Strategic Planning Lead, Global Security & Networking Sales

Cisco; Durham (NC); Remote; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Paid time away

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Strategy & Planning Lead to partner with S&P leadership and translate analytics into executive narratives for strategic decision making. You will shape growth trajectories, allocate investments, and present readouts to senior leadership in a highly matrixed tech environment.

This IC role requires 6–8+ years in corporate strategy or sales strategy, strong executive communication, and a track record of cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of high level executive communication and narrative synthesis skills.
• 3+ years of mastery in structured problem solving, hypothesis-driven analysis, and top-down communication frameworks.
• 2+ years with command of business metrics, financial modeling, and sales performance analytics.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end design and delivery of executive narratives and QBOs.
• Structure complex business challenges across Security & Networking and GTM models.
• Translate analytics into top-down insights for executive decision support.
• Bridge cross-functional and BE strategic alignment to unify messaging and drive consensus.
• Develop governance models for executive decision making and incentives.

Skills

Executive communication

Narrative synthesis

Structured problem solving

Data translation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MBA or equivalent

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Strategy & Planning Lead to partner with S&P leadership and translate analytics into executive narratives for strategic decision making. You will shape growth trajectories, allocate investments, and present readouts to senior leadership in a highly matrixed tech environment.

This IC role requires 6–8+ years in corporate strategy or sales strategy, strong executive communication, and a track record of cross-functional collaboration.