# Senior Director, Americas Carrier Operations at Cisco

- Company: Cisco
- What the company does: Cisco is a worldwide technology leader powering an inclusive future for all. Learn more about our products, services, solutions, and innovations. Backed by Sequoia and Menlo.
- Company website: https://www.cisco.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Denver, Colorado, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-19
- Apply by: 2026-12-03
- Apply: https://cisco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cisco_Careers/job/Denver-Colorado-US/Senior-Director--Americas-Carrier-Operations_2028436?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cisco-senior-director-americas-carrier-operations/

## About the role

As the Area Sales Leader / Senior Director, you will unify and scale our go-to-market strategy across US Carrier Operations, Canada, and LATAM Service Provider accounts. You will build and govern a single, integrated multi-year carrier strategy, owning the 12-to-24+ month business plan and the 18-to-36 month long-range outlook. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 4+ years of direct experience managing people managers (leader of leaders) within a technology sales or go-to-market organization
- Sales leadership experience in Telecommunications and Service Provider infrastructure domains (including IP Routing, Optical Networking, Metro Ethernet, Backhaul, or Carrier Transport)
- Experience managing revenue or bookings portfolios of $100M+ annually
- Experience negotiating multi-year framework agreements and enterprise software contracts with C-suite/EVP executives
- Commercial understanding of Routed Optical Networking (RON), Silicon One architectures, 5G transport, and IP-over-DWDM
- Experience leveraging AI tools and sales intelligence platforms to drive productivity gains, accelerate pipeline velocity, and optimize go-to-market workflows


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cisco-senior-director-americas-carrier-operations/