Jobs at Cisco Systems, Inc. in United States

Position Overview
At Apollo, we're a global team of alternative investment managers passionate about delivering uncommon value to our investors and shareholders. With over 30 years of proven expertise across Private Equity, Credit, and Real Estate, regions and industries, we're known for our integrated businesses, strong investment performance, value-oriented philosophy - and our people.
The Transformation Management team works across Apollo focusing on strategic advisory, project management, and process improvement. We partner cross-functionally to enable the firm to successfully execute key strategic initiatives, problem-solve for complex objectives, and provide expertise and resourcing for program/project management and process assessment/improvement. We are seeking a highly skilled Transformation Consultant/Manager to help business plan and execute strategic transformation initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Implement transformation strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Identify opportunities for business improvement and suggest innovative solutions.
• Lead transformation projects from inception to completion, ensuring they meet timelines and budgets.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to facilitate smooth project execution.
• Institute best practices in project management, cross-functional communication, and establishing a framework for communicating target state or strategic vision.
• In coordination with business stakeholders, conduct process analysis, including documentation of current-state processes and gaps, along with actionable and measurable improvement recommendations.
• Collaborate with IT and business teams to ensure seamless integration of new technologies.
• Develop and maintain financial analysis models to assist in project prioritization.
• Drive regular communications with project sponsors and steering committees, including executive-level stakeholders.
• Track the success of transformation initiatives and make necessary adjustments.
• Stay updated with the latest trends in business transformation and technology advancements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Certifications in project management (e.g., Prince2, PMP, Scrum Master) preferred.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing large-scale transformation projects.
• Financial Services / Asset Management / Private Markets experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working with and managing third-party consulting and vendor resources.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and different methodologies including Agile.
• Strong understanding of digital technologies, digital transformation, and data analytics.
• Critical thinker with strong quantitative, qualitative, and analytical skills who expresses their thoughts and ideas clearly both in oral and written communications.
• Superior executive-level presentation skills - able to distill complicated, multi-faceted issues into the key items to bring to leadership's attention.
• Proactive and organized self-starter with a positive attitude, powerful work ethic, and strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent organizational skills and interpersonal skills, including the ability to resolve internal differences and maintain confidentiality across a broad range of topics.
• Ability to bridge gaps between IT teams and business teams.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing environments and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong drive, initiative, and demonstrated entrepreneurial skillsets.