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Business Development Manager, AI

San Jose, California, US💼 Full-time💰 $198,500–$198,500🗓 2026-09-23 → 2026-09-26

Core

Shape and execute Cisco's global service provider strategy for AI-led growth by building strategic partnerships with telcos, neoclouds, and ecosystem players to accelerate adoption of Cisco's AI, security, and infrastructure products.

Role type

Senior Business Development Manager (Strategic Partnerships)

Builds

Strategic partnership offers and go-to-market plans for Cisco's AI security, sovereign infrastructure, and observability products.

Domain

Enterprise Networking & AI Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | client delivery

Required skills

Strategic partnership development, business case evaluation, go-to-market strategy, cross-functional collaboration, market opportunity analysis, partner enablement

Preferred skills

Neocloud and telco cloud experience, sovereign cloud/AI knowledge, AI security and agentic AI familiarity, product launch execution, executive presence

Technologies

Cisco AI, SASE, quantum-safe networking, observability platforms

Responsibilities

Identify and advance high-impact partnership opportunities with global service providers, define business cases for new offers, support proof-of-concepts and early field trials, drive launch plans for new products.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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