Job description

The Managing Director – Service Provider (MEA) role at Cisco is a senior executive leadership position responsible for leading Cisco’s Service Provider business across the Middle East and Africa region. The role is accountable for defining and executing regional go-to-market strategies, driving revenue growth, expanding pipeline, and strengthening Cisco’s market position across large telecommunications and service provider organizations. The Managing Director leads high-performing sales teams and orchestrates cross-functional collaboration across global Cisco teams, partners, and internal business units to deliver integrated solutions aligned with Cisco’s portfolio. This role requires strong executive presence and the ability to influence stakeholders at all organizational levels, including C-level executives, while representing Cisco at industry events and strategic forums. The position is responsible for driving top-line growth through cross-selling, upselling, and acquisition of new business franchises, while ensuring operational excellence in forecasting, reporting, and sales execution. The role leverages Cisco’s networking, software, and hardware solutions and applies the “One Cisco Story” to align customer needs with enterprise solutions. It also involves building and sustaining strategic partner ecosystems, leading organizational transformation initiatives, and using data-driven insights, AI, automation, and digital tools to improve efficiency and accelerate growth. The Managing Director is also responsible for team development, succession planning, leadership cultivation, and building a high-performance, inclusive culture. The role requires fluency in English and Arabic and deep experience in IT and telecom sales leadership within large-scale service provider environments across the MEA region.