Leader, Solutions Engineer - Apple, Nvidia

Cisco

Seattle, WA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$257,800–$325,400 Per Year

SKILLS

Apple, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bridge Building, Cisco Network Systems, Cloud Architecture, Coaching, Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, Genetics, Geography, Leadership, Market Share, Marketing, Mass Production, Network Operations Center, Operating Systems, People Management, Problem Solving Skills, Revenue Growth, Sales, Sales Cycle, Sales Management, Sales Strategy, Strategic Accounts, Strategic Planning, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership, Technical Sales, Willing to Travel

LOCATION

Seattle, WA

POSTED

1 day ago

The application window is expected to close on: 06/19/2026 **Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received** . Location: Bay Area, CA or Seattle Travel: Within the U.S. to client sites, and some international travel required **Meet the Team** Our Solutions Engineering team serves as the technical bridge between Cisco's advanced architectures and our customers' most complex business challenges. We operate at the intersection of Engineering, Customer Experience, and Marketing to drive market expansion and technological evolution across the region. As part of this leadership structure, the team focuses on high-stakes strategic accounts and large-scale competitive deals that define Cisco's market leadership. You will lead a group of Senior Solutions Engineers who thrive on collaboration and creative problem-solving to deliver impactful technology roadmaps. Joining this team offers the opportunity to shape long-term customer transformations while fostering a culture of high performance and continuous innovation. **Your Impact** Direct a team of Senior Solutions Engineers to build and execute strategic account penetration plans that align Cisco's vision with customer business goals. Transform high-level strategic objectives into actionable sales initiatives to drive revenue growth and market expansion. Manage high-stakes technical engagements with CXOs and key stakeholders to forge long-term partnerships on complex, large-scale solutions. Coach your team toward sustainable quota achievement by unifying cross-functional feedback and developing their leadership capabilities. Design demand-driving events and technology experiences that showcase Cisco's innovation and strengthen customer connections. **Minimum Qualifications** + 2+ years of experience in a supervisory or people management role. + Experience managing technical sales activities for a defined region, operation, or geography. + Proven track record of managing complex technical sales cycles that span one or more years. + Experience facilitating collaboration across business units such as Engineering, CX, and Marketing. **Preferred Qualifications** + Knowledge of designing production datacenters and mass-scale infrastructure. + Experience working with and/or supporting Hyperscalers + Experience working with large-scale enterprise + Technology preference - XR, NX-OS, SONiC, IOS-XE + Cloud Architecture Knowledge **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. **Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:** The starting salary range posted for this position is $257,800.00 to $325,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. 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 of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to 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: $257,800.00 - $374,100.00 Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $242,800.00 - $357,100.00 * 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. Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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