Sr. Manager, Cloud Capacity Management

Cisco · Bellevue, WA · 2 days ago

OTHR$175k–$235k/yrFull-time

Application window expected to close: 11/02/2026

About the team

The Cloud Capacity Planning team makes sure Cisco's cloud platforms have the compute, storage and network capacity customers need, in the right region at the right time. We turn demand from sales, product and engineering into confirmed supply with our cloud service providers (CSPs), which keeps customer launches, migrations and maintenance windows on track while managing cloud spend responsibly. We're a supportive team of 7 and analysts across the US and Canada who share what we know, learn from each other and celebrate wins together. What makes this team exciting is timing: we're bringing AI-powered forecasting into how Cisco plans for the future of cloud.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain a rolling capacity forecast by CSP, region, workload and resource type to help leaders make confident investment and growth decisions worldwide.
Compare demand from sales pipeline, bookings and product roadmaps against available supply, then work with CSPs on reservations so customers get capacity on time without wasted spend.
Collaborate with sales on realistic lead times, with engineering on protecting capacity during maintenance windows and with FinOps on reconciling reservations to keep costs healthy.
Mentor fellow capacity planners and introduce AI-enabled tools to make planning faster and more accurate across every region.
Measure success by sharper forecasts, on-time deliveries and a clear owner and plan for every capacity gap.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, supply chain, data analytics or a related field; and 8+ years of related experience, or a master's degree and 6+ years of related experience.
Experience in cloud or infrastructure capacity planning with AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud, including quotas and reservations.
Experience building demand forecasts and scenario models.
Experience building reports and dashboards.
Experience working with FinOps or finance teams on cloud cost management, reservation coverage or budgets.

Qualifications

Hands-on experience using AI or machine learning tools to automate forecasting and reporting.
Knowledge of how geopolitical, regulatory and data sovereignty factors affect regional capacity and hardware supply chains.
Clear communicator who enjoys explaining trade-offs to stakeholders at every level.
Passion for mentoring teammates and building processes that make everyone's work easier.

Benefits

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.