Meet the Team

Join Cisco’s Collaboration team, where we design and deliver products that connect people, ideas, and businesses at scale. As part of our Strategy Finance team, you’ll be a trusted partner to Finance and business leaders, helping to shape decisions that impact the future of our collaboration portfolio.

In this role, you’ll support financial planning and day-to-day operations with accuracy and clarity while collaborating closely with product, engineering, and business partners to bring structure and insight to decision-making. You will provide thoughtful analysis to ensure resources align with priorities and strategies, and help streamline processes to improve cross-functional collaboration. More than just a finance role, this is an opportunity to contribute directly to building the future of collaboration—perfect for someone who thrives at the intersection of numbers and strategy and enjoys working with diverse teams to make a meaningful impact!

Your Impact

Take ownership of COGS P&L and drive alignment with gross margin and profitability goals.

• Identify and implement cost optimization opportunities across sourcing, operations, and vendors.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Finance to manage trade-offs and improve cost efficiencies.
• Build and maintain cost models and dashboards to monitor key metrics.
• Develop and track budgets, forecasts, and scenarios with Finance partners.
• Translate complex data into actionable insights and drive strategic cost initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field+ 12 years of experience, or Masters + 8 years, or PhD + 5 years of related experience
• 5–10 years of experience in operations, merchandising, strategy, or business management roles with P&L responsibility.
• Demonstrated success in leading cost efficiency or process improvement initiatives.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint.
• Ability to influence partners through clear, data-driven communication.
• Experience working cross-functionally to align operational and financial goals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Saas business models, vendor negotiations, or procurement.
• Skilled at communicating complex cost topics in simple, actionable ways.
• Experience with building complex cost models.
• Advanced analytical skills; experience with Tableau or other modeling/reporting tools.

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.