Cisco

Leader, Risk Management

Cisco$187K — $246K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of operational or enterprise risk management experience, preferably in supply chain, manufacturing, or logistics.
  • Proven track record in building risk processes and facilitating organizational adoption.
  • Strong leadership and coaching abilities with a focus on talent management.
  • Experience navigating ambiguity and managing transformation in complex environments.
  • Strategic thinker with operational execution skills; adept at both system design and daily operations.
  • Outstanding communication skills for translating risk concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of risk analysts and operations professionals.
  • Oversee operational risk management activities and ensure compliance with risk frameworks.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate risk thinking into supply chain decision-making.
  • Design and implement proactive risk management processes using AI and data insights.
  • Drive transition from reactive to proactive risk management, ensuring stakeholder engagement.
  • Represent risk insights in GSC leadership forums and influence strategic decisions.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with one day a week in the office.
  • Opportunity to shape and innovate risk management processes.
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams to influence supply chain strategies.
  • Support for professional growth and development in risk management.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 10/25/2026
This is a hybrid role based once a week out of the Cisco office in the US.

Your Impact

Lead the team: Manage and develop a team of risk analysts and operations professionals. Set clear priorities, model constructive communication, and coach team members through the transition to new processes and tools to help develop the analytical rigor and cross-functional influence needed to embed risk thinking across GSC.

Run the business: Oversee current operational risk management activities, incident response, compliance with risk frameworks, and cross-functional partner engagement to ensure continuity and accountability. Work cross-functionally with all other supply chain functions to embed risk thinking into operational decision-making.

Build the future: Design and implement proactive risk management processes, including risk identification frameworks, scenario planning, early warning systems, and preventive controls using AI tools and data from internal and external signals.

Drive adoption: Lead the change curve as GSC shifts from reactive to proactive risk management. Communicate progress transparently, build stakeholder confidence, and navigate the organizational resistance and process friction that emerge during large-scale adoption, maintaining momentum and partner confidence.

Represent risk: Participate in GSC leadership forums, translating risk insights into business implications and ensuring risk considerations shape strategic supply chain decisions."

Minimum Qualifications
  • 10+ years of operational or enterprise risk management experience, ideally in supply chain, manufacturing, or logistics environments.
  • Demonstrated success building risk processes and driving organizational adoption of new frameworks.
  • Strong team leadership and coaching capability; ability to attract and retain talent.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and change; experience managing transformation initiatives in complex, cross-functional environments.
  • Strategic thinking paired with operational rigor, equally comfortable designing systems and executing day-to-day operations.
  • Excellent communication skills; ability to translate risk concepts for business leaders and operational teams.

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Net Income
$10.1 billion
Founded
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Revenue
$48 billion
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