Client Executive - Public Sector - NYC 1449253

Application window is expected to close on 9/19/25

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

Candidate must be based in or willing to relocate to NYC/NJ/CT

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, encouraging 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 or equivalent work experience
• 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

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. Simply put – we power the future.

Motivated by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and craft 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.

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