Business Operations Analyst

The application window is expected to close on: 12/17/2026<h2><b>MEET THE TEAM</b></h2><p>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.</p><h2>Your impact</h2><p>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.</p><h2>Minimum qualifications</h2><ul><li>Bachelors + 5 years of Business Administration, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field or Masters + 3 years of related experience.</li><li>Experience with foundational Enterprise Networking Technology—such as routers, wireless controllers, access points, and switches—is required to effectively understand and support the Enterprise Network Engineering team</li><li>Experience in developing and delivering strategic recommendations, business process improvement, or operations analysis within a large-scale enterprise environment.</li><li>Experience with data analysis tools including Excel pivot tables, Tableau or Power BI dashboards, and SAP BO.</li></ul><h2>Preferred qualifications</h2><ul><li>Strong written and verbal communication, with a proven record of influencing senior executive stakeholders and navigating large, complex, matrixed global organizations.</li><li>Knowledge of process mapping tools, including Airtable and Miro.</li><li>Experience with AI prompts, including ChatGPT and Codex.</li></ul><p></p><h1>Why Cisco? </h1><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. </p><p></p><h1>Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:</h1><p></p>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.<p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:</p><ul><li><p>10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees</p></li><li><p>1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco</p></li><li><p>Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees</p></li><li><p>Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)</p></li><li><p>80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next</p></li><li><p>Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members</p></li><li><p>Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer</p></li></ul><p></p><p>For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.</p><p></p><p>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:</p><ul><li><p>.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;</p></li><li><p>1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;</p></li><li><p>1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and</p></li><li><p>Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.</p></li></ul><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:</p><p></p><p>New York City Metro Area:</p>$116,300.00 - $173,500.00<p></p><p>Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:</p>$101,900.00 - $154,400.00<p></p><p>* 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.</p><p>** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.</p>