The application window is expected to close on: 05/08/2026Job 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
Join a passionate and dynamic team dedicated to driving innovation and excellence within the Splunk Business Unit. We are united by a shared vision to empower organizations by making machine data accessible, actionable, and invaluable. Our team thrives on collaboration, creativity, and a commitment to delivering exceptional experiences for our customers. At Cisco, we celebrate our work, support each other's growth, and embrace a culture of fun and success. Be part of a journey where your contributions truly make an impact!

Your Impact
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Cisco Product Legal team directly supporting the Splunk Business Unit. We are seeking a great teammate, excited to join a highly collaborative product legal team, and eager to dive into a wide variety of work to help drive the business forward. We're looking for a curious, motivated self-starter who can:

Develop an understanding of Splunk's products and the unique, relevant legal challenges specific to those products
Cultivate close working relationships with internal stakeholders, including sales, engineering, product management, business development, operations, finance, and other legals legal teams
Keep up to date on, and provide support, our product compliance programs
Support cross-portfolio user experience matters
Partner with both supply chain and sales to help support complex commercial agreements with suppliers, partners, and customers (under appropriate supervision)
Provide guidance to product management and engineering teams on new and existing services, products, and features throughout the entire product lifecycle
Provide guidance on developer tools and ecosystems
Be knowledgeable on issues related to privacy and data protection issues on a global basis
Coordinate inbound legal support requests for the Product Legal Team
Support collection and management of team KPIs
Support Product Legal-related policies
Assist in the continuous improvement of processes and knowledge management (including resource collateral, form agreements, team presentation standards, and playbooks)
Be adept at making sound judgments quickly to facilitate agile business execution.
Respond promptly and professionally to requests from internal clients.
Manage legal requests from multiple internal clients, while prioritizing key matters
Break down complex issues and communicate them clearly and effectively in plain English.
Be a great teammate, willing to pitch in and assist wherever needed.
Perform other legal and business-related duties as needed to support the success of the Splunk business.

Minimum Qualifications

8+ years of relevant experience at a law firm and/or in-house (the ideal candidate will have both law firm and in-house experience).
Legal experience in software and technology businesses.
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and desire to make legal processes more efficient and optimized
Familiarity with intellectual property, security, global data privacy and protection, regulatory, and contract law matters.
Focused attention to detail and ability to work independently with self-motivation

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 $129,400.00 to $164,000.00 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 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:
$155,300.00 - $226,400.00

Non-Metro New York state& Washington state:
$137,800.00 - $201,000.00

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.

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