[Hiring] Leader, Partner Sales, AI Infrastructure and Connectivity @Cisco

Role Description

As Leader, Partner Sales for the Americas region, you will own the strategy, go-to-market planning, and sales execution for Cisco's AI Infrastructure and Connectivity portfolio with our partners. You will lead a channel specialist sales team to drive balanced growth across hardware and software offerings critical to AI transformation and mass-scale infrastructure. Success in this role means accelerating Cisco's position as a leader in AI infrastructure by building strong partner relationships, driving operational rigor, and fostering an inclusive, high-performing sales culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive channel sales experience in networking, cloud infrastructure, or AI-related technology markets.
• 5+ years of experience managing senior-level individual contributors in a highly matrixed environment.
• Generated measurable growth through the launch and scaling of partner practices and new sales programs.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (MBA or Master's in a technical discipline) preferred.
• Experience driving sales strategy and execution for both hardware and software portfolios in AI, cloud, or networking domains.
• Experience building and maintaining trusted relationships with C-suite executives (CTO, CIO, Chief Strategy Officers).
• Experience leading through business transformation and market transitions.
• Strong operational skills in pipeline management, forecasting, and sales process rigor.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture that values diversity of thought and background.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• 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.
• 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.
• Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary.