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Project Consultant

Progressive technology solutions

Project Consultant

San Jose, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    DESCRIPTION: What You'll Do  We believe it is our employee's creative ideas that will accelerate Cisco’s leadership in the digital age. “My Innovation” is a company-wide initiative to empower all Cisco employees to innovate everywhere and at any time. It creates the environment and provides vehicles for innovative ideas to emerge, develop and craft Cisco’s future.  As an experienced innovation consultant, you will be responsible for the design, planning, and execution of custom workshops and trainings that are part of “My Innovation”. More specifically, you will help innovators across Cisco accelerate their projects by applying some of the latest innovation methodologies such as design thinking, lean start-up, and service design. Your personal experience bringing innovative ideas to market will be key to inspire, mentor and coach Cisco innovators.  WHO YOU ARE  Our Minimum Qualifications for this Role Are:  • You are a lean start-up & design-thinking practitioner and have experience bringing innovative concepts to market  • You are an amazing facilitator and story teller  • You have 5+ years’ experience as a project / program manager  • You have a MSc degree or equivalent  • You have prior Cisco experience or knowledge in similar industries / technologies  • You are able to travel at least twice per quarter globally  • You are a Team player with openness and a willingness to learn   Our Desired Skills Are:  • Entrepreneurial drive with proven ability to achieve/stretch goals in an innovative and dynamic environment with shifting priorities and objectives  • Experience working in a start-up environment or for an innovation team  • Strong organizing and stakeholder management skills. Ability to influence at all levels, to close gaps in conflicting priorities and to align a core and broader virtual team to achieve a common goal.  • Excellent communication skills - written, verbal and presentation

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    Project/Program manager experience(5+)

    Start-Up Accelerator Mindset/Design-thinking practitioner/Innovator

    Cisco experience or knowledge in similar industries / technologies

     

     

    Additional Information

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.