Meet the Team Join the dynamic finance organization at Cisco, where the Commercial Finance Manager plays a pivotal role in supporting the sales efforts around deal management in the India and Asia Pacific regions. You will collaborate with Area VP, Sales Directors, Finance Controllers, and other internal stakeholders to drive business success. Your Impact As a Commercial Finance Manager, you will be a trusted advisor and business partner to the Sales teams, ensuring consistent management of non-standard deals in line with Cisco's policies and procedures. In this role, you will: * Manage, support, and coordinate the deal structuring, review, and approval process. * Exercise judgment to optimize margins and mitigate risks while remaining commercially competitive. * Play a critical role in managing complex, non-standard business opportunities. * Build relationships with functional teams for close interactions during deal reviews and approvals. * Manage all non-standard deals for assigned accounts or geography. * Work with Sales Teams to optimize deals and prevent conflicts. * Facilitate deal reviews and approvals by managing communication and structuring. * Implement pricing and deal packaging guidelines with field sales. * Perform scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, NPVs & IRRs during deal structuring. * Ensure deal governance and compliance, including risk assessment. * Collaborate with Legal for contract reviews and assessments. * Maintain extensive knowledge of product and service offerings. Minimum Qualifications * Business/Finance-related degree (MBA preferred) with relevant experience in commercial/pricing/deal management. Preferred Qualifications * Experience in deal management and pricing in the Telecom/IT domain. * Understanding of telecom technology and Cisco product portfolio is a plus. * Strong time management and planning skills to work effectively under pressure. * Excellent analytical, mathematical, and tool skills (Excel, Pivot tables). * General understanding of contracts and implications on revenue recognition. * Proficiency in English with strong written and oral communication skills. * Excellent interpersonal skills. #WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all. Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best. We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do! Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us! 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.