Strategy & Planning Lead, Global Security & Networking

Cisco; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 128,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Strategy & Planning Lead to architect executive narratives and decision frameworks that guide global priorities and investment. You will partner with S&P leadership to translate complex metrics into compelling stories for senior leaders.

The role blends data analytics with strategic storytelling, bridging analytics and planning across multiple business entities while influencing cross-functional stakeholders in a highly matrixed environment.

Qualifications

• 6–8+ years in corporate strategy or sales strategy & operations in a global tech enterprise.
• 3+ years of executive communication and narrative synthesis for Director/VP/executive audiences.
• 3+ years in structured problem solving with hypothesis-driven analysis and top-down communication.

Responsibilities

• Drive executive narrative leadership for SLT/ELT readouts and quarterly business outlooks.
• Structure ambiguous strategic challenges across Security & Networking and evolve go-to-market models.
• Translate finance, bookings, and operational data into top-down, actionable insights for leadership.

Skills

Executive communication

Narrative synthesis

Structured problem solving

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional influence

Education

MBA or equivalent

Tools

Analytics tools

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Strategy & Planning Lead to architect executive narratives and decision frameworks that guide global priorities and investment. You will partner with S&P leadership to translate complex metrics into compelling stories for senior leaders.

The role blends data analytics with strategic storytelling, bridging analytics and planning across multiple business entities while influencing cross-functional stakeholders in a highly matrixed environment.