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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.

The application window is expected to close on: for U.S. ONLY, 12/05/2025

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

You will join Cisco Legal’s Regulatory Affairs Trade Legal & Compliance team. The Regulatory Affairs team is comprised of lawyers, operational specialists, program managers, engineers, and subject matter authorities passionate about topics including data and privacy, global trade and telecom, ESG, and cyber and national security regulations. You will partner with your colleagues in Legal and numerous other functions across the company to have an immediate impact with your analytic rigor, business judgment, and ability to get things done.

Your Impact

This leader will orchestrate the integration and optimization of automated solutions within trade compliance. By championing the streamlining of IT processes, they will significantly reduce manual intervention, accelerate transaction times, and minimize errors and trade risks. The role involves advising comprehensive trade risk management activities, applying sophisticated trade automation software to proactively identify and address potential compliance vulnerabilities. By ensuring that trade policies, procedures, and instructions are consistently developed, refined, and effectively communicated, the leader will strengthen Cisco's adherence to sophisticated and evolving global trade regulations, thereby mitigating the risk of penalties, fines, and operational disruptions.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead Trade Compliance IT Strategy: Provide overarching leadership and direction for Cisco’s Trade Compliance Programs, focusing on IT projects and automated solutions. Orchestrate the development, integration, and continuous improvement of automated trade compliance processes to improve efficiency and reduce risks.

* Lead Trade Risk via Technology: Direct comprehensive trade risk management activities, demonstrating sophisticated automation software to identify vulnerabilities and ensure robust compliance.

* Bridge Legal & IT Stakeholders: Act as key liaison between Cisco’s TLC team, IT partners, business collaborators and vendors for defining and implementing automated compliance solutions.

* Enable Data-Driven Decisions: Lead sophisticated trade data analytics initiatives to provide strategic insights and support proactive risk management.

* Maintain up-to-date knowledge of export controls, trade sanctions, and compliance strategies, proactively applying new findings to improve processes and documentation.

Minimum Qualifications

* BA/BS or equivalent experience with 5+ year or Master’s with 4+ years in IT, trade compliance, compliance, supply chain or logistics

* Hands on experience with ERP trade software (e.g. SAP, GTS, Oracle GTM) and ability to translate compliance requirements into effective, tested IT solutions and AI/Automation controls

* Strong analytical abilities to interpret trade data, identify compliance risks and drive data informed decisions

* Outstanding project management skills, including leading cross functional teams and running large-scale systems integrations. Strong interpersonal abilities to lead multiple tasks, deadlines, and compliance initiatives simultaneously.

* Proven understanding of global trade regulations, export controls and industry procedures. Demonstrates a keen curiosity about accepting and continuously learning new Automation tools to improve efficiency and drive process improvements.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $129,400.00 to $164,000.00 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.

+ 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:

$155,300.00 - $226,400.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$137,800.00 - $201,000.00

* 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.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.