Strategic Research Assistant - Part-Time with Stock & Coaching

Energy Innovation Corp; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 71,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Learning budgets

Weekly coaching

Job summary

Cisco is hiring a Research Assistant to join our McKinney, TX team with ownership of work that shapes outcomes. The role offers a salary range of $71,000–$96,000 per year on a part-time rhythm, with stock options, learning budgets, and weekly coaching.

The position emphasizes practical ownership, collaboration across Cisco teams, and sharp time-management in a dynamic Texas market. This is an active staffing effort with offers expected soon.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of standing behind your own estimates.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Hands-on general experience that holds up to follow-up questions.
• Clarity of thought demonstrated in tidy documentation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain time management edge as the TX market shifts.
• Spot where strategic planning breaks before it shows up in a dashboard.
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality.
• Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Cisco to hit shared goals.
• Keep TX reporting accurate enough to bet decisions on.
• Own one slice of Cisco's general mission end to end.
• Bridge collaboration and process improvement so teams don't work in the dark.

Skills

Time management

Estimation accuracy

Collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

Cisco is hiring a Research Assistant to join our McKinney, TX team with ownership of work that shapes outcomes. The role offers a salary range of $71,000–$96,000 per year on a part-time rhythm, with stock options, learning budgets, and weekly coaching.

The position emphasizes practical ownership, collaboration across Cisco teams, and sharp time-management in a dynamic Texas market. This is an active staffing effort with offers expected soon.