Talent Advisor, Public Sector (Remote)

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Our Public Sector Recruiting team is at the forefront of building the future of public service. We are dedicated to attracting top-tier talent to fill critical roles that enhance national security, support vital public infrastructure, and drive innovation across government services. Our work presents unique challenges, requiring us to expertly navigate complex government requirements, manage intricate security clearance processes, and source specialized skill sets tailored to distinct needs. We foster strong partnerships, collaborating closely with public hiring managers to ensure success. If you possess resilience, meticulousness, strong communication skills, a deep understanding of public sector nuances, and a strategic mindset, you will find a rewarding opportunity to make a visible, high-impact contribution at the core of public service.

You are a vital link in the public sector hiring process, ensuring a streamlined and positive experience for every applicant, referral, and potential employee. Your goal is to be the "bridge to possible" for those seeking to serve, making their journey as impactful as the result. You will connect with candidates, managing the intricate details of security clearances and government requirements, while building and engaging robust talent pipelines. Partnering closely with public hiring managers, you'll guide them through applicant filtering, presentation, and crucial compensation and hiring process counsel. Your resilience, meticulousness, strong communication, deep understanding of public sector nuances, and strategic outlook are essential supporting the public infrastructure, and driving innovation within government services.

• You are a people evangelist with a "do the right thing" attitude.

• A structured planner with the ability to work accurately under pressure

• An individual with a drive to excel through execution while understanding communication and collaboration is key to building robust relationships

• Open to learning new technologies, leveraging AI, and approaches to continually "be better"

• Seven or more years of recruiting experience, including at least two years in a corporate recruiting environment, managing the full recruitment lifecycle.

• Demonstrated success in sourcing candidates through various channels to build target candidate pipelines within established timeframes.

• Experience collaborating with and presenting to senior-level stakeholders within complex organizational structures.

• Proven ability to influence outcomes and achieve consensus in recruitment processes.

• Over five years of experience recruiting for Federal Agencies, including the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense (DOD), Federal Civilian (FedCiv), and State, Local, and Education (SLED) sectors.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience recruiting customer delivery engineers with Cisco technology backgrounds and U.S. Government secret or higher clearances.

• Proven ability to leverage a robust network of cleared professionals and employ creative, out-of-the-box recruiting methodologies to attract new cleared talent.

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.

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 ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto 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:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* 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.