Strategic Operations Manager: Planning & Execution

Cisco; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 135,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Business Operations Manager to help the Product Strategy, Planning & Operations organization run day to day. You will own core planning, reporting, and operating processes to provide leaders with clear view of priorities, progress, resources, risks, and decisions.

You will partner across product, engineering, go-to-market, finance, and operations to translate business needs into organized workflows and practical insights.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related experience in business operations or similar roles.
• Cross-functional planning, operating cadences, and reporting experience.
• Experience using data to drive insights and business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Manage business operating rhythms, including planning cycles, team cadences, action tracking, and follow-up on key decisions and commitments.
• Build and maintain reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics for leadership.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams with plans, dependencies, risks, and communications.
• Analyze operational data and feedback to identify trends and opportunities to improve processes and resources.
• Support annual/quarterly planning by collecting inputs and preparing concise leadership materials.
• Design scalable processes, templates, and operating mechanisms to reduce manual work.

Skills

Business operations

Planning

Program management

Data analysis

Go-to-market operations

Operational excellence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Airtable

Airtable Automations

Codex

AI productivity tools

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Business Operations Manager to help the Product Strategy, Planning & Operations organization run day to day. You will own core planning, reporting, and operating processes to provide leaders with clear view of priorities, progress, resources, risks, and decisions.

You will partner across product, engineering, go-to-market, finance, and operations to translate business needs into organized workflows and practical insights.