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About the Role

Drive strategic business operations for the Platform Engineering organization by translating executive priorities into scalable operating models, governance frameworks, and measurable business outcomes. This role supports a highly cross-functional organization of approximately 1,300+ engineers, product leaders, and operations partners, working closely with Finance, HR, Procurement, and executive leadership on strategic initiatives tied to growth, scalability, and operational excellence. The team culture is collaborative, fast-moving, optimistic, and highly visible, with leaders who are deeply invested in mentorship, career growth, and empowering people to take ownership and drive meaningful change. This role offers the opportunity to help shape large-scale transformation initiatives across AI productivity, engineering velocity, workforce strategy, and customer experience while gaining direct exposure to senior leadership and high-impact business decisions.

Responsibilities

Lead financial and workforce planning initiatives including budget forecasting, vendor optimization, headcount management, and operational planning to improve fiscal discipline, increase efficiency, and support long-term organizational growth.
Partner across Engineering, Product, Finance, HR, Procurement, Legal, and executive leadership to identify operational gaps, streamline processes, and deliver transformational initiatives tied to AI productivity, engineering velocity, and customer experience improvements.
Build executive-ready reporting, dashboards, and business insights using tools such as Excel, Tableau, and PowerPoint to drive data-informed decision-making and improve organizational visibility.
Shape the future of Platform Engineering operations by bringing structure to complex environments, influencing senior leaders, and driving high-impact programs that help the organization scale with greater speed, quality, and resilience.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in Business Operations, Strategy, Program Management, or a related field.
3+ years directly supporting an Engineering or Technical organization.
Experience leading annual or quarterly planning, OKR/KPI tracking, governance cadences, and executive reporting for technical organizations.
Experience with financial and resource planning, including budgets, forecasts, headcount planning, contractor/vendor spend, software licensing costs, or confidential business data.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence Engineering, Product, Finance, HR, Talent Acquisition, and executive stakeholders.

Skills

Working knowledge of SDLC, cloud platforms, SaaS infrastructure, business intelligence, and reporting tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, or equivalent dashboarding platforms.
Experience administering or optimizing tools such as Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Workday, Tableau, or internal reporting dashboards.

Location

U.S.
Canada

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

8+ years of experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
MBA, Master’s degree, or equivalent advanced degree.
PMP, CSM, or equivalent project/program management certification.

Salary/Compensations

$170,100.00 - $229,700.00
$170,100.00 - $266,900.00
$160,400.00 - $235,300.00

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Restricted stock units
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses for non-sales roles
Performance-based incentive pay on top of base salary for sales roles

About the Company

Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer and more resilient digital world through an AI-native platform that powers security, observability, and hybrid cloud operations at scale.
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.