasting for business decisions.
• Identify and deploy production-ready AI agents and automation with responsible AI standards.
• Deliver intuitive self-service BI and executive dashboards as a single source of truth.
• Hire, coach, and develop a high-performing team of technical contributors.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Data architecture

SQL

Python

AI/ML initiatives

Forecasting

Executive reporting

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s or PhD preferred

Tools

BI tools

Cloud platforms

Data governance tools

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc is seeking a senior leader for the Enterprise Data, Analytics & AI team within the Silicon One Business Operations. You will guide the data strategy, build AI-ready architectures, and drive analytics across product lifecycles, forecasting, and financial performance.

You will lead a cross-functional team of 5+ ICs, delivering scalable data products, responsible AI standards, and self-service BI for executives and operations.