Compliance Specialist: Ethics & Compliance

About the role

You will join Cisco Legal’s Regulatory & Compliance Ethics & Compliance team. The team is passionate about ethics and compliance, data and privacy, global trade and telecom, ESG, and cyber and national security regulations. You will partner with colleagues in Legal and other functions to have an immediate impact.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Cisco’s Ethics and Compliance Program
• Drive cross-functional initiatives and change
• Scale E&C Program operations through automation and AI
• Develop dashboards, analyze metrics, identify trends, risk areas, and strategic priorities
• Translate risk and control data into actionable insights for management
• Supervise program efficiency and continuously optimize the program
• Assess third party diligence, conflicts of interest, and high-risk transactions
• Maintain audit-ready program documentation
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with the Ethics & Compliance Team and stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience at a global, publicly-traded company designing, implementing, operating, monitoring, and continuously improving ethics and compliance programs and internal controls
• Expertise with compliance, risk management, and case management software and systems, including data analytics, dashboards, and workflow automation
• Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP or CCEP-I), Fraud Examiner (CFE), Leadership Professional in Ethics & Compliance (LPEC), or equivalent

Qualifications

• Experience in the technology industry and with channel risks/indirect sales models
• Effectively prioritizes tasks and leads workload to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes within established deadlines
• Demonstrates adaptability, resiliency, and proactive problem-solving in response to evolving strategies, priorities, responsibilities, and changes within ethics and compliance
• Outstanding listening skills and a high degree of discretion and tact; ability to be viewed as a trusted resource among colleagues and employees with the ability to conduct informal counseling and mentor
• Excellent verbal and written audience-centric communication skills with the appropriate tact, subtlety, and ability to effectively influence individuals of varying backgrounds, learning styles, and seniority

Skills

• Strong program and project management skills
• Data analytics and dashboards
• Workflow automation
• Emerging trends and leading technologies in compliance and risk management

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Volunteer time off
• Flexible vacation time off program
• Performance-based incentive pay for quota-based sales roles

Pay

The starting salary range posted for this position is $106,400.00 to $135,400.00 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.

Schedule

Members of the Legal organization at select locations will generally be expected to follow a hybrid work model, which includes two days of in-office attendance each week, with limited exceptions.