Executive AI Solutions Architect

Cisco Systems, Inc; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Singapore seeks a Solutions Development Architect to act as a trusted advisor to executive sponsors at strategic accounts, owning the technical relationship and leading the design of multi-architecture, AI-enabled service solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will work alongside Sales, the Services CTO organisation, Delivery, Deal Acceleration, and Strategic Engagement teams—carrying opportunities from first conversation to signed outcomes—while shaping

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree + 8 years of relevant experience, Master's + 6 years, PhD + 3 years, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven success in consultative or solution selling within Professional Services, on complex, cross-functional, multi-architecture engagements.
• Proven experience influencing customer leadership at VP/SVP level and above.
• Architect-level depth in at least one core technical domain (Networking, Data Center, Security, Cloud, or AI/Data), with broad working knowledge across the wider portfolio.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with a track record of winning strategic opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical relationship at executive level (VP/SVP+), translating business priorities into architecture and KPIs.
• Lead the pre-sales services solution process for complex, multi-architecture opportunities.
• Define AI-enabled service propositions and multi-phase transformation roadmaps.
• Partner with Sales to identify, qualify, and win high-value transformational opportunities.
• Lead CX Services components of RFP/RFI responses and champion the value of Cisco Services.
• Co-design scalable, cost-effective multi-architecture solutions with internal teams and ecosystem partners.
• Reduce delivery risk through implementation risk analysis and set accurate scope, effort, and timing.
• Drive a clean handoff to Delivery and stay engaged post-sale to ensure value realization.
• Shape Integrated Account Planning and own the opportunity pipeline in Salesforce.
• Mentor engineers and architects across the Theatre on services-led solution design.

Skills

Executive stakeholder management

Solution architecture

Pre-sales / consulting

Cross-functional leadership

AI/Automation awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8 years experience

Master's degree + 6 years experience

PhD + 3 years experience

Tools

Enterprise Architecture tools

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Singapore seeks a Solutions Development Architect to act as a trusted advisor to executive sponsors at strategic accounts, owning the technical relationship and leading the design of multi-architecture, AI-enabled service solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will work alongside Sales, the Services CTO organisation, Delivery, Deal Acceleration, and Strategic Engagement teams—carrying opportunities from first conversation to signed outcomes—while shaping