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Global Specialists is a dynamic organization, where innovation and technology come together to deliver customer outcomes. We need world-class talent who can design that plan to make our sales teams do just that. We are seeking a best-in-class Security Strategy, Planning & Operations Manager to help shape strategy, build & implement operational plans, drive key initiatives that translate into sales growth in partnership with the Sales Leadership Team and cross-functional collaborators. You will collaborate with a diverse set of leaders across Sales, Operations, Finance, and Business Units to align our strategies and drive our growth initiatives. Your Impact: * You will work as part of S&P team supporting Sales/Finance reporting, business insights and forecasting/ planning for mid to small market sales, designated products and the broader Security sales organization. * Support Incubation and Velocity business finance partner(s), Sales leaders and cross-functional leadership with proactive insight into the performance of the business, sufficiency and health of the pipeline and opportunity funnel and analysis to support decision making/planning/goaling/forecasting/in quarter business results. * Key outputs of your contribution will include reporting and business metric tracking; generating reports, analyses and models as requested by the business to support the overall process regionally or globally. * Prepare and disseminate timely and accurate financial and business information to allow the business to plan, forecast, and make decisions using controlled, consistent data. * Takes full ownership of and accountability for ongoing data insights and reports providing proactive validation and support. * Share results and insights with business partners, identify areas of opportunities and actions to take to continue to drive improved insight into the performance of the business. * Perform scenario analysis & planning to be used for decision making and approvals. * Identifies potential opportunities for operational improvement to CoE leadership. You work for a mid-to-large sized tech company, where you've been instrumental in driving the GTM strategy. You have a proven track record of leading large, distributed teams to success, ensuring alignment across multiple departments such as Sales, Operations, and Finance. You possess deep expertise in the Technology industry and key performance metrics. Your experience with direct sales or channel sales, including resell, MSP, MSSP, and Service Provider channels, sets you apart. You excel in drawing insightful business conclusions from sophisticated data sets, and your strong executive-level presence enables you to present compelling recommendations and influence partners effectively. You bring your authentic self to work, contributing to our inclusive and diverse environment. Minimum Qualifications: * 5+ years of experience in business intelligence, data analysis, strategic planning, or a related field. * Strong knowledge of Business Intelligence tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms. Data Analysis and Management proficiency in analysis software and tools (e.g., SQL, etc) * Expertise in forecasting techniques and tools, including the ability to model and predict sales and business metrics. Advanced Excel: High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions, pivot tables, and data visualization. * Demonstrable experience partnering with executive sales leaders to drive growth plans * Strong in framing & structuring business problems, prioritizing the effort, conducting complex quantitative and qualitative analysis, building an exec level story complete with recommendations Preferred Qualifications: * High degree of partnering skills: Personal integrity; commitment to delivering results; forward thinker; proactive and cross functional problem solver * Must have excellent analytical and systems skills, including sound finance and accounting knowledge, sophisticated excel skills and a working knowledge of various systems tools (Business Objects, Essbase, etc.) * Strong and effective communications across multiple levels of the Company and across multiple functional organizations. Must have excellent partnering and influencing skills. * Ability to influence, participate and leverage cross-functional and regional teams to drive business outcomes. * Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Data Science, or another related field preferred. Master’s degree preferred. \#WeAreCisco #WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all. Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best. We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. 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