Vice President of Sales

Our client, located in San Jose, CA is looking for a Vice President of Sales. Reporting to the CEO, this executive will lead sales strategy across neocloud and strategic accounts for client’s portfolio of open networking switch platforms. Job Title: Vice President of Sales Location: San Jose, CA Salary Range: $290K - $300K Shift: 1st shift What’s the Job? Building executive relationships at the largest cloud and AI infrastructure customers, closing complex deals, and instilling the team, process, and forecasting discipline of a scaling sales organization. Personally lead engagements with C-level and VP-level decision-makers at strategic cloud, AI infrastructure, and large enterprise accounts. Negotiate and close large, complex supply agreements, including pricing, terms, and long‑term capacity commitments. Represent client in the open networking ecosystem and with key technology partners Establish rigorous pipeline management, forecasting, and CRM discipline; deliver accurate forecasts and revenue visibility to the executive team and board. What’s Needed? 10+ years of sales experience in the data center infrastructure industry (networking hardware experience a must), including 8+ years in sales leadership roles. Proven track record of building and scaling sales organizations at a networking, data center hardware, or semiconductor‑adjacent company, preferably in a startup or high‑growth environment. Hyperscaler knowledge and experience selling into that vertical Established relationships with decision‑makers at cloud, hyperscale, AI infrastructure, and large enterprise accounts. Deep understanding of the data center networking market, including open networking, white‑box/ODM switching, SONiC, and the competitive landscape. About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast‑changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent. #J-18808-Ljbffr ManpowerGroup