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Chief of Staff, Cloud + AI Infrastructure
Chief of Staff, Cloud + AI InfrastructureCisco Systems, Inc. • Raleigh, NC, United States
Chief of Staff, Cloud + AI Infrastructure

Chief of Staff, Cloud + AI Infrastructure

Cisco Systems, Inc. • Raleigh, NC, United States
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The application window is expected to close on : October 28th 2025

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

Meet the Team

Join the Cloud + AI Infrastructure team who deliver one scalable strategy driven by local sales teams for data center customer transformation and growth. We are the worldwide go-to-market compute, data center networking, AI, and Rest of Cloud engine capturing market transitions while allowing sellers to expand growth for customers and Cisco. Alongside our colleagues, Cloud & AI Infrastructure builds the sales strategy, activates sellers and technical communities, and accelerates selling.

Your Impact

The Chief of Staff to the Sales Leader plays a pivotal role in maximizing executive impact by managing strategic priorities, ensuring alignment across global sales teams, and acting as a trusted proxy in key meetings and decisions. This role serves as a communication hub between the Sales Leader, executives, and cross-functional partners, helping to drive clarity, reinforce accountability, and enable seamless execution of the Cloud & AI Infrastructure strategy. Core responsibilities include orchestrating business rhythms, providing performance insights, and translating high-level strategies into actionable plans while breaking down silos across sales, marketing, finance, and operations. The Chief of Staff also supports talent and culture initiatives, leads special projects, and acts as a candid advisor to anticipate challenges and propose solutions. Operating with a service-oriented mindset, the role emphasizes collaboration, accountability, and operational discipline to ensure the organization consistently achieves its goals.

Minimum Qualifications :

  • 5+ years Chief of Staff or equivalent experience working alongside senior leadership roles with day-to-day alignment and collaboration to a Vice President of an organization.
  • Prior experience in data center / Cloud + AI Infrastructure sales, business unit, marketing or partner organization roles.
  • Experience in business planning, strategy, operations and enablement.
  • Experience collaborating with others, building programs and yielding better than anticipated return on investment.
  • Experience working in a global organization.

Preferred Qualifications :

  • Holds a bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, management, political science, communications, economics, law, organizational leadership psychology or a related discipline.
  • Strategic planning and business analysis skills, especially for sales-driven organizations.
  • Demonstrated success in project management and leading cross-functional initiatives.
  • Strong written and verbal communication abilities for executive and stakeholder engagement.
  • Data analysis and financial management skills (including budget oversight).
  • Proven ability to work with and influence senior leadership, sales teams, and diverse stakeholders.
  • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making ability.
  • High emotional intelligence, discretion, and relationship-building skills.
  • Adaptability, multitasking, and comfort with shifting priorities in a fast-paced sales environment.
  • 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.

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