Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering — AI & Hyperscale Leader

Cisco Systems; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 266,000 - 394,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a dynamic Senior Manager of Solutions Engineering for Amazon to lead a large, high-impact sales engineering organization. You will define and execute long-term technical strategy, mentor leaders, and build executive-level relationships to drive Cisco’s portfolio with hyperscale customers.

You will orchestrate cross-functional resources, translate complex challenges into outcomes, and champion a culture of empathy, agility, and innovation across a geographically dispersed team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Sales/Solutions Engineering experience.
• 15+ years in Sales/Solutions Engineering with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity.
• 2+ years of experience with cloud and AI networking technology.
• Deep Hyperscale Expertise: designing and deploying networking for hyperscale environments, including public cloud, DCI, and AI/ML clusters.
• Enterprise Networking experience designing enterprise/campus networks including switching, wireless, WAN, security and observability.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large, motivated sales engineering team and develop technical strategies for customers.
• Act as a technical visionary, business driver, and coach to deliver Cisco solutions.
• Mentor leaders and build a geographically dispersed organization.
• Serve as executive advisor to customer VP/CxO level and translate business needs into Cisco outcomes.

Skills

Sales leadership

Solutions engineering

Cloud & AI networking

Hyperscale network design

Executive relationship management

Job description

Cisco is seeking a dynamic Senior Manager of Solutions Engineering for Amazon to lead a large, high-impact sales engineering organization. You will define and execute long-term technical strategy, mentor leaders, and build executive-level relationships to drive Cisco’s portfolio with hyperscale customers.

You will orchestrate cross-functional resources, translate complex challenges into outcomes, and champion a culture of empathy, agility, and innovation across a geographically dispersed team.