Client Leader - Premier GES

The application window is expected to close on 12/31/25.

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

Candidate must reside or be willing to relocate to one of the following locations: San Francisco Bay Area (preferred location); Denver, major city locations in the Western U.S.

MEET THE TEAM

You will be part of the Global Enterprise Segment (GES) Premier Team where we lead Cisco's most strategic accounts. Our responsibility to Cisco's business is great, and our responsibility to each other and our culture is greater. We have an unrelenting focus on our customers' success, we are Cisco's growth engine and shape the company's future. Our values of Customer-Driven Always, Show Up to Win Every Day, and Harness the Power of Cisco is how we get the job done, and our Win As One mentality embodies the spirit of the journey and how we will show up with each other, partners, and customers.

YOUR IMPACT

As a Client Leader, you will strategically manage and grow Cisco's global partnership with Kaiser Permanente, a national managed healthcare provider with both not-for-profit and for-profit operations. Kaiser Permanente is headquartered in Oakland, CA and has expanding operations across the US.

You will have direct responsibility for the Cisco product and services strategy execution across Kaiser and will lead both a direct and matrixed team. You will motivate, encourage, and continually develop your team while maintaining a comprehensive understanding of competitive conditions, industry practices, market opportunities and customer requirements to maximize the value of Cisco to Kaiser.

You will work closely and collaboratively with Cisco's most senior executives within Sales, Channels, Customer Success, Services, and Product Business Units. This includes building relationships and trust with Cisco's Executive Leadership Team.

Building positive relationships with the customer is paramount. You will be expected to create and manage strong business relations between Cisco and customer stakeholders at all levels. This includes the Chief Information, Digital and Security officers as well as other members of the Executive Leadership Team.

Operationally you will develop a long-term 1-3-year business plan aligned with the customer's long-term growth, innovation plans and groundbreaking business opportunities. You will drive the execution of a 12-month Account/Business plan to meet set milestones and goals.

Exceeding large quotas and securing multi-year contractsare key success factors. However, a robust, 360-degree, strategic advisor partnership with the customer is also expected.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of experience in technical sales & large account management.
• Demonstrated success leading large, complex deals with multi-million dollar quotas.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Understanding of large business buying strategies and cycles; healthcare experience preferred.
• Exceptional team leadership and collaboration skills in a diverse, cross-functional environment.
• Strong ability to build and maintain executive-level relationships.
• Consistent track record of working closely with engineering and development teams to align customer requirements with deliverables.
• Successful history of driving innovation and solving complex customer challenges.
• Strategic mentality with the ability to analyze market trends and create actionable plans.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

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.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.