About the Role
The Cisco Sales Associates Program (CSAP) is a 12-month global accelerator designed to develop high-potential individuals into Technical Sales Champions. This program offers a clear progression through education, exposure, and experience, with a focus on AI-First principles. Upon successful completion, participants transition into a Solutions Engineer role within the Global Virtual Engineering (GVE) team.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Cisco Associate Sales Representatives to provide technical solutions that drive business outcomes.
- Expand expertise across Collaboration, Security, Networking, and Cloud.
- Build strong AI skills by using advanced learning platforms and artificial intelligence to design technical solutions and improve strategic decision-making.
- Discover, demonstrate, and design solutions to address complex customer challenges.
- Participate in immersive Bootcamp training and foundational technical skill-building.
- Complete three rotational assignments for real-world technical sales experience.
- Transition into a Solutions Engineer role to discover, demonstrate, and design solutions for complex customer challenges.
- Provide software and Solutions Engineering services to customers, partners, and internal sales teams.
Requirements
- Hold a technical degree (Engineering, CS, STEAM) or possess real-world proof of technical curiosity (e.g., home lab, certification, side project).
- Possess the skills to turn complexity into clarity.
- Fluent in English and the primary language of the country for which you are applying.
- Legally authorized to work in the country of hire without company sponsorship.
- AI-native mindset with a high degree of learning agility.
- Passionate about networking and software (Java/Python).
- Eager to use AI to automate and innovate the engineering process.
- High emotional intelligence with the ability to navigate a matrix-based organization.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate within a hub-based cohort to drive team success.
- Analytical resilience, capable of maintaining focus and creativity when solving sophisticated technical hurdles.
- Ability to translate complex requirements into tangible business value.
- Confident communicator who can deconstruct "black box" technologies into simple, persuasive narratives for diverse audiences.
Skills
- AI
- Networking
- Software Development (Java/Python)
- Technical Sales
- Customer Simulations
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
Location
- London (Training)
- UK – Bedfont Lakes (Year 2)
- United Kingdom
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Associate
- Graduate
Education Level
- Technical Degree (Engineering, CS, STEAM)
- Certifications
- Proof of technical curiosity
About the Company
- Cisco is revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era.
- Cisco has been innovating for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together.
- Cisco provides customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
- Cisco fosters a culture of experimentation and creation of meaningful solutions.
- Cisco offers limitless opportunities to grow and build through a worldwide network of doers and experts.
- Cisco emphasizes teamwork and collaboration with empathy to achieve global scale.
