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The application deadline is expected to close on or before January 15, 2026.

The assigned commercial territory is based in the Metro Detroit region (including Detroit, Auburn Hills, and Farmington Hills). Ann Arbor is listed for internal system alignment.

All US-based candidates are eligible to apply.

Meet the Team

Cisco’s Collaboration Sales team is redefining how organizations connect, communicate, and engage in a hybrid world. As businesses modernize their workplaces and customer engagement strategies, Cisco leads with secure, cloud-first collaboration solutions powered by AI.

Our Commercial Collaboration team partners with customers across industries to drive real business outcomes using solutions like Webex, Collaboration Devices, and Contact Center technologies.

This is a field-facing, quota-carrying role for sellers who thrive in competitive, fast-moving territories and want to make a visible impact.

Your Impact

As a Collaboration Account Executive – Commercial, you will own a Metro Detroit–based territory and drive net-new growth and expansion across a diverse set of commercial accounts.

In this role, you will:

+ Own and deliver against a multi-million-dollar quota for Cisco Collaboration solutions

+ Develop and execute territory and account strategies, including identifying greenfield and whitespace opportunities

+ Build trusted relationships with IT, business, and executive stakeholders

+ Lead complex sales cycles that combine software, devices, and services

+ Partner with ecosystem and channel teams to accelerate customer outcomes

+ This role is ideal for sellers who enjoy hunting, building territory plans, and winning competitive deals.

Minimum Qualifications

+ 5+ years of experience in B2B, SaaS, or cloud sales

+ Demonstrated success carrying a quota and consistently exceeding targets

+ Experience selling to IT and business decision-makers

+ Ability to independently plan, prioritize, and execute in a defined territory

Preferred Qualifications

+ Experience selling Collaboration, Unified Communications, Contact Center, or adjacent productivity/CX solutions

+ Background with competitive platforms (e.g., Microsoft, CX/contact center vendors, or enterprise SaaS)

+ Strong discovery skills and ability to articulate business value and workflow transformation

+ High energy, resilient, and comfortable operating in a demanding commercial territory

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.

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $190,400.00 to $260,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

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.

+ 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 of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to 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:

$222,700.00 - $322,800.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$202,600.00 - $308,200.00

* 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.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.