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 to drive revenue and strategic success through deal structuring, business and cloud advisory, technical escalation management, and policy/process/product optimization. The Global Programs pillar—the strategic engine that ensures operational readiness, process excellence, and seamless alignment across the company—represents sales interests in broader enterprise initiatives, provides complex deal advisory, manages knowledge assets, drives AI adoption, orchestrates Splunk+Cisco and leads cross-functional launch and impact assessments to mitigate risk when rolling out new offers, products, processes and policies.

As a Program Manager on Splunk Sales Deal Strategy & Execution – Global Programs team, you will drive complex, high-impact enterprise initiatives at the intersection of Cisco and Splunk. You’ll shape sales strategies, champion process transformation, and influence senior stakeholders, ensuring Splunk’s value is integrated into Cisco’s global sales ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Paid time away, including 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness
• 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
• Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $127,600.00 to $161,700.00, reflecting the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

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

Schedule

This role can be performed anywhere in the USA.