Project Manager – Sales Enablement, EMEA

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Temporary Project Manager to support the execution of key sales enablement initiatives across EMEA for Cisco for the next 12 months.

The successful candidate will work cross-functionally to coordinate the execution of sales enablement initiatives across the Region, tracking execution milestones, ensuring stakeholder alignment and timely delivery of enablement activities across multiple Countries and Teams.

This role is ideal for someone with strong project management skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience working in a fast-paced, international business environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support comprehensive cohort planning and manage complex class scheduling to ensure alignment with execution goals.
• Oversee attendee registration, maintain accurate tracking systems, and manage all logistics, including facility requirements.
• Track progress against agreed plans and ensure timely follow-up with stakeholders.
• Facilitate regular project meetings, ensuring clear agendas, decisions, and next steps.
• Manage project documentation, status reports, meeting notes, and action logs.
• Identify execution risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies, escalating issues where appropriate.
• Ensure consistency of execution across EMEA markets while allowing for local business needs.
• Help measure initiative progress and impact through defined KPIs and reporting.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of enablement processes, templates, and governance.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management within sales operations, sales enablement, business operations, marketing operations, or a similar role.
• Experience coordinating projects across multiple stakeholders, teams, or countries.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced, evolving environment, while keeping focus on project milestones and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow up effectively.
• Good understanding of sales enablement planning & execution.
• Comfortable working in a matrixed, international organization.
• Proficiency in project management software, scheduling tools, and data tracking platforms (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Airtable, Asana or equivalent).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the technology sector or large multinational companies.
• Experience supporting sales training, enablement programs, or commercial transformation initiatives.
• Ability to work with data, dashboards, and basic performance reporting.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Project planning and execution
• Stakeholder management
• Cross-functional coordination
• Sales enablement understanding
• Communication and facilitation
• Problem solving
• Risk and issue tracking
• Reporting and governance
• Adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Strong ownership and accountability

Success Measures

The temporary worker will be successful if they:

• Deliver agreed project milestones on time and with high quality.
• Maintain clear visibility of project status, risks, and next steps.
• Ensure strong stakeholder engagement
• Provide clear governance, effective coordination, and execution discipline across all workstreams .

Suggested Job Posting Description

Temporary Project Manager – Sales Enablement, EMEA

• We are looking for a Temporary Project Manager to join our EMEA Strategy, Planning & Operations team for a 12-month assignment. In this role, you will coordinate the execution of regional sales enablement initiatives across multiple Countries and stakeholder groups.
• You will support planning, tracking, reporting, and stakeholder coordination to ensure enablement programs are delivered effectively and on time.
• The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience in project management or business operations, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex international environment.
• This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated project manager to contribute to high-impact sales transformation and enablement initiatives across EMEA.