Talent Advisor

**Talent Advisor**

Do you want to be part of a fun high performing team and have a passion for technology? We have a great opportunity to work with Cisco, the #1 market leader in networking. Here you’ll be part of the Entry-Level Talent Recruiting (ETR) Team, sourcing top talent for Cisco across various functions.

**Impact**
- Drive talent sourcing and pipelining strategies in collaboration with ETR Leads, Recruiters, and key stakeholders.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to align hiring execution with emerging talent demands and organizational priorities.
- Adhere to compliance protocols and maintain integrity of recruitment processes.
- Deepen knowledge of Cisco’s recruiting policies, processes, and employee value proposition.
- Collaborate across teams to enhance operational efficiency and process excellence.
- Design and implement high-impact programs to engage and attract external emerging talent.
- Build, present, and continuously evolve hiring and channel strategies in partnership with senior stakeholders.
- Mentor junior recruiters; lead by influence in a matrixed environment.
- Translate evolving business needs into actionable recruitment strategies.
- Lead external engagement programs and evaluate ROI on channel partnerships.
- Identify and cultivate new sourcing channels to strengthen the pipeline for rising and transformative talent.
- Provide regular insights on market trends, channel performance, and competitive intelligence.

**Who You'll Work With**

You will be part of the India Entry-Level Talent Recruiting (ETR) team at Cisco. In your role you will work with ETR team, Join & Connect (Talent Acquisition team), P&C (Human Resources team) and business stakeholders.

**Minimum Qualification**
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a relevant or allied specialization.
- Proven expertise in Talent Acquisition with a focus on high-volume, early-in-career, and tech hiring.
- Strong background in both in-house and agency recruitment models.
- Skilled in market mapping and proactive pipeline development for niche tech roles.
- Proficient in data-driven recruitment operations, reporting, and analytics.
- Deep understanding of tech talent landscape and sourcing channels.
- Adept at stakeholder management, using data to drive strategic hiring decisions.
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work across dynamic, cross-functional teams.
- Capable of building and sustaining channel relationships to support recruitment goals.
- Willing to travel for campus engagement and key hiring events.

**Preferred Qualification**
- Expertise in Early in Career, University and Apprentice Hiring
- Excellent communication and strategic planning skills, while being self-motivated with a focus on execution.
- Innovative / Creative, loves to challenge the status quo.

**#WeAreCisco**

WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.

Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do

U.S. employees have **access** to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. 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 up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.