Business Architect

**Business Architect/Data Scientist - Global Partner Finance**

**What You'll Do**

As part of the Global Partner Finance organization, you will lead, drive the Connected Partner Funds WorkSpan initiative focused on driving the WorkSpan issues in Disti funds to closure, lead implementation of the Next Generation Rebate Engine initiative and manage any ongoing systematic changes required for new and existing partner incentive programs. This includes prioritizing enhancements and driving consistency across the entire partner incentive infrastructure including but not limited to program administration interfaces, calculation engines, funding platforms, and analytics tools.

**You will**:

- Focus on stabilizing WorkSpan system for disti funds, normalizing fund manager operations by driving system issues to closure with emphasis on finance compliance and controls
- Evaluate the feasibility of new requirements from disti funds, collaborate with IT, fund owners and finance to drive prioritization
- Evaluate the feasibility of new partner program systems, measures, incentives, and policies while maintaining a focus on compliance and controls
- Ensure program requirements are properly documented, implemented, and validated
- Build a roadmap of process, policy, and system requirements to reach a desired target state
- Map end-to-end processes and controls across system inputs, processes, and outputs
- Create predictive analytics to illustrate the expected impact from system or incentive changes

**Who You’ll Work With**

**Who You Are**

We are looking for a teammate that loves to be challenged and work in an environment that requires you to defy the status quo. You are the type of person who is/has:

- Experience leading, driving initiatives, projects with multiple stakeholders
- Constantly looking for opportunities to innovate and improve processes
- Ability to leverage data science and analytics to drive opportunities for strategy and execution
- Experience documenting processes for technical and business requirements
- Skilled at defining problem statements and synthesizing data to support a recommended solution
- Familiarity with software development methodologies (agile, waterfall, DevOps)
- Experience with UAT, BAT, and normalization testing
- Developed understanding of Cisco’s IT architecture and infrastructure

**Our minimum requirements for this role**:

- Bachelor's degree in an analytical or technical field
- 8+ years relevant working experience in an analytics, process, or systems focused role
- Relevant systems and tools knowledge (Tableau, WorkSpan, SFDC, Oracle, SAP, Snowflake, Varicent, UiPath, etc.)
- Functional knowledge of key accounting rules regarding bookings, revenue, deferred revenue, and recurring revenue
- Strong communication and presentation skills. Able to present business results clearly, completely, and accurately

**Why Cisco**

WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all.

We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we’re “old” (37 years strong) and only about hardware, but we’re also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do - you can’t put us in a box

But “Digital Transformation” is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)

Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.

So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us

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 receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

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 pa