Director, Sales Business Development

The application window is expected to close on : January 7th 2026

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

Meet the Team

Our Global Networking Sales team is a dynamic and collaborative group at the forefront of connecting businesses worldwide with Cisco's innovative networking technology. We are passionate about driving the adoption and sales of our comprehensive networking solutions, partnering closely with customers to understand their outstanding challenges and deliver robust, secure, and scalable infrastructures. Join us and be part of a team that makes a tangible impact on organizations globally, crafting the future of connectivity.

You will be a Senior Leader of a team that drives all go-to-market activities covering the full networking portfolio, including strategic control points such as management platforms, ISE, Spaces and ThousandEyes. Your team influences innovation, partners closely with channels, marketing, business entities and other groups to align on strategic direction, accelerate revenue & adoption of our networking portfolio in the marketplace.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will lead the growth agenda by shaping and executing a comprehensive go-to-market strategy that fuels demand, accelerates revenue, and elevates customer impact. This role drives sales through the design and execution of high-impact demand generation campaigns, tailored sales programs, competitive displacement initiatives, compelling offers and incentives, and world-class enablement that empowers sellers and partners to win in the marketplace. Partnering closely with cross-functional teams, the director champions customer engagement through executive-level events and experiences, ensuring cross-architecture alignment. Differentiated solutions are positioned as the foundation for innovation and competitive advantage. This highly visible leadership role demands a visionary strategist and hands-on operator who can align execution to business outcomes, inspire teams, and deliver measurable results at scale.

You are a leader with a strong background in networking, and able to build executive relationships, articulate Cisco product and business strategies, create the demand and support closing deals at scale.

Minimum Qualifications :

• 5+ years Sales or Strategy and Planning leadership experience of senior sales / business development executives
• Proven success developing & leading technical go-to-market strategies
• Demonstrated success and experience in project management and leading cross-functional initiatives
• Proven track record operating in and leading highly matrixed organizations
• Experience translating Business Priorities into actionable GTM Programs including (but not limited to) offer creation, campaign creation, and enablement all of which are measurable
• Demonstrated expertise in Enterprise Networking Portfolio technologies and solutions

Preferred Qualifications :

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and / or Canada :

The starting salary range posted for this position is $304,300.00 to $384,100.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and / or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and / or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies :

For non‑sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance‑based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non‑quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota‑based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows :

For non‑quota‑based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below :

New York City Metro Area :

$313,900.00 - $471,100.00

Non‑Metro New York state & Washington state :

$304,300.00 - $441,700.00

Cisco is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case‑by‑case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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