Leader Splunk Renewals Finance

Members of the Finance organization at select locations will generally be expected to follow a hybrid work model, which includes two days of in-office attendance each week, with limited exceptions.

Your Impact

We are seeking a Renewals Finance Manager. This role will partner to design and implement core financial processes and reporting infrastructure specific to Splunk renewals, own their execution and drive team adoption. This role will also collaborate and support the broader Renewals finance organization (CX & SW) in strategic, FP&A, and executive advisory capacities.

Splunk Renewals Finance

Process Design & Implementation:

• Partner with the Splunk Renewals Finance Leader to design and build core Splunk finance processes: weekly forecasting, monthly/quarterly close cycles, WD7 reporting, and QBO support
• Establish playbooks, templates, and governance to standardize Splunk renewal analytics. Own the rollout and adoption of new processes, coaching team members through execution

Financial Planning & Reporting:

• Deliver weekly forecast support and monthly/quarterly close reporting with accuracy and insight. Lead WD7 reporting cycles and executive review preparation
• Support strategic initiatives and ad-hoc business requests with clear, actionable analysis.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting infrastructure to enable self-service insights

Cross-Functional Leadership:

• Collaborate with Splunk Renewals Sales, Strategy & Ops, Sales Ops, Sales Finance, BEF, and FP&A teams.
• Be the trusted liaison between finance and sales/ops teams, translating business needs into financial requirements.

Renewals Finance Support:

• Collaborate and support CX Renewals Management on various projects and analysis.
• Coordinate SLT and ELT business reviews, ensuring clear and timely communication of financial results and insights
• Consolidate and communicate recurring revenue metrics across all renewal segments (Services, Software, Splunk)
• Partner with Strategy & Planning Office, Extended Finance Teams, and cross-functional partners on business objectives and transformation initiatives
• Present financial updates to senior leadership, serving as a trusted advisor

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in Finance, FP&A, business transformation, or related roles in a global environment.
• Proven track record in organizational communications, change management, and transformation leadership.
• Strong expertise in financial planning, reporting, and automation.
• Experience with AI, analytics, or digital transformation in a finance context is highly desirable.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated executive presence and ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• Comfort with ambiguity and change; ability to build processes in a growing/evolving team

Additional Considerations

• Role scope may evolve with changing business needs.
• Requires a proactive, collaborative approach and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience in technology, recurring revenue, or subscription-based business models is a plus.

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.

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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 of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to 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.

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• .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.

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Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

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