Workplace Resources Acquisition Integration Functional Leader

The WPR (Workplace Resources) Acquisition Integration (AI) Functional Leader will oversee a WPR M&A Integration team who works to fully integrate newly acquired M&A (Mergers and Acquisition) sites, services, and facilities teams. The WPR AI Functional Leader will work with the M&A Integration Leads and other Functional M&A Leaders.

Lead the small team of professional Corporate Real Estate program managers and analysts responsible for the full integration of real estate, facilities, site services and projects. Ensures processes, projects and teams operate in concert with each other and the vital training, support and metrics are in place to measure and report progress and performance. Translates business and process improvement strategies into operational objectives and plans for the group, including resourcing, budgets, and commitment plans. Provides mentorship and guidance on job performance and career development to direct reports. Models and provides leadership examples for the WPR and AI organization. Seeks a diverse environment, recognizing our global footprint. Key responsibilities include:

Establish relationships with cross functional peers and high-level management across Cisco, acquired companies and customers. Work cross-functionally and navigate complicated political environments.

• In collaboration with the Integration Lead defines the initial integration plan for facilities included in pre-Commit and Commit business case presented to CFO.
• Leads cross-functional communication and oversight of execution of the full integration plan
• Refine cross-functional governance, decision-making and interdependencies by engaging local, and global virtual teams within WPR and across functions.
• Define roles/responsibilities through onboarding and organizational alignment with the other cross-functional teams, which include IT, HR, WPR, Corporate Security, Legal, Tax and Finance.

Oversee WPR AI PMs, analysts and Partner Teams who perform retained site visits, due diligence, and assessments. From this due diligence and assessments, the team, under the Leaders' oversight will build detailed full Value Driven Integrations (VDI) integration plans.

• Insures the WPR M&A teams coordinates initial operation diligence, to support day 1 tasks for environmental health and safety, business continuity, sustainability, global risk management

The WPR AI Functional Leader ensures that the WPR M&A Integration Team provides timely reports to the WEP Leadership (Workplace Environment and Productivity), which roll up to the Ops Pillar (IT, Corporate Security, InfoSec, Supply Chain, Corporate Development and WPR) and Reporting can include finance, project status, progress and risk reports Security, InfoSec, Supply Chain, Corporate Development and WPR) and The Ops Pillar works closely with HR, M&A Finance and the Legal Entity Functional Teams. The WPR M&A Integration Team advances key decisions and/or issues to the WPR partners, M&A Deal Lead, and the deal business sponsor.

• Oversee and develop detailed project planning, linking inter dependencies and tracking, driving deliverables across, but not limited to HR, Corporate Affairs, Legal, Employee Communications.
• Responsible for the oversight of WPR M&A Integration Team as they transition facility management and site services for retained sites and the real estate portfolio to WPR global partners. This process transitions acquired vendors/suppliers to the global Cisco Facility Management partner model.
• Oversee and manage the end-to-end employee site migration and assist with legal entity process as it relates to Real Estate Leases and fixed asset integration.

• The M&A PMO Leader has budget responsibility and oversight of the (WPR) capital funding, small deals, and cost of integration (COI) expense approvals, by working with M&A and WPR Finance.
• Oversee, roll-up and report detailed site budget requirements & capital spending process, as well as reporting mechanisms to the integration management office and sponsoring business unit.

Develops and executes the onboarding plan of acquired employees to WPR or global partners for retained sites if qualified and needed for ongoing support.

• Oversee and manage the end-to-end employee site migration and assist with legal entity process as it relates to Real Estate Leases and fixed asset integration.
• Track and document lessons learned and dependencies to site migration and employee onboarding.

• You should be a strong, results-oriented leader who leads by example, holds self-accountable for performance, takes absolute ownership, and champions all aspects of Cisco's customer, employee, and project initiatives.
• Leading Change - Ability to implement and drive adoption of new strategies and plans.
• Ability to prioritize and lead ambitious requirements from various teams and individuals, keeping all apprised of status in sufficient time to adjust plans if needed rather than compromise results.
• You are highly productive, robust, detailed, organized, creative, flexible, and collaborative in an ambiguous business environment.
• Must have a strong understanding of business fundamentals and experience leading cross-functional, global teams, which require a high degree of change management.
• Needs only minimal supervision required and can lead cross-functional teams to complete projects and major initiatives using judgment, experience, and leadership skills.
• Viewed as a leader throughout WPR, AI and CDI and serve as a consultative partner, react quickly and efficiently to the nuanced business environment, identify roadblocks early and provide leadership to handle stakeholders, drive plans and functional focus to keep the team and the business on track.
• Experience in developing and maintaining strong working relationships with co-workers and management built on delivering results and willingness to hold one another accountable for results.

• Extensive process and people leadership skills and experience with consistent track record to establish processes, develop appropriate measures and improve processes to eliminate complexity and redundancy.
• Develop and execute deal-specific approaches and solutions to cross-functional dependencies.

• Business planning and problem solving- Ability to develop plans that set strategy, objectives, and projects on sophisticated business problems.
• Ability to resolve issues quickly and efficiently, communicate those results in a timely and effective manner, combined with the ability to know when to bring in management to clarify or support efforts.

• Develop employee-facing comms/change requirements/approaches to facilitate site moves and employee work environment enablement.
• Excellent written and verbal communications.
• Ability to describe complex problems in a simplified way. Capture and communicate technical and business issues clearly & succinctly.

• Experience with mergers and acquisitions, particularly in the technology industry and domain expertise in facilities and legal entities a plus.

High interest in software, network and security technology products and services; thought leadership on Cisco's strategy, business insight and functional process knowledge. Ability to understand and articulate Go-To-Market and Operational, Sales, Service and Channel strategies, as well as employee transition strategies and execution.

Develop & drive an environment that ensures all sales and cross functional teams reach commercial success and are aligned to Cisco Commercial goals, objectives, and Cisco values.

Minimum of ten years' experience in Leading and Management. 6-8 years directly related experience in the following fields-Program and project management, facilities, construction, and Commercial Real Estate.

Knowledge of Cisco Internet working equipment is beneficial.

BS/BA degree required with equivalent plus 6-8+ years related Program Management experience. MBA a plus.

Requires broad training in fields such as operations, business administration, planning, finance, or similar course of study.

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