Strategy & Planning Manager – Campus and Branch Networking

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the executive customer engagement program for the SVP/GM, focusing on sponsored accounts and key customer interactions.

• Oversee program goals, ensure executive readiness, and track outcomes effectively.

• Create executive briefings, agendas, talking points, and necessary preparation materials.

• Facilitate readiness discussions and address any gaps or risks prior to customer interactions.

• Monitor commitments and follow-up actions, assign responsibilities and deadlines, ensure completion, and compile outcomes and recurring themes.

• Lead or assist with strategic and analytical initiatives as identified by the Chief of Staff.

• Transform business challenges into actionable work plans and formulate data-driven strategic recommendations.

• Collaborate with teams across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Marketing to align stakeholder interests and manage dependencies.

• Develop repeatable templates, cadences, and tracking systems for executive programs.

• Consolidate data into decision-ready briefings and communication materials for senior leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 3 years of relevant experience.

• Relevant experience in strategy and planning, program management, product operations, or a related field.

• Proven experience managing cross-functional programs involving senior executives.

• Ability to structure ambiguous business problems, establish a fact base, assess options and trade-offs, and create practical recommendations.

• Proficiency in analyzing financial, operational, product, customer, or market data using tools such as Excel and business intelligence platforms.

• Experience preparing executive briefings, conveying complex business topics, and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority.

• Preferred: Experience managing cross-functional programs that involve customer-facing teams and multiple partner organizations in a dynamic, matrixed environment.

• Preferred: Experience in designing and overseeing executive customer engagement programs and meetings with senior company and customer leaders.

• Preferred: Experience combining detailed operational execution with strategic and analytical problem-solving capabilities.

• Preferred: Experience collaborating with Sales and account teams on executive customer engagements, account planning, or customer success programs.

• Preferred: Background in management consulting, corporate strategy, strategy and operations, or a comparable strategic role, ideally within enterprise technology or networking.

• Preferred: Proficiency in using Tableau, Power BI, or SQL to identify trends and convey business insights.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.

• Paid parental leave.

• Short- and long-term disability coverage.

• Basic life insurance.

• Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available.

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year.

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• 1 paid day off for the employee’s birthday.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• 4 paid days off for personal wellness.

• 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees.

• Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees.

• 80 hours of sick time off provided upon hire and each January 1st thereafter.

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick time may be carried forward.

• Additional paid time off for critical or emergency family issues.

• Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year.

• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco’s policies.