Leader, Sales

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 330,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Poland is seeking a Sales Leader to mentor a high-performing sales and architecture team and partner with C-suite leaders to craft long-term technology roadmaps. You will align with channel partners and CX teams to accelerate recurring software and services growth, while fostering a culture of data-driven strategy and continuous learning in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes coaching, market expansion, and collaboration across Cisco's multi-architecture portfolio to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical professional experience.
• 8+ years of enterprise technology sales experience, including 3+ years in direct sales leadership.
• Track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets across hardware, software and services.
• Experience managing executive relationships with C-level stakeholders and leading complex negotiations.
• Professional proficiency in Polish and English (written and verbal).

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performing sales and architecture team in Poland.
• Partner with C-suite leaders to co-create long-term technology roadmaps.
• Coordinate with specialist, channel partner, and CX teams to grow recurring software and services revenue.
• Foster data-driven strategy and continuous learning to expand market presence.

Skills

Polish language

English language

Sales leadership

Executive stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Job description

Meet the Team

We are Cisco Poland’s Sales team, and we connect what's possible by helping our country’s leading enterprises and public institutions embrace digital innovation. As part of Cisco's North Theater community, we turn sophisticated technology challenges into sustainable growth opportunities for our customers. We are a curious, inclusive, and high-energy team of builders and problem-solvers who love learning, experimenting with new insights, and winning together. Together, we are crafting the next era of AI-driven infrastructure, cyber resilience, and hybrid cloud across the Polish market.

Your Impact

As our Sales Leader in Poland, you will encourage, mentor, and develop a high-performing sales and architecture team to reach new heights. You will partner directly with C-suite leaders (CIOs, CTOs, CFOs) to co-create long-term technology roadmaps that tackle real-world business challenges. By uniting our specialist, channel partner, and Customer Experience (CX) teams, you will champion customer-first solutions that accelerate recurring software and services growth. You will foster a culture of continuous learning, data-driven strategy, and creative deal-crafting to expand our market presence and celebrate shared success.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical professional experience.


• 8+ years of enterprise technology sales experience, including 3+ years of direct sales leadership or leading high-performing account teams.


• Track record of consistently meeting or exceeding annual revenue targets across hardware, software, and services portfolios.


• Experience managing executive relationships with C-level stakeholders (CIO, CTO, CFO, VP of IT) and leading sophisticated commercial negotiations.


• Professional proficiency in Polish and English (written and verbal business communication).

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for coaching and mentoring talent, encouraging a growth mindset, curiosity, and an inclusive team culture.


• Strong familiarity with Cisco’s multi-architecture portfolio (Networking, Security, Cloud/Data Center, Collaboration) or modern enterprise IT solutions.


• Proven experience orchestrating complex multi-stakeholder sales cycles (6 to 18+ months) alongside ecosystem channel partners in Poland or CEE.


• Curiosity and learning agility, leveraging data analytics and market insights to uncover new growth opportunities.


• Proven success in driving recurring revenue (ARR), subscription transitions, and Enterprise Agreement (EA) adoption.

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.