Cisco

Business Development Manager

Cisco$96K — $148K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of related experience or advanced degrees with less experience
  • Strong understanding of CX portfolio and recurring revenue models
  • Experience in leading cross-functional initiatives
  • Ability to leverage AI tools for actionable insights
  • Proven track record in program implementation and scaling strategies

Responsibilities

  • Lead projects to launch and implement scalable processes across multiple accounts
  • Utilize CX portfolio knowledge to assist in strategy enablement
  • Influence program outcomes and contract optimization
  • Participate in feedback sessions to understand customer needs
  • Coordinate enablement activities and program launches for customer segments
  • Track customer outcomes and escalate risks or opportunities for improvement
  • Collaborate with internal teams to refine program delivery and document updates

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with a Cisco matching contribution
  • Paid parental leave and disability coverage
  • Flexible vacation time for exempt employees
  • 10 paid holidays plus additional days for personal wellness and volunteering
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 09/10/2026
Location: Atlanta, GA

This role incubates and pilots new programs and processes to mature recurring revenue offers, including software and services, within the CX portfolio, and develops and executes migration plans. It designs scalable strategies to reduce attrition and drive expansion across renewals and lifecycle motions, while leading cross-functional initiatives with Product Management, Sales, and other business stakeholders to shape future-state offerings and transformation roadmaps. The position leverages AI tools to deliver actionable insights, inform strategic program design, and drive scalable business development initiatives that enhance recurring revenue, optimize contracts, and enable partner and market growth.

Responsibilities also include delivering product and systems knowledge to Cisco sales and/or partner teams through demos, enablement sessions, and strategic alignment forums, hosting regular field and/or partner calls to review pipeline forecasts, top account status, and drive proactive interventions, and facilitating QBRs to assess performance, identify gaps, and align on shared metrics and strategic objectives. Additionally, the role identifies new business opportunities, process improvements, and market trends to inform CX's renewals and expansion strategy, serves as a senior advisor across CX to influence investment decisions and shape scalable business models, and collaborates with internal teams to ensure field and/or partner readiness for new programs and offers.

What You'll Do:
• Leads moderately complex projects to launch new programs and implement scalable processes across multiple accounts or regions, ensuring alignment among cross-functional teams
• Utilizes understanding of CX portfolio to assist in scaling strategies and enablement for multiple recurring revenue offers
• Influences outcomes across related teams and assigned accounts, contributing to program expansion and contract optimization
• Participates in discovery and feedback sessions internal, field sales and/or partner teams to understand evolving customer needs and pain points
• Helps coordinate enablement activities and program launches that address specific customer segments, supporting expansion and retention efforts
• Tracks customer outcomes and escalates risks or opportunities for improvement in program adoption, collaborating with sales and/or partner teams
• Leads coordination of new programs and process rollouts for assigned customer segments, ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of adoption metrics
• Assists in refining program delivery by identifying opportunities to automate manual steps and streamline engagement
• Collaborates with internal teams to update enablement resources and support the scaling of successful pilots
• Participates in the evaluation of new CX technologies and tools, helping assess their fit for program expansion as well as field sales and/or partner enablement
• Contributes to the integration of automation and analytics into pilot programs, supporting continuous improvement and scalability
• Collaborates with internal teams to update technical documentation and share insights that enhance field and/or partner readiness
• Coordinates with cross-functional teams to launch new programs, ensuring alignment on goals and responsibilities
• Facilitates knowledge sharing and best practices across field and/or partner teams to support consistent program delivery
• Builds credibility by reliably supporting team initiatives and participating in process improvement efforts

Minimum Qualifications
  • 5+ years of related experience
  • Masters + 3 years of related experience
  • PhD + 0 years of related experience


The starting salary range posted for this position is $96,800.00 to $148,900.00 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:
  • 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 determined by Cisco
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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


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:
  • .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%;
  • 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
  • Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.


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:
$128,000.00 - $205,700.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$125,400.00 - $182,800.00

* 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.

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