• As a Senior Data Analyst in this group, you will develop cross-functional relationships and bring rigorous quantitative methods to bear on product data to drive near- and longer-term impact
• Collaborate Across Teams: Partner with PM and Engineering leaders to define key metrics for monitoring and understanding product performance and the customer experience

Drive AI-Enhanced Analytics: Leverage AI-powered analytics tools (such as Snowflake Cortex and similar platforms) to build intelligent reports, surface hidden patterns, generate automated insights, and proactively recommend actions for product and operational improvements

• Champion AI Adoption: Maintain a growth mindset around AI, constantly learn and experiment with new AI technologies, frameworks, and methodologies
• Lead initiatives to adopt and scale AI tools within the analytics function
• Develop Next-Generation Dashboards: Create compelling, intuitive, and automated dashboards for PM, Engineering, and Executives, utilizing AI to enhance visualization, automate discovery, and deliver actionable intelligence
• Identify High-Value AI Use Cases: Independently uncover opportunities to apply AI, such as trend detection, anomaly detection, forecasting, and natural language summarization—to improve operational processes and inform business strategy

Partner on Data Integration: Work with data infrastructure teams to support Cisco data integration into the Meraki ecosystem, ensuring AI and analytics tools are optimized for evolving business needs

• This role requires a blend of strategic thinking and hands-on technical skills to ensure that projects are not only conceptualized effectively but also executed to completion with high quality
• 5+ years of proven ability in an analytical role or equivalent combination of graduate degree and work experience
• Proven ability to work with dashboarding and visualization platforms, with hands‑on use of AI‑powered analytics features to enhance visualizations, automate routine insights
• Outstanding critical thinking and problem-solving ability with superb attention to detail and accuracy
• You have a real passion for analytics and desire for continuous learning
• You have strong organizational skills; able to keep track of multiple complicated priorities without losing details
• You are eager to take ownership of projects

You remain curious and with an appetite to understand all the components of your work

• Practical experience applying AI techniques (e.g., trend detection, anomaly detection, forecasting, natural language processing/summarization) to support business analysis and decision-making

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative major, such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, etc

• The starting salary range posted for this position is $165,000.00 to $241,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits
• 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
• 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
• 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