Account Executive - Portfolio - Cairo - Egypt

Meet the Team
The Cisco Account Executives team in Egypt is leading digital transformation by bringing cutting-edge Cisco solutions to customers. Our mission is to empower organizations to connect, collaborate, and succeed in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. As a close-knit and diverse team, we support customers across Egypt, delivering value through Cisco’s world-class technology and our deep market insights. We thrive in a collaborative, innovative, and growth-oriented environment, united by our commitment to making a real impact.

What Sets Us Apart:

• We are an expert team dedicated to delivering Cisco's full portfolio of solutions.
• Our work directly supports Cisco’s vision of powering an inclusive future for all.
• We collaborate across functions, working closely with engineers, architects, and business unit leaders to maximize customer outcomes.
• We embrace innovation and are always seeking new ways to exceed customer expectations.
• Our culture is supportive, inclusive, and focused on mutual growth and success.

Our Impact
As anAccount Executive Portfolio in Egypt, you will drive business growth by delivering Cisco’s diverse portfolio to both new and existing customers. You will expand Cisco’s presence in the Egyptian market, orchestrating resources and building relationships with key stakeholders. Your efforts will directly influence customer success and Cisco’s leadership in technology solutions. By sharing customer feedback, you will help shape the future of Cisco offerings, ensuring we remain at the forefront of innovation.

What You’ll Do

• Lead end-to-end sales of Cisco’s portfolio solutions across a broad range of customers in Egypt.
• Establish and nurture relationships with IT, executive, and business stakeholders.
• Develop and present compelling value propositions to drive adoption of Cisco solutions.
• Develop and execute comprehensive business development strategies for the Egyptian market, identifying growth opportunities and market penetration tactics.
• Provide regular market insights, strategic execution updates, and business performance reports to Cisco leaders in Egypt.
• Collaborate with technical teams to align solutions with customer business outcomes.
• Gather and communicate customer insights to recommend enhancements to Cisco products and future offerings.

Minimum Qualifications

• Direct sales experience in technology solutions (including collaboration, networking, or security) within Egypt or similar markets.
• Demonstrated experience managing sales cycles and consistently achieving quota in Egypt.
• In-depth knowledge of Cisco’s portfolio, including collaboration, networking, security, and cloud solutions.
• Understanding of how Cisco solutions drive business transformation and outcomes for organizations in Egypt.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with"as a Servic" (XaaS) and subscription-based sales models.
• Ability to navigate complex sales processes involving multiple customers, vendors, and partners.
• Proven ability to understand market dynamics, develop and execute strategic business development plans, and deliver significant business growth.
• Experience working with channel partners and building strong ecosystem relationships.
• Awareness of technology trends and competitive landscape in Egypt.
• Track record of providing actionable feedback for product development.
• Advanced degree, equivalent experience, or relevant industry certifications (e.g., Cisco, PMP).
• Proficiency in both Arabic and English (written and verbal).
• Ability to qualify, develop and close AI projects.

AI and Data Center Market Understanding: Familiarity with AI infrastructure modernization, data center solutions, and AI sales motions, including assessing customer AI maturity and tailoring sales approaches accordingly.

• Knowledge of Cisco AI sales phases such as target qualification, assessment, solution development, and alignment with Cisco AI portfolio is valuable.
• Technical Acumen: Strong foundation in AI literacy, prompt engineering, and data fundamentals. Ability to understand and communicate AI technologies, infrastructure, and solutions effectively. Skills in data analytics, cloud, and network infrastructure relevant to AI and data centers are important.

At Cisco, we’re transforming how data, infrastructure, and organizations connect and protect themselves in the AI era – and beyond. For 40 years, we have pioneered solutions that enable technology and people to work together across physical and digital worlds. Our solutions offer customers unmatched security, visibility, and insights across their digital footprint.
Fueled by our innovation and global network, Cisco offers limitless opportunities to learn and grow. We work as one team, collaborating with empathy to achieve extraordinary results. Our impact is everywhere, and it begins with you.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

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.
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.