The application window is expected to close on: 3/24/25
This position requires that you commute to the San Francisco, CA or the RTP, NC office 2days a week and that you are available as needed at the San Jose, CA office.
Meet the Team
Cisco’s Common Hardware Group (CHG) designs industry-leading networking hardware. This opportunity is in CHG’s Wireless, Enterprise Routing, and Meraki Hardware department. The Strategy & Operations team is looking for a Business Operations Analyst to support project planning and execution of initiatives related to converging systems, processes, and hardware programs; implementation and integration of new tools and solutions; and tracking and analysis of budgets and forecasts. You will be successful if you’re a quick learner, analytical thinker, committed to process improvement, able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and can build strong partnerships across teams.
Your Impact
- Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders
- Developing and maintaining project plans to track progress through successful project execution
- Analyzing business needs and assessing the feasibility of implementing new tools
- Developing and delivering training to ensure the successful integration of new tools
- Supporting the transformation of quarterly budgeting and forecasting processes
- Establishing procedures to track, analyze, and report on progress against financial targets
- Analyzing data to identify patterns, and developing measures to promote improvements in forecasting
- Creating forecasting guidelines and best practices to improve departmental performance
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience in a project management, implementation specialist, budgeting and forecasting, business operations, or similar role
- Microsoft Office mastery (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
- Experience with budgeting and forecasting, procurement processes, and project management
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Executive presentation skills and an ability to simplify complex analyses
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to create processes and thrive in dynamic and matrixed environments
- Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Large-scale implementation of new tooling experience
- Proven track record of being a change agent and role model by systematically driving successful adoption
- Knowledge of Cisco’s budgeting and procurement tools (e.g., Budget, Pronto, SmartBuy, iProcurement, Concur, PowerBI, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with Purchase Order administration, Accounts Payable, or corporate finance
Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you.
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