Maximilian Braun

I am a Global Sales and Alliance Executive with over 25 years of experience, including 19 years at Cisco, driving enterprise revenue growth and strategic partnerships across EMEA and worldwide markets. My career is defined by delivering large-scale, complex wins with tier-one global clients, building long-term C-suite relationships, and leading high-performing international sales and alliance teams. During my 19-year tenure at Cisco, I held progressively senior roles in Global Account Management and Partner Leadership, where I led worldwide account strategies for flagship enterprise customers including L'Oréal and BT. I later expanded my scope into global alliance leadership at Lenovo, where I served as Worldwide Global Alliance Manager. I led strategic partnerships with T-Systems, Cisco, VMware, SAP, and public cloud providers, designing joint Go-To-Market strategies that generated $125M in captured revenue and supported a $235M forward revenue forecast. I managed and enabled a global ecosystem of partners and led teams of up to 120 global account managers, driving alignment, productivity, and execution at scale. My expertise spans SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, AI-driven cloud solutions, enterprise infrastructure, and partner ecosystems, allowing me to bridge business strategy with technical execution. My leadership approach is customer-centric and relationship-driven, focused on long-term value creation rather than transactional wins. I am known for navigating complex cultural, regulatory, and geopolitical environments while maintaining strong governance, ethical standards, and executive trust. Today, as a Senior Global Account Manager and EMEA Sales Leader, I continue to drive AI-powered cloud initiatives, strategic alliances, and high-value enterprise engagements. I bring strategic vision, operational rigor, and deep enterprise sales expertise, positioning me for Executive, VP, Director, Global Sales Leadership, and Board Advisory roles.

Sincerely, Maximilian Braun