Cisco

Program Manager, Office of the CLO

Cisco$125K — $159K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in project/program management, business operations, legal operations, or related field.
  • Experience in strategic planning and operational execution processes.
  • Proven skills in developing KPI trackers and dashboards for goal monitoring.
  • Familiarity with knowledge management platforms like SharePoint and Airtable.
  • Strong ability to create executive-ready presentations and reports.

Responsibilities

  • Support strategic planning for the Office of the CLO, including coordination of planning inputs.
  • Develop and manage KPI dashboards and reports to track progress on legal priorities.
  • Facilitate communication and alignment across the Legal Business Operations community.
  • Oversee knowledge management processes to ensure information accessibility and accuracy.
  • Create clear and concise presentations and reports to convey strategic concepts.
  • Coordinate meetings and operating rhythms for the Office of the CLO, including material preparation and follow-up.
  • Manage the processes that contribute to effective Legal leadership team meetings.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with flexible in-office attendance expectations.
  • Opportunity to work in a high-trust and collaborative environment.
  • Engagement with senior leadership in the legal field.
  • Access to advanced knowledge management tools and platforms.
  • Potential for professional growth in the legal operations sector.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 07/20/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

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.

Your Impact

As Program Manager, Office of the Chief Legal Officer (OCLO), you will help run the operational processes that support the OCLO Reporting to the Chief of Staff, you will run the planning, coordination, documentation, reporting, and follow-through that make key operating rhythms and department-wide critical initiatives successful.

You will bring structure, rigor, and attention to detail to a sophisticated, high-trust environment. You will support strategic priority planning, coordinate business operations activity across Legal, manage knowledge-sharing platforms, develop KPI dashboards and reports, and create clear presentations and communications that help stakeholders understand progress, decisions, and next steps.

  • Support strategic priority planning for the Office of the CLO, including coordinating planning inputs, organizing workstreams, and tracking landmarks.
  • Develop, maintain, and improve KPI tracking mechanisms, dashboards, and reports to monitor progress against Legal priorities, operational goals, and critical initiatives.
  • Coordinate across the Legal Business Operations community to support alignment, information flow, consistent execution, and transparency into shared priorities, dependencies, and deliverables.
  • Manage knowledge management processes and platforms, with a focus on SharePoint and Airtable, ensuring information is accurate, current, organized, accessible, and easy for stakeholders to use.
  • Create clear, concise, and executive-ready presentations, reports, and written communications that translate sophisticated strategic and operational concepts into practical, impactful materials.
  • Coordinate Office of the CLO meetings and related team operating rhythms, including scheduling, agenda development, preparation of materials, documentation of outcomes, and follow-up tracking.
  • Run the processes that help make Legal leadership team meetings successful, including collecting inputs, preparing materials, organizing pre-read content, tracking action items, and ensuring timely follow-through after meetings.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • 7+ years of experience in project management, program management, business operations, legal operations, strategy and planning, Chief of Staff support, or a related operational role.
  • Experience supporting strategic planning, annual planning, priority-setting, or operational planning processes, including supervising deliverables, owners, timelines, and achievements.
  • Experience developing or maintaining KPI trackers, dashboards, reports, or other mechanisms used to monitor progress against business or operational goals.
  • Experience handling collaboration, documentation, or knowledge management platforms, including SharePoint, Airtable, Microsoft Office Suite, or similar tools.
  • Experience creating business presentations, written updates, reports, or executive-ready materials for cross-functional stakeholders.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience supporting a legal department, corporate function, executive office, strategy and operations team, or business operations community.
  • Strong presentation development skills, with the ability to convert sophisticated or abstract business topics into clear, concise, and visually effective materials.
  • Strong working knowledge of SharePoint-based knowledge management, including content organization, version control, partner access, and information governance practices.
  • Ability to create structure in complex environments, manage details with precision, and help teams move work from strategic priorities to measurable execution.
  • Proactive ownership mindset, with strong follow-through, sound judgment, and the ability to build trusted working relationships across functions and levels.

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