People Country Consultant - Portugal

Meet the team

EMEA Country Acceleration is responsible for driving durable growth by delivering solutions for country compliance, change, and employee engagement; aligned with business objectives, Cisco’s culture and local requirements. 
As the People Country Consultant for Portugal, you will partner with business leaders and leadership boards, employee representatives, ambassadors and the People & Communities eco-system to consult, develop and execute Country People & Culture plans.

You influence both internal and external communities and responsible for co-designing and executing solutions and HR strategies, initiatives and programs within the countries. You have a deep understanding of the business landscape, external market insights in region and country, and Cisco’s people agenda.
As a Country Consultant, you are not just a local compliance expert — you are a strategic operator who shapes how Cisco's global people agenda lands in-country. You are ecosystem-fluent by design, and you use AI as a quality and scale multiplier, not a shortcut. You know when to lead, when to orchestrate, and when to say no. You find the path forward — even when it's hard — and you bring others with you.
 
Your impact

• Co-ownership of complex country compliance and legislative requirements

• Assess and lead the industrial relations strategy and execution with the upcoming introduction of a Works Council.

• Influence strategy and execute cross-functional projects e.g. restructuring, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures

• Co-design and execution of employee engagement, inclusion & collaboration and other country level people and culture initiatives

• Execution against benefits strategy for country, in collaboration with partners

• Drive local Cisco Brand strategy

• Support Employee Relations escalations

• Be the in Country "face" for Cisco at Customer/Government/Legislative Meetings, Conferences, etc. Host, influence the agenda, create engagement opportunities for executive and partner visits at Cisco

• Maintain operational oversight of HR services delivered by People Support and Country Support

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ yrs experience of Human Resources; trusted consultant, advisor and coach

• Deep country knowledge and local HR expertise within Portugal

• Experience of shaping how global people and culture initiatives land in country

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience of working dynamically and collaboratively

Preferred Qualifications

• Industrial Relations experience within Portugal

• Experience of leading change and managing ambiguity

• Critical thinking and strategic agility skills

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.