Manager, Strategic Portfolio & Execution - Office of the CEO

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.