The application window is expected to close on: 10/31/2026
"Members of the Legal 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."
Preferred locations: RTP, NC Other U.S. locations will be considered.
Your Impact You are phenomenal at communicating succinct legal advice to executives and engineers alike, while balancing reasonable legal risk to enable important business outcomes. You have a curiosity about, and a passion for, both technology and the legal craft and are building extraordinary drafting and counseling skills. You are organized, dependable, and responsive (while we typically have no need to work nights or weekends, we want you to be open to it if the business teams need your support).
How you'll contribute:
o Provide practical guidance to product management and engineering teams on new and existing services, products, and features throughout the entire product lifecycle.
o Develop close working relationships with the business, sales, engineering, operations, finance and legal teams bringing our products to market, as well as a deep understanding of our go-to-market strategies, business processes, and product offerings.
o Advise on AI, privacy, data protection, regulatory issues and intellectual property matters in collaboration with legal subject matter experts on a global basis.
o Draft and maintain product legal collateral, such as transparency disclosures and product-specific terms.
o Be a great teammate, willing to pitch in and assist wherever needed.
Minimum Qualifications o Bar admission with 7+ years of experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal role, preferably in a transactional and/or product counseling role.
o Proven experience working with software/cloud/SaaS products and licensing matters.
o Strong ability to manage legal requests from multiple internal clients and to manage multiple projects simultaneously from start to finish, prioritizing tasks effectively, and communicating progress to stakeholders.
o Exceptional writing and oral communication skills with the ability to distill complex legal issues into concise, actionable advice.
o Experience with privacy, data protection and data use issues; CIPP/E is a plus.
Preferred Qualificationso Excellent business judgment, with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives.
o Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, both as a customer and a service provider.
o Detail oriented and self-sufficient, yet comfortable seeking assistance when needed.
o Capability to quickly absorb, evaluate, and respond to novel issues and craft creative solutions.
o Strategic thinker and easily adapt to differing needs and interests of business stakeholders and Cisco's customers.
The starting salary range posted for this position is $192,300.00 to $243,900.00 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.
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:
$225,000.00 - $336,300.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$205,600.00 - $298,900.00
* 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.
