Project Specialist (Graduate / Early in Career)

Start date : 2nd September 2025

Location : Lisbon, Portugal (following Cisco’s hybrid work approach)

Applications are accepted until further notice.  

💻 About the R ole

Cisco’s Customer Experience (CX) Recurring Revenue Acceleration Team is seeking talented, inquisitive problem-solvers to join us for a 24-month new graduate rotational program. CX PROPEL (Professional Readiness and Optimization Program for Emerging Leaders) is a new program designed to give recent college graduates professional development training, hands-on work experience, and career acceleration opportunities. Participants will be part of an exceptionally bright, collaborative, and driven cohort. The program will be based out of Cisco’s Lisbon office, where you will have the opportunity to participate in networking and volunteer events as well as in-person training, executive speaker series, mentoring, and more!

Throughout the 24-month program, you will rotate to three different teams (8 months each) providing you with visibility across the Customer Experience organization and an array of professional experiences.

✨ Who You Are 

• You show strong communication and collaboration skills with a real passion for solving problems  
• You have excellent organization and time management skills  
• You are process oriented with drive to simplify/improve process  
• You possess effective time-management skills and the ability to prioritize work assignments  
  
  

🏅Minimum Qualifications 

• R ecent graduate or those in the final year of a Bachelor's or Master’s degree  in Business, Management, ICT field , or holders of similar academic background .  E quivalent experience accepted in lieu of a degree
• You speak English at a fluent level
• Interested in the business and operations side of the technology industry
• Comfortable in a fast-paced ever-changing environment
• Intellectually curious, a quick learner, adaptable, independent, and a self-starter
• Results and data driven 
• Eligible to live and work in Lisbon without visa support or sponsorship
  
  

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Why Cisco

 

#WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all.  

We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we’re “old” (40 years strong) and only about hardware, but we’re also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do – you can’t put us in a box!  

But “Digital Transformation” is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)  

Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.  

So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us!