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Account Executive - Portfolio

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Manage a portfolio of UK university accounts, building executive relationships, leading complex sales cycles, coordinating solution resources, identifying upsell and cross-sell opportunities, and selling Cisco networking and security solutions. The role also requires technical demonstrations, CRM funnel management, sales forecasting, stakeholder alignment, and delivering revenue commitments.
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Meet the Team

Our UK Education team is at the heart of digital transformation in academia. We partner with universities to bridge the gap between complex networking infrastructure and the future of learning, ensuring that the technology powering research and campus life is secure, scalable, and resilient.


Your Impact

You will act as the primary partner for a defined set of UK University accounts, driving growth and long-term success. You’ll be the bridge between our cutting-edge secure networking solutions (switching, routing, wireless, and firewall) and the unique business goals of your customers.


Key Responsibilities

  • Relationship Management: Build and maintain deep, long-term partnerships with stakeholders and C-suite executives across UK Universities.
  • Account Orchestration: Lead complex deal cycles and coordinate cross-portfolio resources to solve unique customer challenges.
  • Strategic Growth: Proactively identify opportunities for upselling and cross-selling, ensuring our solutions align with the customer’s long-term roadmap.
  • Technical Sales: Collaborate with Portfolio Solution Engineers to deliver impactful demonstrations and competitive positioning.
  • Operational Rigor: Maintain accurate funnel data in CRM tools, manage sales forecasts, and drive business through the full lifecycle to meet revenue commitments.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Proven track record of effectively influencing C-suite executives.
  • Demonstrated thought leadership in digital transformation, emerging technology trends, and innovation.
  • Solid understanding of the Cisco product portfolio and experience selling complex solutions at a senior level.
  • Strong ability to manage complex sales cycles and navigate internal and external stakeholder requirements.


Preferred Qualifications


  • 4+ years of experience in sales excellence.
  • Expertise in driving demand generation and developing sustainable business relationships.
  • A blend of technical and business acumen—you understand how technology serves as a key driver for customer business outcomes.
  • Advanced negotiation skills with a focus on win/win outcomes for peers, partners, and customers.
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. 

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