1449790 - Acquisition Data Integration Lead

Acquisition Data Integration Lead

The application window is expected to close on: October 23, 2025.

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if enough applications are received.

MEET THE TEAM

Join Cisco’s Acquisition Data Integration team, a multi-functional group responsible for integrating acquired company data into Cisco’s ecosystem. As the acquisition Data Integration Lead, you’ll work with partners and stakeholders in Engineering, Finance, Sales, Customer Experience (CX), Operations, acquired entities, and external partners. You will align data integration strategies and roadmaps, ensuring timely transition to Cisco’s data standards. You will be responsible for the planning and execution of integration strategies, automation solutions, and data migration with Cisco’s tools and systems. Together, we deliver high-impact outcomes for the business.

YOUR IMPACT

As the Acquisition Data Integration Lead, you ensure acquisition data is integrated into Cisco’s systems. In this business-focused role, you align acquisition data with Cisco’s policies, standards and customer definitions to deliver accurate reporting, cross-sell management, pipeline calculation, seller compensation, and customer migration. You drive scalable, automated data integration solutions that reduces cycle times and manual work, delivering efficient and accurate outcomes on schedule.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead with Business Impact: Develop and execute data integration strategy and roadmap for acquisitions, ensuring alignment with business goals and timely, measurable results.
• Program Management & Accountability: Oversee end-to-end program management of Acquisition Data Track, meeting business requirements with effective planning, reporting, risk management, and issue resolution.
• Inter-team Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement: Lead multi-functional teams across business, technical, and operational areas; act as main contact for stakeholders and acquired entities, supporting collaboration, communication, and decision-making.
• Automation and Innovation: Promote automation and innovative solutions for efficient, scalable data integration; create innovative approaches to optimize processes and solve challenges.
• Strategic & Domain Expertise: Maintain deep knowledge of Cisco’s data standards, architecture, and integration tools; use big-picture thinking to prioritize key integration benchmarks and advise on standard processes.

WHO YOU ARE

• You use automation and AI to achieve desired outcomes.
• You are a strong leader and decision-maker, able to work independently and inspire teams.
• You communicate sophisticated ideas clearly to various audiences.
• You adapt quickly in fast-changing, ambiguous environments.
• You are organized, lead multiple projects, and deliver with minimal direction.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years leading and program-managing large-scale, multi-functional data integration or automation projects with proven business outcomes (e.g., reduced cycle time, improved data quality, increased automation).
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required, MBA or equivalent preferred.
• Demonstrable experience presenting to and influencing senior leadership, aligning data integration with strategic goals.
• Advanced analytical and program management skills; able to lead meetings and deliver complex projects in dynamic settings with minimal direction.
• Demonstrated ownership, task prioritization, anticipated risk management, and consistent, on-time delivery.
• Proficient in Jira Align, Jira Cloud, SQL (management and querying), and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of Cisco’s data standards, architecture, business functions, and process improvement.
• Ability to analyze complex data from various sources and recommend solutions.
• Understanding of software delivery models, business processes, and knowledge transfer during acquisitions, partnerships, or divestitures.
• Experience leading projects for software, SaaS, or cloud-based business acquisitions.

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. Simply put – we power the future.

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.