Cloud & AI Infrastructure (Data Center) Account Executive
Cisco
Date: 8 hours ago
City: Dubai
Contract type: Full time
Meet the Team
The MEA-TRC Cloud + AI Infrastructure team delivers one scalable strategy with local execution for data center customer transformation and growth. We are the go-to-market compute and data center networking engine gathering market transitions and allowing sellers to expand growth for customers and Cisco. Alongside our colleagues, Cloud & AI Infrastructure builds the sales strategy, activates sellers and technical communities, and accelerates selling.
Your Impact
We are seeking senior Account Executive to join our dynamic sales team covering Gulf Cluster along with existing Cloud and AI resources on ground. As a Cloud and AI infrastructure SE, you will drive the adoption of our data center solutions across various industries and customers. This role requires a deep understanding of Data Center Compute & Networking solutions.
As a Cloud and AI Infrastructure Account Executive, you will play a pivotal role in facilitating the success of the Cisco Field Sales teams in selling the full suite of Cloud and AI infrastructure solutions. You will help them position data center compute and networking solutions effectively against competing offerings. You will be passionate about pre-sales engineering activities, demonstrating solutions and architectures in Cloud and AI infrastructure.
Minimum Qualifications:
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
The MEA-TRC Cloud + AI Infrastructure team delivers one scalable strategy with local execution for data center customer transformation and growth. We are the go-to-market compute and data center networking engine gathering market transitions and allowing sellers to expand growth for customers and Cisco. Alongside our colleagues, Cloud & AI Infrastructure builds the sales strategy, activates sellers and technical communities, and accelerates selling.
Your Impact
We are seeking senior Account Executive to join our dynamic sales team covering Gulf Cluster along with existing Cloud and AI resources on ground. As a Cloud and AI infrastructure SE, you will drive the adoption of our data center solutions across various industries and customers. This role requires a deep understanding of Data Center Compute & Networking solutions.
As a Cloud and AI Infrastructure Account Executive, you will play a pivotal role in facilitating the success of the Cisco Field Sales teams in selling the full suite of Cloud and AI infrastructure solutions. You will help them position data center compute and networking solutions effectively against competing offerings. You will be passionate about pre-sales engineering activities, demonstrating solutions and architectures in Cloud and AI infrastructure.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Business or other relevant bachelore degree
- 12+ years of relevant experience
- Knowledge with technical sales practical experience of Data center designs, Storage, Compute, Converged & hyperconverged Infrastructure, and Data Center Networking.
- Deep understanding of Data Center networking and/or compute architectural designs.
- Deep knowledge of Data Center enterprise applications, virtualization technologies and operational toolsets.
- Excellent presentation skills - ability to deliver engaging workshops to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Proven track record of successful DC Networking / Compute technical engagements from ideation to closing and repetitive business.
- Proven track record of operational excellence (Business planning, Forecasting, leading without authority, ….)
- Solid analytical skills
- Demonstrates proactive leadership with a team-oriented attitude.
- Hold a continuous learning philosophy, able to navigate ambiguity and complex customer challenges.
- Results oriented
- Certifications : Cisco Certifications (CCNA, CCNP, …), Vmware, Nvidia, AWS, Azure,…
- Good experience with Cisco Nexus, ACI, MDS, Nexus Dashboard, and UCS solutions including intersight.
- Good experience designing Converged infrastructure and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) solutions.
- Good understanding of automation tool sets (Ansible, Terraform, Powershell) with a strong focus on DC switching and/or compute.
- Good understanding of NSX SDDC, Arista VXLAN EVPN Fabric
- Good understanding of containers, Redhat openshift, Rancher
- Understanding of Data protection solutions
- Good understanding of Nvidia and AMD AI offerings
- Good understanding different public cloud platforms
- Good knowledge and understanding of Security solutions
- Good knowledge of data management solutions
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
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