Client Director - Comcast, NBCU, Sky
About The Position
Cisco is hiring a Client Director to lead its account team serving Comcast, NBCUniversal, and Sky. The role combines executive consulting sales with leadership of Client and Account Executives, with responsibility for driving sustained, multi-year sales growth across a strategic service-provider relationship. The account team focuses on Service Provider Infrastructure, Enterprise Network, Service Provider as Partner, and Secure, AI-Ready Data Centers. The Client Director will serve as Cisco's lead advisor on secure, AI-ready network and data center infrastructure, partnering with engineering on next-generation architectures. The role builds senior executive relationships across Comcast, NBCUniversal, and Sky; owns the annual account plan; and turns Cisco's portfolio strategy into account execution. It also collaborates with solution and services teams to develop managed and AI-enabled offerings for Comcast's product organization. As a player-coach, the director personally leads strategic pursuits while coaching the team through complex sales cycles. This is a remote-based position. Cisco is seeking candidates located in or willing to relocate to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania market. The application window is expected to close on November 4, 2026.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- 15+ years of related sales or consulting experience in the technology sector.
- 4+ years of supervisory or people-leadership experience managing sales teams or account executives.
Nice To Haves
- Experience selling into or partnering with a Tier-1 cable/MSO, telecommunications service provider, or media/entertainment account.
- Working knowledge of service-provider network architecture, including core, edge, access routing, optical, and automation, and modern approaches to network transformation.
- Experience advising on secure, AI-ready data center architecture, including GPU/AI infrastructure, automation, and observability for large-scale compute environments.
- Knowledge of modern security architecture, such as zero trust, segmentation, and security automation within a service-provider or large-enterprise environment.
- Proven track record of developing new managed or AI-enabled services with product teams and operating in a player-coach capacity to drive strategic pursuits.
Responsibilities
- Lead a dynamic team of Client and Account Executives serving Comcast, NBCUniversal, and Sky.
- Drive sustained, multi-year sales growth through executive consulting sales and people leadership.
- Act as Cisco's lead advisor on secure, AI-ready network and data center infrastructure.
- Partner with engineering to shape next-generation architectures.
- Build SVP-level relationships across Comcast, NBCUniversal, and Sky.
- Own the annual account plan and translate Cisco's portfolio strategy into actionable execution.
- Collaborate with Cisco solution and services teams to develop managed and AI-enabled offerings for Comcast's product organization.
- Personally drive strategic pursuits while mentoring the team through complex sales cycles.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Paid holidays
- Floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid birthday day off
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- Paid personal wellness days
- Paid vacation time for non-exempt employees
- Flexible vacation time off program for eligible exempt employees
- Paid sick time
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional paid volunteer days
- Performance-based sales incentive compensation
- Potential Cisco restricted stock unit grants
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
