SVS Project Manager 1417126

What You'll Do

In this highly visible customer facing role as a Project Manager, you will:

• Manage medium to large/complex customer facing projects in an account or group of accounts
• Create project schedules including dependencies on financial, resource and material requirements
• Lead project teams to deliver multiple, simultaneous projects that span across several business or technology areas
• Manage scope, time, cost, quality, people, risk and communications for a project
• Take the authority as the program leader and believe that you can create a phenomenal positive impact even without formal authority by owning the program
• Prioritize and Focus on Critical Success Factors
• Understand how the program goals connect to the company strategy and align the team towards that overarching goal
• Identify key issues, gaps and work with SVS engineers and business units to resolve issues
• Engage with customers and other Cisco stakeholders on successful planning

Who You'll Work With

You will be working with some of the largest business entities validating Cisco solutions in a test environment that is aligned with the customer's present or future topology. You will work closely with test engineers who execute the agreed to test plans and you will be supported by an outstanding team of experienced Project Managers from the SVS PMO.

Who You Are

Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS degree required; business major preferred
• Program Manager experience required; Program Management role within a large PMO environment and/or Services organization preferred
• 2-3 days per week working onsite in RTP
• PMBOK standard knowledge including assessing scope, team member management, requirements capturing, schedules building, risk management and serving as liaison within functional teams
• Experience in program planning, tracking and reporting, and process improvement
• Strong use of Agile frameworks (such as Scrum or Scaled Agile) in their roles and ceremonies
• MS Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint & Excel is required, preferred software application experience in the following: Aha!, Quip (Salesforce application), Microsoft SharePoint, Smartsheet, Jira or Rally
• Technical Background in Cisco solutions preferred
• Have basic knowledge of routing, routing protocols, switching, internet and general network architecture preferred
• PMP and Scrum/SAFe preferred

Cisco offers an outstanding employee benefits package including to health insurance (health, dental, vision), 401k matching, almost 9 weeks of paid time away including 20 days PTO, 10 days for volunteering, your birthday, 10 holidays and 5 pre-scheduled "Cisco Day For Me" wellness days.

Why Cisco?

#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you!

Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We're the Internet's optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it's not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We're helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We're helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G, or otherwise.

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 in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).

We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we're committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.

So, you have colorful hair? Don't care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That's cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco

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 have 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, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

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.