Strategic Partner Growth Executive

Cisco; Oslo; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco seeks a Partner Account Executive in Oslo to strengthen the ThousandEyes partner ecosystem and drive mutual growth. You will enable partners to evolve capabilities and accelerate innovation while aligning with regional sales leaders on go-to-market plans.

Success will come from strategic relationship management, business planning, and delivering differentiated customer outcomes through partner collaboration and executive alignment.

Qualifications

• Experience handling strategic Partner/channel/enterprise relationships.
• Proven ability to develop and execute business plans and GTM strategies.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration across sales, technical, and business teams.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and customer management.
• Knowledge of SaaS, cloud tech, and modern software architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with partner principals and sales teams.
• Collaborate with internal sales teams and regional leaders to implement go-to-market strategies.
• Support partners in business transformation by refining value propositions and sales processes.
• Operate with solid business acumen in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Balance teamwork with initiative to achieve shared objectives.

Skills

Partner relationship management

Sales collaboration

GTM strategy execution

Negotiation & communication

Executive stakeholder alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5+ years

Master's degree + 3+ years

Job description

Cisco seeks a Partner Account Executive in Oslo to strengthen the ThousandEyes partner ecosystem and drive mutual growth. You will enable partners to evolve capabilities and accelerate innovation while aligning with regional sales leaders on go-to-market plans.

Success will come from strategic relationship management, business planning, and delivering differentiated customer outcomes through partner collaboration and executive alignment.