Duo Security
Leader, Finance
San Jose, California, United States of America · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$185k-$241kDetected 27 days ago
PythonSQLProject ManagementForecastingBudgetingFP&AProcess ImprovementCiscoLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationCritical Thinking
About the role
- The application window is expected to close on: 07/10/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
- Members of the Finance organization at select locations will generally be expected to follow a hybrid work model, which includes two days of in-office attendance each week, with limited exceptions.
- Meet the Team: Cisco's Corporate Finance team ensures fiscal governance and strategic alignment, being responsible for the company's overall financial health and operational integrity.
Responsibilities
- Cisco is seeking a Senior Manager, Finance PMO, to provide strategic support to the SVP of Corporate Finance and the broader FP&A organization.
- You will lead critically important programs across global Finance teams and cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with corporate objectives.
- You will serve as a key partner to teams across Finance (including Corporate, GTM, and Product FP&A) and cross-functional organizations such as IT, People, Engineering, and Pricing.
- Your success will be defined by your ability to plan and implement effectively, encouraging collaboration across teams with varied strengths to drive ground-breaking change.
- Ad Hoc Initiatives: Lead high-priority, ad hoc strategic projects to support critical Finance leadership requirements as they emerge.
- Corporate Finance Operational Excellence & Transformation Process Optimization: Collaborate with Finance teams to detail, evaluate, and re-architect existing processes to drive end-to-end optimization and standardization.
- Metrics & Enablement: Ensure the achievement of success criteria and metrics through partner enablement and rigorous process management.
- Scalable Solutions: Partner with internal and cross-functional teams to implement scalable, automated solutions that leverage AI to improve decision-making.
- Communication & Alignment Organizational Design: Support the strategic build and development of the Corporate Finance organization to ensure it effectively scales with Cisco's growth.
- Lead high-priority, ad hoc strategic projects to support critical Finance leadership requirements as they emerge.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Finance, or a related field.
- Validated expertise in running company-wide strategic planning cycles and leading large-scale, cross-functional programs.
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with a validated ability to craft compelling, high-level narratives for executive audiences.
- Ability to operate with a high degree of independence, run ambiguity, and thrive in a fast-paced, sophisticated environment.
Nice to have
- Deep experience in process optimization and driving technology-led transformation within a Finance or Operations organization.
- Proficiency with project management tools and financial systems.
- Validated experience using data and implementing AI or automation tools within a finance environment.
- SQL or Python experience is considered a strong asset.
- 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.
- For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota
- 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%
Compensation
- Corporate Finance Project and Program Management Annual Strategic Alignment: Act as a primary partner in the execution and monitoring of the Annual Company Plan, ensuring all finance-led initiatives are rigorously aligned with corporate strategic objectives.
- Goal Execution: Facilitate the annual Corporate Finance goal-setting process and lead all aspects of the execution and tracking of these objectives.
- 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.
- The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
Benefits
- 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.
- Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training.
Company info
- Cisco's Corporate Finance team ensures fiscal governance and strategic alignment, being responsible for the company's overall financial health and operational integrity.
- As a strategic partner, FP&A transforms data into actionable intelligence.
- By running rigorous budgeting, forecasting, and prioritization, the team provides the foresight needed to drive growth, optimize profitability, and support informed decision-making across the enterprise.
- Act as a primary partner in the execution and monitoring of the Annual Company Plan, ensuring all finance-led initiatives are rigorously aligned with corporate strategic objectives.
- $165,100.00 - $246,500.00 * 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.
- Cisconians power the future.
- We make impact as a team, innovating fast and fearlessly to create meaningful solutions on a large scale.
- The depth and breadth of our technology doesn't just benefit our customers - it also means limitless opportunities for us to experiment and learn.
- We understand the power each of our unique backgrounds bring when we work together.
- Because of that, we have a global network of thinkers, doers, experts, and curious creators who help one another do their life's best work.
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