Senior Staff Business Operations Manager
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Leading strategic business operations within Platform Engineering at Cisco. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance efficiency and drive transformation initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Drive strategic business operations for the Platform Engineering organization by translating executive priorities into scalable operating models
- Lead financial and workforce planning initiatives including budget forecasting, vendor optimization, headcount management, and operational planning
- Partner across Engineering, Product, Finance, HR, Procurement, Legal, and executive leadership to identify operational gaps, streamline processes, and deliver transformational initiatives
- Build executive-ready reporting, dashboards, and business insights using tools such as Excel, Tableau, and PowerPoint
- Shape the future of Platform Engineering operations by bringing structure to complex environments, influencing senior leaders, and driving high-impact programs
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in Business Operations, Strategy, Program Management, or a related field
- 3+ years directly supporting an Engineering or Technical organization
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
- Experience leading annual or quarterly planning, OKR/KPI tracking, governance cadences, and executive reporting for technical organizations
- Experience with financial and resource planning, including budgets, forecasts, headcount planning, contractor/vendor spend, software licensing costs, or confidential business data
- Working knowledge of SDLC, cloud platforms, SaaS infrastructure, business intelligence, and reporting tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, or equivalent dashboarding platforms
Benefits:
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
- flexible vacation time off program
- 80 hours of sick time off
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