Manager, Strategic Portfolio & Execution - Office of the CEO Apply (https://jobs.cisco.com/jobs/Login?projectId=1448754) + Location:Offsite, RTP, North Carolina, US + Alternate LocationOffsite US + Area of InterestBusiness Strategy and Operations + Compensation Range125700 USD- 208200 USD + Job TypeProfessional + Technology Interest*None + Job Id1448754 _The application window is expected to close on: September 21, 2025._ _Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received._ **Meet the Team** Get ready to make immediate meaningful impact at the executive level with Cisco’s high-energy Strategic Portfolio & Execution Team- Office of the CEO! We work directly with C-level executives and senior leaders across the company to turn strategy into action and drive Cisco’s most critical global initiatives. Our collaborative and agile team shapes how Cisco executes on its vision—leading governance, operating models, and cross-company alignment. As one of the most visible teams at Cisco, you’ll gain unparalleled exposure to executive decision-making, contribute to high-impact projects, and help deliver solutions that fuel Cisco’s growth worldwide. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from industry leaders and help shape the future of Cisco. **Your Impact** In this role, you will be instrumental in supporting critical cross-functional programs that lead our strategic vision. This individual contributor role offers significant potential for future leadership and career advancement, with access to key industry players while making a tangible impact on global initiatives. Typical responsibilities may include: + Manage and implement cross-functional programs in business development, Go-to-Market, and global operations. + Collaborate with various business groups to set goals, coordinate results, and prepare executive presentations + Identify challenges, track project achievements, and ensure critical initiatives stay on schedule. + Prepare status reports and updates for leadership, communicating results and recommendations to key collaborators. + Contribute to a team rooted in quality, confidentiality and adaptability in a fast paced environment. **Minimum Qualifications for this Role:** + Bachelor's degree in a related field, either business or technology focused. + 5+ years in strategy, planning, business operations, or consulting. + Experience supporting or working with business leadership teams. + Use of PowerPoint, Excel, project management applications, dashboards and AI tools. + Ability to work globally with team members across multiple time zones (West Coast, Europe, Middle East). **Preferred Qualifications:** + Experience in the technology sector supporting critical initiatives. + Experience with a global consultancy supporting matrixed organizations. + Strong communication and organizational skills; comfort working with executives across internal teams. + Ability to break down business problems, build project plans, and follow through to execution. + Analytical, meticulous, and trusted experience handling confidential information. + Positive, proactive demeanor, with an eagerness to learn in a dynamic setting. **Why Cisco?** 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. **Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:** 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 haveaccess (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/careers/we-are-cisco/benefits-and-perks.html) 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. Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.