Project Manager
Cisco Meraki is searching for a project manager to join our Business Operations team! Meraki is making IT easier, faster, and smarter. As a business unit of Cisco Systems, Meraki is the fastest growing cloud-managed networking team in the world, with products and technology architecture that are changing the face of enterprise networking and making cloud-managed IT a reality. Headquartered in San Francisco, the team has a growing international footprint with offices in Europe, Australia, Singapore, Japan, and China. On top of that, we are on track to be the most successful acquisition in Cisco's history (and certainly the most fun). People at Meraki keep the culture strong and make working here exciting, meaningful, and rewarding.
Are you ready to join the team?
Who you are
You are an experienced project manager with strong discernment, ready to partner with cross-functional teams to drive large-scale initiatives. You are passionate about learning the behind-the-scenes operations of a company - how things work, why they are the way they are, and what the impact is to internal and external audiences. You are always hungry for knowledge and eager to get things done (and done well). To top it off, you are open to change and not afraid of iteration.
Minimum qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience implementing business processes and managing sophisticated projects
- Self-starter with high degree of motivation to drive to results
- Ability to create and maintain structure and predictability from ambiguity
- Demonstrate composure under pressure
- Energetic, personable, and collaborative
- Outstanding business communicator
What you’ll do
As a member of our Business Operations Project Management Office, you will drive projects that focus on new platform integrations, the development of new offers and ways to sell, and country enablement. You will develop and deliver project strategies, manage internal and external partners, and be responsible for executing projects that improve processes across our business. This role is highly interdisciplinary and requires strong collaboration with channel and sales, operations, business systems, strategy, product, and finance teams.
Responsibilities include:
- Manage high-complexity, high-impact projects from ideation to completion
- Facilitate cross-functional team collaboration and information dissemination across the organization
- Learn complex business processes end-to-end
- Drive adoption of new processes and platforms
- Analyze data to advise decisions and report on metrics
- Build credible and meaningful relationships across the organization
- Mentor and guide other team members on project management best practices
Why Meraki?
Cisco Meraki is revolutionizing the way IT administrators manage their infrastructure by providing simple and secure cloud-managed solutions. With a large install base of customers and rich, multifaceted data sets, the potential for data analytics to improve business performance for both our customers and our own business is enormous.
Cisco requires all U.S. employees to be fully vaccinated or have an approved religious or medical accommodation. Candidates accepting an offer must provide proof of vaccination status on their first day. If someone anticipates requesting an accommodation for this requirement, they must receive approval before the start date. Candidates receiving an offer will receive additional information about the accommodation process at the time of the offer. All offers of employment are contingent upon complying with Cisco's vaccination policy.
At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.
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