Account Executive - Portfolio – Commercial Sector – KSA

Cisco; Jeddah; Hybrid; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase

Flexible Spending

Schooling Allowances

Job summary

Cisco in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, seeks a senior commercial sales professional to own the full lifecycle of deals in the mid-market segment. You will align secure networking solutions—switching, wireless, routing, firewalls—with customer roadmaps to accelerate growth and drive revenue velocity.

You will collaborate across teams, qualify opportunities, and deliver compelling proposals, with focus on long-term account retention in the commercial sector and a track record of navigating the Saudi

Qualifications

• Comprehensive sales cycle experience in commercial technology.
• Proven growth in KSA mid-market and Jeddah-based customers.
• Expertise in secure networking tech: switching, wireless, routing, firewalls.
• Proven ability to maintain sales funnels and CRM reporting.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Own the full sales lifecycle from prospecting to proposal.
• Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities to drive mid-market growth.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support customer engagements.
• Analyze market data and forecast revenue against targets.
• Translate customer roadmaps into long-term value through solutions.

Skills

Mid-market sales

CRM & funnel management

Secure networking knowledge

English communication

Strategic account growth

Tools

CRM tools (Salesforce)

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a lead orchestrator driving organizational growth by aligning advanced technology with the evolving business objectives of commercial clients in Saudi Arabia.
• Handle a diverse portfolio across multiple product domains to ensure secure networking remains the scalable foundation for client infrastructure.
• Bridge the gap between customer roadmaps and broader product strategy to deliver long-term value and sustained account retention within the commercial segment.
• Function as a collaborative, high-energy group that thrives on proactive prospecting, driven positioning, and pursuing high-velocity commercial opportunities.
• Operate at the market forefront, assisting commercial customers in navigating digital transformation through core secure networking, including switching, wireless, routing, and firewalls.

Meet The Team

• Act as a lead orchestrator driving organizational growth by aligning advanced technology with the evolving business objectives of commercial clients in Saudi Arabia.
• Handle a diverse portfolio across multiple product domains to ensure secure networking remains the scalable foundation for client infrastructure.
• Bridge the gap between customer roadmaps and broader product strategy to deliver long-term value and sustained account retention within the commercial segment.
• Function as a collaborative, high-energy group that thrives on proactive prospecting, driven positioning, and pursuing high-velocity commercial opportunities.
• Operate at the market forefront, assisting commercial customers in navigating digital transformation through core secure networking, including switching, wireless, routing, and firewalls.

Your Impact

• Orchestrate account strategy as a primary influencer to ensure solutions are seamlessly integrated into the customer’s long-term business roadmap.
• Drive cross-portfolio growth by identifying upsell and cross-sell opportunities that use our full suite of products to improve mid-market expansion.
• Handle the full sales lifecycle—from initial prospecting and qualification to final proposal—to ensure consistent revenue attainment and high commercial business velocity.
• Analyze market and sales data to generate accurate forecasts that enable the business to contribute to reliable revenue targets across the commercial sector.
• Collaborate with cross-functional experts and specialist teams to provide technical insights that differentiate our offerings in driven commercial environments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience handling comprehensive sales cycles within the commercial technology sector.
• Proven background in driving business growth within the mid-market and commercial landscape of the KSA market and specifically for customers that are based in Jeddah.
• Expertise in core secure networking technologies, including switching, wireless, routing, and firewalls.
• Proficiency in maintaining accurate sales funnels and reporting within CRM tools to supervise commercial business velocity.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to articulate sophisticated technical strategies persuasively to commercial customers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong relationship-building skills to develop long-term customer dedication and account retention within the commercial sector.
• Ability to articulate sophisticated technical strategies to diverse customer groups, from technical managers to C-suite executives.
• Strategic demeanor with the ability to remain informed on evolving industry trends and competitive landscapes in the KSA commercial market with focus on Jeddah based customers and preferably with private healthcare.
• Efficiency in coordinating across internal teams to use specialized technical expertise when vital.
• Additional technical expertise in data center networking and AI-driven infrastructure solutions.
• Nature of the Work: Hybrid
• Hours of work: 48 hours per week
• Benefits: Healthcare and Insurance, Employee Stock Purchase program, Flexible Spending Benefit, Flex and Schooling Allowances and many more.
• Application start and end date: Starting 16 of August, 2026 for approx. 4-6 weeks.

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.