Senior People Consultant (Sr. HRBP)

Meet the Team
The People & Communities (P&C) team partners closely with Ciscos business and community leaders to bring our people strategy to life in a way that scales globally while remaining locally relevant. We act as trusted advisors, coaches, and change leadersconnecting business strategy, people priorities, and employee experience. The team is global, highly collaborative, and operates in a matrixed environment with deep partnerships across Growth, Solutions, and People Experience teams. Our vibe is strategic, curious, and impact-driven, with a strong focus on inclusion, conscious leadership, and transformation. Whats exciting is the opportunity to influence how people experience work at scale while shaping future-focused people strategies.
Your Impact
Partner with business and community leaders to evangelize the P&C strategy and ensure people priorities are fully aligned with business objectives. Act as a strategic consultant and trusted advisor by translating short- and long-term business imperatives into integrated people plans that drive measurable impact. Leverage data, analytics, and insights to inform people decisions, track success metrics, and improve employee experience across communities. Lead and enable transformation initiativessuch as Inclusion & Conscious Cultureby representing community voices and influencing cross-community change. Champion adoption of the P&C portfolio, build leadership capability, and contribute to a strong One P&C culture where success is measured by sustained business outcomes and engaged, high-performing teams.
Minimum Qualifications

• 15+ years of proven experience in an HR Business Partner or equivalent strategic HR role
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing people strategies aligned to business objectives in a global environment

• Proven track record of leading or contributing to large-scale organizational or people transformations
• Experience operating effectively in agile, fast-paced, matrixed organizations
• Masters degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience partnering with sales and/or technology organizations

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  Strong executive presence with extensive experience advising senior leaders and leadership teams
• Ability to leverage people analytics and insights to drive data-informed decision-making
• High comfort navigating ambiguity, complexity, and competing priorities
• Exceptional communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
  

Why Cisco
At Cisco, were revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era and beyond. Weve 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 youll 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.