Inside Sales Account Executive GVSE - Cloud & AI

The application window is expected to close on: November 25, 2025

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

Will only consider candidates located in Raleigh, North Carolina and have the ability to go to the Research Triangle Park office.

Meet the Team

The Global Virtual Sales organization is one of Cisco's fastest growing sales teams and is the talent engine for Cisco Sales with diverse and motivated teams that consistently deliver profitable growth. The team serves the customer life cycle through a series of selling motions to drive higher value and an efficient experience from Cisco solutions. This dynamic and international team brings determination to the sales motions every day, connecting Cisco customers with solutions that can transform their businesses and change the world. A platform for success is provided, including coaching, training and on-the-job learning that strongly supports career advancement. An innovative, flexible and award-winning working environment is offered, utilizing the latest Cisco technology to enable and empower performance. The teams promptly adapt to respond to market changes, and all members are highly encouraged to give back to local communities.

The Inside Account Executive (iAE), CAI is responsible for creating, managing and driving opportunities in collaboration with Cisco partners for a designated portfolio of Mid-Market Private accounts. Working as part of a highly unified sales Pod team alongside Inside Account Executives (iAE) and Solutions Engineers (SE), this role emphasizes Cisco's Cloud & AI (CAI) portfolio while also identifying and communicating cross-architecture opportunities within the sales Pod.

Your Impact: Build the Future with Cisco's CAI Innovation!

This role offers a dynamic environment where challenges are accepted, and contributions are celebrated. It is a workplace where colleagues become trusted allies, managers support growth, and creativity fuels innovation. This is an opportunity to thrive at the forefront of Cisco's cutting-edge CAI portfolio.

Responsibilities include:

* Forging powerful direct relationships with customers, collaborating closely with hand-picked channel partners to unlock new sales opportunities and drive renewals across the assigned territory.
* Mastering every facet of the sales journey, leveraging cutting-edge technologies for seamless remote collaboration and pioneering new sales models-from cloud solutions to services and software-all designed to empower customers and boost their revenue.
* Driving success by achieving ambitious quota targets for a designated Mid-Market Private Sector account list, making a tangible impact on growth.
* Cultivating comprehensive expertise in Cisco's CAI portfolio, mastering competitive positioning and honing unparalleled sales acumen.
* Taking full ownership of CAI opportunities, guiding them seamlessly through every stage of the sales cycle.
* Providing critical CAI-specific elements in quarterly territory planning, collaborating seamlessly with the Pod.
* Collaborating strategically with partners to attract and close pivotal deals, ensuring robust customer adoption.
* Contributing to maintaining pipeline excellence across all architectures within the Pod.
* Owning responsibility for accurate forecasting for the CAI roll-up, collaborating with the Pod on precise consolidated forecasts.
* Delivering the "One Cisco Story" by leveraging a deep understanding of Cisco's entire product portfolio to articulate a unified vision.
* Continuously monitoring industry trends, market dynamics, and competitive insights, shaping strategy and execution with informed precision.
* Innovating daily by harnessing Cisco's advanced Tech Stack, Agentic AI, and powerful Sales Plays to scale and optimize every customer engagement.
* Adopting a hybrid work model, with occasional travel for crucial customer and partner engagements, blending flexibility with vital in-person connections.

Minimum Qualifications The ideal candidate will thrive in a changing sales environment, be goal motivated and believe in performance rewards for exceeding annual sales goals through strong collaboration with partners and internal collaborators.

* 3+ years' B2B selling experience in a similar or adjacent industry.
* Experience owning the full sales cycle (prospecting, customer demos, negotiating and closing the sale).
* Demonstrated strong sales achievement (consistent achievement at or above quota, or a history of YoY growth in the target market).
* Strong partnering and teamwork skills Ability to balance partner engagement with direct customer interaction for the assigned account list.

Preferred Qualifications

* Passion for sales and building positive relationships.
* Strong business sense and ability to effectively communicate the value proposition to the customer base.
* Ability to engage in active listening to identify customer challenges - both current and future - and propose solutions to improve their process.
* Strong relationship management skills to build trust and drive results with partners and customers.
* Data-driven decision-making skills for pipeline analysis and accurate sales forecasting.
* Experience using digital selling tools such as Salesforce.

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.

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:

• 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 (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto 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

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:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

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:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.