Business Operations Analyst

The application window is expected to close on: 12/17/2026 MEET THE TEAM The Networking Financial Operations BizOps team within Cisco’s Networking and Collaboration Group owns the entire networking budget planning process, execution, and results. Operating within a global leader powering the Internet, the team connects and transforms businesses by driving operational excellence across financial and operational landscapes. This collaborative and data-driven group works in a hybrid environment to empower engineering leaders and senior executives with critical financial insights. We are genuinely excited to welcome a strategic professional who will directly enhance our budget accuracy and operational efficiency. Your impact Execute comprehensive OPEX and CAPEX budget planning to align resource allocation with strategic company goals and financial targets. Deliver accurate, relevant, and timely budget visibility to Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents to accelerate data-driven business decision-making. Drive OPEX and Headcount budget targets within +/- 0.1% by partnering with cross-functional teams across engineering, finance, and operations. Implement process improvement initiatives and manage forecasting models to optimize procurement, vendor management, and overall resource utilization. Minimum qualifications

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 basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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

New York City Metro Area: $116,300.00 - $173,500.00 Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $101,900.00 - $154,400.00 * For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. ** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.