Business Development Manager, Neo Cloud (WW)

The application window is expected to close on: 9/1/25

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Successful candidate will be located in the US.

Meet the Team

The Cloud + AI Infrastructure (CAI) team delivers one scalable strategy with local execution for data center customer transformation and growth. We are the worldwide go-to-market compute and data center networking engine engaging with sellers, channel partners and our customers to fuel both their and Cisco's growth. Alongside our colleagues, the CAI team builds the sales strategy, activates sellers and technical communities, and accelerates solution selling every single day.

Your Impact

As a Business Development Manager, Neo Cloud (WW), you will drive the adoption of our AI and Internet and Mass-Scale Infrastructure (I&MI) solutions within the Neo Cloud Provider market (e.g., Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), emerging AI providers such as AI native cloud builders, AI SaaS providers, and AI System Integrators.)

You will identify potential clients, understand their specific needs, and provide tailored solutions that align with their business operations. This role allows you to author your own comprehensive sales strategy to achieve sales targets for products and services through sophisticated relationship building and cultivation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of technology-related business development experience unlocking revenue for new innovative technology-based solutions.

• Experience in understanding business issues of Cloud Builders and Providers (networking infrastructure/accelerated computing/data center technology/deep learning & machine learning).

• Expertise in communicating complex Information & Machine Intelligence (I&MI) and AI infrastructure concepts to diverse audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree is a plus.

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

• Experience bridging large-scale networking concepts with AI infrastructure (data center / compute).

• Experience working with Venture Capitalists (VCs) or Private Equity (PE) companies who fund AI projects and emerging AI companies.

• Experience with deep learning, data science, NVIDIA GPUs, and data estate workloads.

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering and Marketing to develop and launch new AI or Networking Infrastructure offers.

• A team-player mentality, working to create an outcome where everybody wins.

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. Simply put – we power the future.

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.