The application window is expected to close on: 07/27/2026Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Members of the Legal organization at select locations will generally be expected to follow a hybrid work model, which includes two days of in-office attendance each week, with limited exceptions.
Meet the Team
Cisco’s in-house Corporate Investigations team includes seasoned attorneys, investigators, and business professionals. The Corporate Investigations team is responsible for conducting internal investigations across Cisco’s global offices, and works closely with Cisco’s ethics and compliance, finance, sales, human resources, regulatory and other business teams on those investigations. This position will report to our Senior Director, Associate General Counsel for Corporate Investigations, and will be responsible for handling a wide variety of investigations across geographies.
Your Impact
Cisco is seeking a highly motivated and experienced lawyer to serve as a Senior Corporate Counsel in our global corporate investigations team. You will be handling and managing internal and privileged investigations across a wide variety of ethics and compliance matters stemming from internal and external enforcement inquiries, navigating diverse and complex regulatory and legal landscapes, consulting with stakeholders in determining remediation efforts, and working with a global team in building a strong culture of compliance.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead and manage the full lifecycle of global complex investigations, partnering cross-functionally with the employment, ethics, competition, sales, and finance teams. This includes developing investigation strategy, conducting and documenting interviews, performing tasks associated with investigation management, developing remediation recommendations, and creating and finalizing investigative reports.
- Select and manage outside counsel for certain complex investigations, coordinate strategy with outside counsel.
- Identify trends and opportunities in investigative data to continuously inform and recommend training, policy and controls updates, and mitigation of future compliance risks. Work with other teams as necessary to implement those changes.
- Scale and develop AI data driven frameworks and assessments for conducting investigations.
- Brief executives on investigation outcomes and risk management guidance, and partner cross-functionally to execute resulting remediation.
- Actively contribute to a collaborative and inclusive team culture by sharing knowledge and building strong professional relationships across the organization.
Minimum Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution and 10+ years of relevant experience in government (highly preferred) and/or law firm, or in-house investigation role within compliance, corporate law, or a related field, with high preference in the technology sector.
- 5+ years of experience and familiarity with managing the full lifecycle of internal privileged investigations and external enforcement of the FCPA, SOX, whistleblower, antitrust, anti-bribery, other securities law and business ethics violations, and their equivalents for non-U.S. countries; as well as managing outside counsel and handling external enforcement and regulatory requests related to those areas.
- Experience working with U.S. and global federal and state law enforcement or regulatory agencies, and government litigation and investigations experience.
- Ability to work independently on multiple time-sensitive projects at the same time, and exhibit the poise, presence, judgment and decision-making skills to advise senior level management on matters involving legal and reputational risk.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong leadership skills and contribution to a team culture passionate about shared success.
- Familiarity with AI and investigative tools, and a passion for incorporating AI into existing workflows.
- Experience with executive communications on risk management advice.
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 $223,800.00 to $283,900.00 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:
$251,700.00 - $367,300.00
Non-Metro New York state& Washington state:
$223,800.00 - $326,500.00
- 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.
