Account Executive - Portfolio - Turkey

Meet the Team

Join our Enterprise and Commercial Sales Team in Turkey, where we focus on connecting people and ideas to help organizations work smarter and more efficiently. Our team is a high-energy, collaborative group that sits at the heart of Cisco’s market presence, turning standard sales relationships into long-term strategic partnerships. We operate with a high degree of coordination between local and global resources, architectural specialists, and partners to deliver the full Cisco portfolio. You will be part of a diverse environment that values innovation and commercial rigor, driving the competitive strategy for our most influential accounts. It’s an exciting time to join as we empower customers to navigate complex digital transformations with our industry-leading solutions.

Your Impact

As a Senior Portfolio Account Executive, you will own senior-level customer relationships and drive the adoption of Cisco’s full product and software portfolio. You will implement the Cisco Global sales strategy to ensure revenue targets are met while enhancing Cisco’s image as a trusted advisor in the marketplace. By orchestrating extended team capabilities—including systems engineering, channel and finance—you will lead large, complex deals that address critical business challenges. Your role is pivotal in identifying new sales avenues to fulfill revenue objectives and ensure long-term profitability.

• Execute a comprehensive sales strategy to expand Cisco’s footprint within the Enterprise and Commercial segments.
• Develop accurate sales forecasts to provide leadership with critical business insights and predictability.
• Network within customer organizations to identify key influencers and decision-makers, ensuring alignment on high-value solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to position the business value of IT solutions to C-suite executives.
• Identify emerging market trends to proactively offer solutions that meet evolving customer needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (BS) in Business, Technology, or a related field.
• 11+ years of experience in technology sales or account management.
• Experience selling complex IT solutions (hardware, software, and services) to Enterprise-level customers.
• Proficiency in English and local language requirements for the Turkey market.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales quotas in the Enterprise or Commercial segments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree (MS/MBA).
• Extensive experience navigating the Turkish Enterprise and Commercial market landscape.
• Advanced knowledge of Cisco’s product portfolio and architectural solutions.
• Experience leading large-scale digital transformation projects for global clients.
• Strong commercial focus with a history of successful complex negotiations and decision-making.

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.