Senior Director, Enterprise Data & AI Analytics

Cisco Systems, Inc

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 276,000 - 350,000

Full time

7 days ago
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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.

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