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Meet the Team
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.
Your Impact
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 possibl" 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”
Minimum Qualifications:
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 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.
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 $99,700.00 to $127,000.00 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 list
