Leader, Assessment Governance (Remote)

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Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

This role can be performed from any location within the United States.

Meet the Team

Join Cisco Legal's LIST (Legal Innovation, Strategy, and Technology) Team and be a trusted and creative partner to the business. We are a team comprised of lawyers, operational specialists, program managers, engineers and SMEs focused on topics including, AI strategy and governance, privacy, intellectual property and data strategy. You will partner with your colleagues in Legal and numerous other functions across the company to have an immediate impact with your business judgment and ability to get things done.

Your Impact

This critical role is responsible for leading a team in managing and delivering a diverse portfolio of impact assessments that includes privacy, data, AI and vendor compliance. The role will be responsible for growing the assessment process with a focus on AI. The successful candidate will be instrumental in ensuring Cisco's compliance with evolving global AI, data, and privacy regulations, driving critical initiatives, and integrating ground breaking AI and automation into our assessment processes.

• Team Leadership & Management :
• Direct and mentor a team of assessors, fostering a high-performance and collaborative environment.
• Manage the assessment process end-to-end, including queue management, prioritization, and workflow optimization.
• Strategic Assessment & Compliance :
• Lead the development and execution of all types of impact assessments, guiding the team through complex regulatory landscapes.
• Drive vendor assessments focused on privacy and AI, ensuring third-party compliance with Cisco's standards and legal requirements.
• Ensure the XIA team's activities are aligned with Legal's strategic objectives and Cisco's broader compliance requirements.
• Stay abreast of evolving AI, data, and privacy regulations globally and integrate them into assessment methodologies.
• Process Innovation & Automation :
• Promote the increased use of AI and automation within the assessment process to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Find opportunities for process redesign and technological integration to optimize team operations.
• Risk Mitigation :
• Play a key role in mitigating compliance risks associated with Cisco's products, services, and operations, particularly in the AI and data privacy domains.
• Ensure timely and effective completion of assessments to prevent defaults on compliance objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Why Cisco?

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and / or Canada :

The starting salary range posted for this position is $125,500.00 to $159,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and / or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation

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

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 :

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 :

$146,100.00 - $229,600.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state :

$133,200.00 - $221,400.00