Leader, Technical Support

About the Team: The Global Meraki Escalations and Product Specialist Group is part of the Catalyst and Meraki CEAD (Customer Escalations Adoption and Deployment) Engineering organization. This group's primary responsibility is to handle Customer Escalations and triage Customer Facing Defects. They work closely with Meraki Support, Platform and Product Engineering and Product Management organizations to deliver top class Customer and Support Experience. As a People Leader within the Meraki Escalations Engineering organization, the desired candidate will: + Oversee the work of Escalation Engineers and Product Specialists within the Meraki Dashboard product domain. + Take accountability for driving customer escalations (Executive Escalations) through to resolution and closure. + Handle difficult conversations with customers and key stakeholders confidently and professionally during escalations. + Partner closely with regional and technology counterparts to deliver operational excellence for customers, partners, and internal teams. + Drive high-quality standards for Customer Found Defect (CFD) triage and issue scoping. + Monitor key performance indicators and quality measures for escalations and CFDs. + Collaborate cross-functionally with Development Engineering, Product Management, Sales, and Support teams with a strong closed-loop mindset. + Provide thought leadership on serviceability, support readiness, documentation, process, and training. + Guide and support team members in professional development, performance management, and career progression. + Communicate effectively to ensure the team remains informed of company, organization, and team priorities. + Lead and participate in team rituals including team meetings, 1:1 syncs, and group/product-specific sessions. + Maintain a positive outlook and leadership presence in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. + Advocate for AI and automation to enhance products, services, and operational efficiency. Required Experience/ Knowledge/ Skills: + 10+ years of overall experience in IT Services/ Engineering organizations with global presence, with 7+ years as a People Leader. + University Degree in IT or a related major. + Strong working knowledge of IT Networking products, backend infrastructure (Cloud & On-Prem) and their application towards delivering business outcomes. + Demonstrates a solid understanding of the Meraki Dashboard and product portfolio. **Why Cisco?** At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. **Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:** The starting salary range posted for this position is $128,100.00 to $168,200.00 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. The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below: New York City Metro Area: $158,200.00 - $241,700.00 Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $140,600.00 - $241,800.00 * 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. Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.