Account Executive - Portfolio - Service Provider

Meet the Team We are a dynamic sales organization focused on accelerating digital transformation for high-profile Service Provider, Enterprise, and Commercial accounts within the Saudi Arabian market. Our team operates as the central engine for regional growth, orchestrating complex, cross-portfolio solutions that align Cisco's technology with critical customer business goals.

About Cisco

• We pride ourselves on a high-energy, collaborative vibe where technical expertise meets strategic sales orchestration to deliver market-leading outcomes.
• The team is diverse and globally-minded, offering an exciting opportunity to influence the technological landscape of the Middle East through innovative secure networking architectures.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate complex sales cycles and competitive deal packing to drive sustainable cross-portfolio growth and long-term account retention.
• Advise C-suite executives and key decision-makers on transformative technology roadmaps to influence high-value purchasing decisions and ensure alignment with customer business outcomes.
• Implement a customer-first account strategy by employing market trends and competitive insights to deliver measurable improved solutions.
• Analyze CRM data and sales performance trends to create accurate forecasts and weekly commitments that support regional business planning.

Requirements

• Fluency in both Arabic and English to optimally support regional customers and internal global partners.
• Professional experience in account management or technical sales within the Service Provider, Enterprise, or Commercial sectors.
• Technical knowledge of core secure networking technologies including switching, wireless, routing, and firewalls.
• Experience handling sales pipelines, opportunity prospecting, and forecasting within CRM platforms.

Preferred

• Qualifications Prior experience working with international technology vendors or in global business environments.
• Background in pre-sales or solutions engineering with a deep understanding of sophisticated technical architectures.
• Shown ability to navigate long-term, sophisticated sales cycles ranging from 6 to 18 months.
• Strong consultative negotiation skills with the ability to address objections and secure commitments at the executive level.
• Experience positioning architectural solutions against key industry competitors in the networking and security space. • Nature of the Work: Hybrid Full Time • Hours of work: 48 hours per week • Benefits: Healthcare and Insurance, Employee Stock Purchase program, Flexible Spending Benefit, Flex and Schooling Allowances and many more. • Application start and end date: Starting 3 of Nov, 2026 for approx.
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