Leader, Solutions Engineer

The application window is expected to close on: 10/06/2026

Our team sits at the intersection of innovation and customer success. We are a collective of strategic thinkers, technical experts, and collaborative partners dedicated to transforming Cisco’s complex architectures into tangible business value for our customers. We thrive on cross-functional alignment—partnering closely with Engineering, CX, Marketing, and our partner ecosystem—to bridge the gap between emerging technology and critical industry challenges. We don't just solve immediate technical problems;

we shape the future of IT infrastructure by building enduring, high-level relationships with CXOs and key decision-makers, ensuring our technology roadmap is always aligned with our customers' long-term vision.

• Strategic Leadership: You will unify technical sales strategies with account planning, streamlining the sales cycle and ensuring that high-level organizational goals are translated into actionable, successful initiatives.

• Driving Growth & Market Expansion: You will identify new revenue opportunities and design demand-driving events that showcase the power of Cisco’s technology, ensuring we remain at the forefront of the market.

• High-Stakes Engagement: You will manage complex, large-scale client engagements, providing the expert consultation necessary to win trust and forge long-term partnerships with high-level stakeholders.

• Coaching & Team Excellence: By unifying cross-functional feedback and fostering a culture of mentorship, you will develop your team’s leadership capabilities and coach them toward sustainable quota achievement and operational efficiency.

• Cross-Functional Orchestration: You will leverage your ability to influence internal and external partners to break down silos, ensuring every solution we deliver is client-focused, technically sound, and strategically aligned with our corporate vision.

• Industry
  
  Experience:
  
  Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in a technology, software, or networking industry environment.

• Pre-Sales
  
  Experience:
  
  Minimum of 10 years of direct experience working in a technical pre-sales, solutions engineering, or customer-facing technical architecture environment.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field;
  OR equivalent practical work experience (defined as 4+ years of additional professional experience in technical pre-sales or networking engineering).

• Industry & Business Acumen: Demonstrated experience analyzing market trends, business economics, and industry verticals to align technology solutions with customer financial and strategic goals.

• Technical & Competitive Knowledge: Experience communicating internetworking industry trends, product life cycles, and technical differentiators between networking solutions and competitor offerings.

• Account Planning & Strategy: Experience contributing to account or territory resource planning, collaborating with regional leadership to track milestones, and communicating strategic execution plans to cross-functional teams.

• Methodology & Execution: Experience applying structured business methodologies and standard tools to track deliverables and drive operational results.

• Talent & Capability Development: Experience participating in team capability-building, mentorship, or identifying talent pipelines to support short- and long-term team objectives.

• Executive Communication: Demonstrated experience delivering presentations, technical briefings, and strategic proposals to executive-level stakeholders (Director level and above).

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