Program Manager - Integration

About the Role

The Deal Strategy & Execution (DSE) team is a dynamic, cross-functional group that touches billions of dollars in deals annually, uniting professionals across Sales, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Technology. The Global Programs pillar ensures operational readiness, process excellence, and seamless alignment across the company. As the Enterprise Policy & Program Liaison, this role represents sales interests in broader enterprise initiatives, provides complex deal advisory, manages knowledge assets, drives AI adoption, and leads cross-functional launch and impact assessments.

Your Impact

• Lead, architect, and execute enterprise-level programs and projects, aligning Splunk’s business priorities within Cisco’s global sales landscape.
• Influence senior leaders and cross-functional teams in strategic sales conversations, ensuring Splunk solutions are part of the broader Cisco narrative.
• Design, optimize, and scale processes for deal strategy and global programs, driving operational excellence and measurable impact.
• Deliver advanced reporting and data analysis using sales tools (e.g., SFDC, Tableau) and AI platforms to provide actionable, forward-looking insights.
• Facilitate critical workshops, executive meetings, ad-hoc projects, and cross-functional sessions, demonstrating extraordinary collaboration and communication skills.
• Proactively identify strategic opportunities, resolve challenges, and drive results that exceed expectations.
• Build and sustain high-trust relationships across Cisco and Splunk, leveraging broad cross-functional expertise.
• Serve as a thought leader for program management best practices, process innovation, and continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; advanced degree a plus.
• 8+ years of program management experience, preferably in sales strategy, enablement, finance, or operations in a complex, global environment.
• Strong foundational knowledge of Cisco/Splunk enterprise platforms (CCW, SFDC), Buying Programs (EAs, WPAs), and policies (Bookings, Sales, RevRec, Sales Credit & Comp).

Preferred Qualifications

• AI fluency and experience leveraging AI tools and platforms for business insights, automation, or process optimization.
• Deep knowledge of Cisco’s portfolio, systems, and processes—especially commerce, sales, and finance.
• Experience working with Splunk, knowledge of Oracle/SAP ERP, EDW, Tableau, Splunk CPQ, etc.
• Complex Deal Structuring & Management experience a major plus.
• Broad cross-functional exposure (sales, product, marketing, legal, finance, operations).
• Acquisition Integration background is a plus.
• Experience with advanced reporting, analytics, and presentation of strategic insights to executive audiences.
• Demonstrated expertise in process improvement, transformation, and operational excellence.
• Proven track record leading independently as an individual contributor at a senior level.
• Self-driven, highly proactive, and consistently goes above and beyond.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $127,600.00 to $161,700.00, with specific ranges for certain locations:

• New York City Metro Area: $148,500.00 - $234,600.00
• Non-Metro New York State & Washington State: $135,400.00 - $215,200.00

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. For quota-based sales roles, the ranges include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

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.
• Paid time away, including holidays, birthday, year-end shutdown, personal wellness days, and sick time.
• Optional paid volunteer days.
• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles and performance-based incentive pay for sales roles.

This role can be performed anywhere in the USA. The application window is expected to close on 08/21/2026 but may be removed earlier if the position is filled or a sufficient number of applications are received.