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Meet the Team Join Cisco's Cloud + AI Infrastructure team-a passionate, collaborative group dedicated to helping Commercial customers across the Central Area transform their data center environments. Our team brings together expertise from across Cisco, working together to deliver innovative data center and AI solutions that drive customer success.
Your Impact As the Regional Sales Leader, Cloud + AI Infrastructure - Commercial, Central Area, you will shape and execute the sales strategy for Commercial clients. You will lead a high-performing team of sales specialists focused on bringing Cisco's cutting-edge data center and AI solutions to market. This role offers the unique opportunity to drive significant impact for customers while developing and mentoring a dynamic team.
Set and execute the Cloud + AI Infrastructure (CAI) sales strategy for Commercial clients in the Central Area
Lead, develop, and support a team of sales specialists to build strong customer relationships and deliver impactful deals
Collaborate with colleagues across sales, technical, and partner teams to activate sellers and accelerate growth
Represent Cisco at executive briefings, customer events, and industry conferences, sharing insights and solutions with key stakeholders
Meet with clients throughout the region to understand their needs and build trusted partnerships
Minimum Qualifications
* 3+ years of experience directly leading a technology sales team and cross-functional teams, or proven ability to influence a team of specialists
* 8+ years in technology sales, ideally focused on Compute, Data Center Networking, Storage Area Networking, or workloads such as AI.
* Familiarity with current industry trends, especially in AI technology (e.g., machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision)
* Strong ability to present solutions, customize proposals, and deliver compelling sales presentations
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree a plus
* Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
* Ability to translate technical concepts into real business value for clients
* Experience using CRM software to manage sales activities and support your team
* Proven ability to engage clients on challenges related to workloads such as Virtualization and AI
* Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (marketing, engineering, product, partners, customer success) to align sales strategies and enhance customer experience
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. Simply put - we power the future.
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.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Jul 30, 2025