Senior Account Executive, Public Sector, NYC

The application window is expected to close on: May 30th, 2025

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

Join Cisco's dynamic Public Sector Team, where innovation meets impact. We're a high-performing group of sales professionals, engineers, and strategists who are passionate about driving digital transformation for some of the world's most influential organizations. Together, we shape the future of technology and customer success.

Your Impact

As a strategic sales leader, you will drive Cisco's Public Sector and Operational Strategy by leading a high-performing team and collaborating across functions to deliver transformative solutions. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping go-to-market strategies, exceeding financial targets, and developing top-tier talent.

* Lead and coach teams through transformation initiatives including account planning, opportunity identification, and customer value selling

* Exceed financial performance goals across geography, architecture, and verticals while maintaining forecast accuracy and operational excellence

* Attract, develop, and retain high-performing account teams, fostering a culture of coaching, career development, and performance management

* Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Customer Value Acceleration, Services, Partners, and Product Sales Specialists to deliver full-lifecycle solutions

* Influence long-term success by driving strategic change and innovation across the Enterprise West and US Enterprise segments

Minimum Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree required

* 8+ years in sales leadership roles with a track record of selling complex solutions to senior executives

* Proven success managing significant revenue portfolios and consistently exceeding targets

* Demonstrated experience closing large, strategic deals with global customers

* Strong understanding of Cisco's technology portfolio and business development strategies

Preferred Qualifications

* Executive presence with strong communication and persuasion skills

* Experience leading and developing large sales organizations (50+ people)

* Strategic thinker with the ability to influence in a matrixed environment

* Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and personal reinvention

* Collaborative leadership style with a focus on inclusion and team success

#WeAreCisco

#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.

Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees' diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer-80 hours each year-allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!