NEW!!! Emerging Technologies Group, Business Incubation Manager – Governance and Growth focus

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The Emerging Technologies Group (ETG) focuses on creating new $B businesses in new and adjacent markets, and is looking for experienced, entrepreneurial talent to lead Cisco’s entry into these new areas. ETG focuses on bringing ideas from whiteboard concepts to fully formed business units through an incubation process. The Business Incubation team is responsible for selecting, developing and shepherding new ideas all the way through the incubation process to a successful business unit.

We are looking for high energy, high impact individuals who want to help build and grow Cisco’s next $1B businesses, and help shape Cisco’s future.

Job Description:
Dynamic opportunity reporting to ETG Director, Business Incubation as a key member of the ETG staff. The BI manager works closely with ETG’s business unit teams and adjacent initiatives (e.g., Emerging Solutions Council) to lead the development and refinement of cross-functional business frameworks. Drives adoption of best practices in product, go-to-market, and business growth strategies and plans

Functional Requirements & Skills:
• Works closely with ETG Director, Business Incubation to develop and refine business frameworks, capture and promote best practices, and assist emerging business units through incubation and growth stages
• Leads and facilitates teams of cross-functional directors and executives. Develops agendas, drafts and develop frameworks, helps teams develop market entry and growth strategies and plans, follows up on actions.
• Identifies and executes specific projects -- develops content to drive cross-functional alignment and establish best practices
• Influences, coordinates and negotiates among several cross-functional teams – across ETG and outside the organization
• Provides ongoing advice to ETG business units and partner organizations (e.g., sales, marketing, services, channels, etc.) with particular emphasis on go-to-market strategy and business growth
• Develops and refines frameworks for business unit and financial portfolio management
• Shares best practices across the BUs and other cross-functional team representatives to help accelerate BU growth and assist BUs to achieve their market objectives

Experience and Qualifications:
• The ideal candidate has both business and technical background, and experience in developing and refining cross-functional business and governance frameworks and driving organizational change initiatives
• A strong interest in launching and growing successful new startup businesses.
• Prior experience as a proven strategy and business consultant to executives or as a product manager, investment banker, venture capitalist is required.
• Able to deal with ambiguity, limited information, and manage multiple projects and achieve successful results. Requires combination of strong collaboration and influence skills, and comfort in working across all functional groups and organizational levels
• At least 8 years of relevant industry experience with entrepreneurial ventures. Experience in identifying, researching, developing, and launching new product and business ideas – preferably in startups, but also in developing brand new markets and products in an existing organization. Proven ability to analyze market opportunities and develop go-to-market strategies and plans.
• Good business judgment, market research, financial modeling and analytical skills. Familiar with business models and value chains
• Able to build strong relationships with all levels and functions at Cisco and throughout the value chain, and work collaboratively to achieve goals.
• A self-motivated, entrepreneurial, results-oriented professional with proven execution abilities in a collaborative setting. Strong bias towards action; able to move quickly, decisively and bring other team members along with them.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and persuasion skills are a must. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effectively manages multiple complex projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Passionate, driven, tenacious and personable. Straight-shooter.
• The ideal candidate is energetic and highly interested in learning all aspects of the ETG incubation process to continue to advance and expand his/her skills and experience

Educational Background:
• BS or equivalent, and MBA or equivalent are

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