Customer Project Specialist New Grad null

About Cisco

In all fields, Cisco allows society to build a strong link with each other. It builds hardware and software and provides a helping hand in solving problems on the internet to make networking feasible for everybody, anywhere in this world. It serves people by providing them with technological assistance. It provides its assistance and products to a broad range of trading businesses, helping authorities and customers either directly or through some agencies.

Your role

• Accountability for revenue and gross margin achievement on customer-funded projects, monitoring the expenditures and costs against delivered and realized benefits as the projects progress
• Plan, specify, and maintain projects in line with the strategic plan/roadmap
• Plan and monitor project execution, managing risks and resolving issues as appropriate to ensure projects are executed within the agreed schedule, cost, and performance
• Work closely with and provide support to the relevant stakeholders
• Ensure those project deliverables are to the appropriate levels of quality, on schedule, within budget, and by the project plans
• Manage third-party contributions to the projects as appropriate
• Manage Cisco India customers facing project/s from start to completion including the resolution of project issues.
• Create a project schedule and project management plan with financial, resource and material requirements
• Ensure project deliverables are to the appropriate levels of quality, on schedule, within budget, and by the project plans
• Manage the expenditures and costs against delivered and realized benefits as the project/s progress.
• Resolving issues as appropriate to ensure projects are executed within the agreed schedule, cost, and performance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Identify risks and deploy risk avoidance strategies and mitigation actions as appropriate
• Oversees project staff including project engineers, vendors, partners, and subcontractors. Work closely with and provide support to the relevant stakeholder

Training and development 

The willingness to learn is an essential condition to be employed by Cisco. First and foremost, training is done on the job. Guiding and coaching are part of the responsibility of each manager and are crucial to making each one progress in his/her position. Formal training programs are generally purpose-oriented and designed to improve relevant skills and competencies. Therefore they are proposed in the framework of individual development programs and not as a reward.

Benefits

To keep everyone happy and healthy, Cisco provides financial security and personal growth. They are here to support you with the following benefits and perks depending on the location you belong to:

• Health and life insurance
• Five paid holidays per year
• Pension
• Remote work
• Day out with the team
• Day-care for children
• Free conveyance
• International transfers
• Education reimbursement for employees
• .....read more

Career progression

The career growth at Cisco is truly remarkable, with an open policy where you have the option to choose and learn the skills that entice you. They partner in your progression from day one and nurture you to explore your abilities and competence brilliantly. Meeting people from other departments regularly, learning from peers, and webinars, and interacting with peers and seniors around Cisco’s virtual office have been exemplary in every way. 

The internship experience at Cisco is remarkable, both professionally and personally, and you will be excited to unfold what lies beneath and see how the learning shapes you up as a Cisconian.

Work-life balance

Cisco has a good Inclusive work environment and provides the opportunity for all its employees, globally to work flexibly with work-from-home options. Cisco's flexibility, work/life balance, and hybrid/remote work had a great impact on its employees with the right balance.

Culture & vibe

Cisco is very welcoming and homely. It has an inspirational environment that motivates its team to be themselves and not to behave like a robot. It encourages its employees to learn by giving those challenges. Cisco sees inclusion and diversity as essential to fueling what they call the power of connection. At Cisco, they see inclusion as a bridge—a way to connect diverse perspectives.  To spark new ideas, explore new possibilities, tap into the power of digital transformation, and inspire innovation.

About you

To be an attractive candidate, the following qualifications and skills are required;

• Recent graduate or in your final year of studies towards a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business, Management, Finance, Math, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field from an accredited institution before the program start date
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• High levels of customer orientation and service excellence
• Efficient collaboration skills with internal/external customers and cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication skills, “Can do” attitude, proactive engagement, solutions seeking & team player in a global environment
• Good time management skills and the ability to prioritize work capacity

How to apply

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