Cisco Director Strategy Planning 

United States, Georgia, Atlanta 

957193311

What You'll Do

• Act as a senior US Public Sector (USPS) representative to both internal and external discussions and engagements
• Lead teams to bring strategy to execution and engage with Executive Leaders and collaborators to inspire change initiatives
• Lead creation, definition, communication and execution of key USPS business priorities, strategies and execution across multiple executive level forums
• Lead ongoing strategy and implementation of Digital platform for the field
• Engage with Sales and Sales Finance Leadership to continually define and lead investment, budgets, etc.
• Provide innovative and strategic analysis of market activities, leading to business insights and planning
• Build investment modeling and portfolio management to help drive GTM changes and sales efficiencies including workforce planning and analytics.
• Develop business requirements and creation/tracking of success with performance metrics
• Provide constant, clear communication and facilitation of objectives, status, tactics, and results to all team members
• Be a change agent to transform the sales experience by crafting and aligning new capabilities
• Identify and communicate impacts to all collaborators globally and supporting groups
• Define and socialize success metrics; provide the management, communication, and governance to support the business objectives

Key Results include but not limited to:

• Go to market planning
• Management of critical initiatives and sales programs
• USPS Annual Plan and Long-Range Strategy & Planning
• Performance metrics and results
• Compensation Strategy, Programs and Operations
• People Plan including Learning and Development strategy and Inclusion and Diversity
• Change Management Planning
• Communications Strategy
• Strategic Sales Programs
• SLT strategy and planning process

Who You Are

• MBA or equivalent preferred but not required
• Field Sales experience with a consistent track record of sales success is required
• Experience should include a deep understanding of Cisco's Customers, market transitions, value based selling (CIO/ CXO engagements), Global sales operations/processes and a strong command Cisco's Product and Services portfolio is required.
• 10+ years of validated experience in leading operations, program management or strategy development
• Experience working with Federal, State and Local Governments or with Education customers (Higher Education or K12)
• Experience working in large, sophisticated organizations
• Successful track record of outstanding performance and strong leadership skills
• A consistent record of solving sophisticated business problems and crafting viable solutions.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Strong Verbal and Written Communications skills are required
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy required

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other's backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is central to our purpose (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).