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Meet the Team

Join Cisco's AI Strategy & Governance team and help shape the adoption of AI across the enterprise. Our team partners with business, engineering, legal, security, and operations leaders to define AI strategy, establish governance, measure business value, and enable scalable, trusted AI solutions. We transform complex data into actionable insights that drive strategic decisions and enterprise-wide AI adoption.

Your Impact

• Perform strategic analysis to evaluate AI initiatives, identify adoption trends, and measure business value across the enterprise.
• Develop reporting, KPIs, and performance metrics to monitor AI adoption, governance, risk, and value realization.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to develop AI measurement frameworks, success metrics, and reporting that inform governance and strategic decision-making.
• Translate complex data into actionable insights and recommendations that influence strategic priorities.
• Drive data quality, reporting standards, and analytics best practices to support enterprise AI governance.
• Identify opportunities to improve AI portfolio performance through analytics, automation, and process optimization.
• Support executive reviews by developing data-driven presentations, business cases, and strategic recommendations.
• Design scalable data models and reporting solutions that improve visibility into AI portfolio health, adoption, and business outcomes.
• Stay current on emerging AI technologies, governance trends, and regulatory developments to inform strategy and continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Business Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field, with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience performing complex analytics initiatives and translating data into strategic business insights.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python, with experience developing executive dashboards using Tableau, Power BI, or similar visualization tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data modeling, data visualization, and business intelligence best practices.
• Experience communicating complex technical concepts and analytical findings to technical and executive audiences.
• Knowledge of AI, machine learning, data governance, or responsible AI principles.

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 $116,300.00 to $150,900.00 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