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You will bring new ideas, challenge established approaches, and help our partners respond to changing customer needs across networking, cybersecurity, cloud, collaboration and AI.\nYou will join a team of Partner Account Executives within Cisco Switzerland, working with channel partners, distributors, and managed service providers to serve enterprise and commercial customers. We share knowledge openly, work across borders, and support one another. 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