Software Engineering Manager Distributed System jobs at Cisco in Poland, Krakow

As part of a diverse Cisco IOS XR team, you will play an integral part in software development process. A successful candidate for this role can be flexible, quickly learning new skills and taking responsibility for tasks and features. You will be solving new problems and tackling new challenges every day, with a focus on quality and attention to detail, supported by a team of fellow engineers to deliver new functionality and improvements to our customers. You will be developing a new feature or a fully automated test, investigating a problem, or using our test tools to ensure that our software is always high quality. Technology that you work in could be in Programmability, Routing Infra, etc

• Proven Experience of min. 8 years.
• You hold a computer science engineering or equivalent bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree or a PhD
• strong in data structures and algorithm
• strong programming experience in C or C++
• automation experience with Python or GO

• experience in API programming, Routing, gRPC based services, network programming (TCP/IP), prior development experience in Cisco product is an added plus.
• experience in complete software development cycle including automation is an added plus.
• you are flexible, curious, a problem solver and a team player who can quickly learn new skills and own the responsibilities

You will partner across Finance, IT, Commerce Operations and the Global Partner Organization (GPO), and the Sales Regions. You will have the outstanding opportunity to work cross functionally on an international team passionate about operational excellence.

As a senior member of the Global Partner Finance Organization, you will work with a team of analysts focused on validating proof of performance claims to ensure accurate partner payments in the EMEA region. You will work with your Leader and Regional Managers in maintaining effective and efficient processes that meet internal control requirements. You will be empowered to make a difference, establish a reputation, and position yourself for continued growth.

Your Impact

• Liaise Fund Managers, Team Leads and POP COE team and other cross-functional teams.

• Provide support, leadership and subject matter expertise to local team.

• Ensure policies and procedures are implemented and followed.

• Help resolve partner disputes and/or corrections to documentation, manage partner escalations.

• Work cross-functionally with other teams to ensure timely clearance of transactions claims

• Provide metrics on a daily/weekly basis.

• Monitor and manage claim holds

• Monitor and manage claim aging

• Coordinate quarterly read out calls to provide feedback to Leader and Fund Managers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in finance, business administration, or supply chain related field
• Proficient in English and Polish
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency, team metric development, presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Audit and/or compliance experience helpful but not required
• People management experience helpful
• Familiarity with Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and/or other European languages helpful
• Collaborates to tackle complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions; communicates difficult concepts and negotiates to adopt a different point of view
• Ability to coordinate regional team of analysts, provide clear guidance and training/mentorship as needed, maintain cohesive and collaborative team environment.

Your Impact

• Collaborate with S&L leaders to develop data-driven projections, ensuring financial transparency and accountability across the S&L organization.
• Manage and oversee forecasting processes on weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles
• Analyze variances between actuals, forecasts, and plans to identify key business trends and performance metrics to provide financial insights and recommendations to leadership
• Drive the creation of business cases for new strategic initiatives with an emphasis on AI and automation projects
• Support month-end and quarter-end processes by partnering on manual account reconciliations to maintain accurate financial records.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analyses and build dynamic models to provide actionable insights on business trends and opportunities.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial reporting and communications to support timely and reliable decision-making.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA or BS degree with 5+ years of core Finance experience
• Finance/Accounting and operational reporting and analysis knowledge
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and data mining experience is critical
• Self-starter who can work independently with limited supervision
• Strong analytical skills with ability to break down complex requirements into solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Business Objects and SmartView is desired
• Ability to multi-task and work under tight timelines in a dynamic environment
• Must be able to work successfully with virtual teams
• Excellent communication skills, self-motivation and intellectual curiosity