Project Manager, CSAP at Cisco in North Carolina

Project Manager, CSAP Location: RTP, North Carolina, US The application window is expected to close on: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. Location: East Coast/Central, preferred Meet the Team Sales Enablement & Acceleration (SEA) is dedicated to empowering our global sales teams to be the most effective in the industry while accelerating market value. Within SEA, the Operations team serves as the foundational support for all SEA programs and initiatives, driving operational excellence across Strategy & Planning, Financial Operations, and the Project Management Center of Excellence (PM COE). You will join a high-energy, collaborative team of professionals who thrive on solving complex problems and delivering consistent results worldwide. Your Impact As a Project Manager, you will lead the end-to-end strategy and execution of complex, high-impact programs. You will ensure that all initiatives align with the broader SEA and Cisco business strategy, translating high-level objectives into actionable, scalable programs. In this role, you will: Project Oversight: Oversee a portfolio of interconnected projects, managing dependencies, resource allocation, and cross-program risks. Your focus will be on driving transformational outcomes and ensuring that program delivery provides measurable market value. Strategic Alignment: Partner with executive stakeholders across departments to manage expectations, align priorities, and synchronize program execution with organizational goals. Executive Influence: Serve as a primary liaison to executive leadership, providing transparent reporting on program health, strategic blockers, and long-term roadmap progress. You will influence decision-making at the leadership level to ensure operational excellence and strategic agility. Governance & Scalability: Establish and maintain robust program governance. You will track and analyze program-level KPIs and health metrics to provide actionable insights that drive continuous improvement and organizational scalability. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience. PgMP (Program Management Professional) or PMP certification is highly desirable. 8+ years of experience in professional project management. Proven experience leading large-scale, complex programs (spanning multiple departments or global regions) through the entire lifecycle, including strategic planning, execution, and tracking of high-level KPIs. Demonstrated ability to drive accountability and results in a matrixed environment without direct authority over team members. Proven track record of managing formal Risk Management frameworks and Stakeholder Management strategies for high-visibility initiatives. Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, driving progress independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment. Proficient in Asana project management and Microsoft suite productivity tools to effectively manage complex programs, drive collaboration, and deliver insightful reporting. Preferred Qualifications Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to foster a collaborative team environment and influence diverse, cross-functional teams and stakeholders. Proven success in structured communication, including executive-level summaries and dashboards that distill complex information into clear, actionable strategic insights. Strong organizational skills with a high degree of attention to detail and a focus on operational excellence. Why Cisco? At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada: The starting salary range posted for this position is $109,300.00 to $145,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process. U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.  Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies: 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, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations) 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. 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 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid. The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below: New York City Metro Area: $132,300.00 - $200,100.00 Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $117,300.00 - $219,300.00 * For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. ** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.