For our client – worldwide leader in innovative IT and networking technologies – we are currently looking for a: Project Coordinator
Cisco’s SaO Biz Ops team is a high visibility, high impact group that maintains and tracks many day-to-day operations within Cisco – primarily Contractor Operations, Lab Maintenance, and Internal Coordination. Our team is looking for a talented worker who out the gate would be able to start managing our operations and interfacing with both internal leaders and external vendors. Beyond Cisco’s tools and software, all our work is managed on Microsoft Excel, Sharepoint, and Tableau. Success with this job would mean that you are experienced in both organizing and maintaining spreadsheets as well as visualizing data with Pivot Tables, charts, and graphs. Our team manages different aspects of Cisco’s operations, and most of our team are working on multiple projects at once. These projects all require constant attention, and a lot of the work is time sensitive.
We are looking for someone to drive day-to-day operations, partnering with internal leaders to define and deliver on the organizations business processes and deliverables. Manage the planning process for short- and long-term strategic planning. Manage business processes systems and tools to support the organization. They will be responsible for tracking of and dashboard reporting key components of our team. Strategic planning & analysis, complex problem solving, ability to work in high-stress situations, virtual team leadership.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related technical fields
- 5 years of experience in Project Management, Business Administration, or Data Analytics
- Experience with operating systems within internal organizations using software and online tools
Desired Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience creating, organizing, and maintaining high level/visibility Excel spreadsheets and reporting. Strength with Excel formulas and formatting to meet changing criteria
- Project management mindset – ability to handle a large workload comprising of many different projects, successfully managing communications from respective parties, and staying up to date on information
- External and Internal communication skills. Be able to lead daily discussions with outside contractors and internal leadership. Is able to negotiate, follow-up, and execute decisions and plans that are beneficial to the growth of the team.
- Experience managing a professional team, project, or business function with high output and visibility
- Fluency in Excel macros.
- Experience with leading regionally or globally distributed tools and systems
- Experience identifying opportunities to improve team efficiency and effectiveness through automation
- Ability to prioritize and manage across multiple, often time-sensitive initiatives
- Exceptional organizational, communication, leadership, and customer service skills
We are looking forward to your applications!
Location: San Josè, California, United States | Hybrid
