Business Architect (Remote)

The application window is expected to close on 01/23/2026

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. This is a remote role based in the USA.

Meet the Team

Component Central Operations (CCO) supports Cisco's Silicon and Optical supply chains driving business transformation that delivers scalable, profitable growth. Our team's mission is to drive strategic alignment and operational excellence across the organization. We achieve this by using our expertise in program management, data and analytics, and business architecture. We work in a fast-paced environment collaborating across global teams to enable strategic business outcomes.

Your Impact

The business architect plays a crucial role in aligning business strategy with technology solutions across the supply chain domains. They analyze business processes, identify areas for improvement, and design optimized workflows to enhance efficiency and productivity. The Business Architect also bridges the gap between business partners and technical teams, ensuring that IT investments support strategic goals.

• Designing and implementing end-to-end supply chain transformations: Crafting strategies that optimize processes, enhance efficiency, and drive business value.
• Using data to advise : Applying sophisticated analytics to uncover insights, predict trends, and optimize supply chain performance.
• Driving multi-functional alignment: Collaborating with diverse teams to align on an end-to-end transformation strategy to achieve strategic business outcomes
• Shaping the future of technology: Contributing to the evolution of Cisco's supply chain, ensuring we remain at the cutting edge of innovation.
• Work with senior leadership to develop and refine the strategic roadmap for our silicon and optical supply chains.
• Drive end to end demand forecasting process transformation with Cisco's business units and strategic customers to improve Silicon and Optical Module forecast accuracy.
• Identify, map and analyze the key business capabilities required to implement the strategic roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Maintain the services framework and business process library for the Components Supply Chain
• Implement industry best practices to enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve time-to-market for silicon and optical module products
• Collaborate with IT teams to ensure that technology infrastructure and applications support business process and strategic goals
• Ensure effective data management practices, including data integrity, quality, and accessibility, to support decision-making processes
• Develop and supervise key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of the business process and initiatives
• Find opportunities for continuous improvement and lead initiatives to drive operational excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of Demand Planning, Transformation, Integrated Business Planning, Financial Planning, Customer Co-Planning, experience in the semiconductor industry with semiconductor manufacturing experience.
• 5 years of experience in business architecture, business transformation or related field driving large transformation programs.
• Expert proficiency in communication and facilitation at a working and executive level
• Good experience in business process design, flow, and optimization. Solid understanding of semiconductor planning processes, supply chain dynamics, and industry-specific technologies along with leading systems implementations and/or integrations.
• Experience using Six Sigma methods to tackle problems and optimize business processes along with experience in Project Management, Waterfall, & Agile Methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Optical module manufacturing experience.

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.

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.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. 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 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.