Legal Operations and Compliance Analyst: Legal Team

The application window is expected to close on: 09/07/2026

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.

Cisco’s People Legal team partners across the business to support employment-related legal matters, compliance programs, employee transitions, and strategic people initiatives. The team operates in a fast-paced, multifaceted legal environment where data integrity, collaboration, and operational excellence are essential to delivering timely, informed, and scalable support.

Cisco’s People Legal team is seeking a strategic and analytical Data Analyst to help drive data integrity and redefine operational workflows across legal data management and collaboration tools. In this role, you will have a broad view of the People Legal team and help bridge fragmented manual data management workflows with high-impact, AI-ready architecture.

You will transform complex, unstructured data into actionable insights, support legal operations reporting, improve process efficiency, and help enable data-driven decision-making across Legal, People & Communities, and related organizational partners.

• Own accurate and timely management of sensitive legal data in case management and related systems, including Salesforce, eBilling, Workday, and Docu Sign.
• Maintain, analyze, and report on data across multiple work streams, including external legal matters, compliance programs, employee transitions, and legal operations activities.
• Derive insights from Legal, People & Communities, and organizational datasets to support strategic decisions, exploratory data analysis, and operational reporting needs.
• Partner with the Operations Manager to diagram, analyze, and evaluate data processes, identify trends and bottlenecks, and recommend operating efficiencies.
• Serve as a data liaison for external compliance vendors, managing complex data flows and validating critical inputs for regulatory filing accuracy, including mandatory federal filings, state-level mandates, and global requirements.
• Analyze complex datasets using AI, automation, and digital collaboration tools to support development of AI-ready data architecture.

• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in data, metrics, analytics, reporting, or equivalent experience in roles of increasing complexity or scope.
• Experience managing, analyzing, and reporting on data in systems such as Workday Reporting, Salesforce, database reporting tools, or case management platforms.
• Experience using AI, automation, or collaborative tools to support data analysis, process improvement, or reporting.
• Experience managing multiple data requests, reports, or projects within established time frames.

• 5+ years of experience in data, metrics, analytics, reporting, or equivalent experience in roles of increasing complexity or scope.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret, explain, and communicate the meaning of measures and metrics.
• Strong organizational skills, technical acumen, and ability to self-manage while effectively taking direction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work cross-functionally with stakeholders at multiple levels of leadership.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify, assess, and communicate data gaps, inconsistencies, and risk areas.
• Positive, team-focused, service-oriented, and results-driven approach, with curiosity and a passion for improving efficiencies through data and technology.

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