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Engineering	Presales, deployment/FE, Support/TAC, PSS/TAC
Sales	AMs, RMs, PSS, BDMs
Customer Experience (CX)	CSEP, CSM, renewals manager
Distribution	Marketeer, tech presales, account manager, CX specialist
Business Architect	Tool, engagement, method
New Hire	Sales New Hire Acceleration Program (SNAP) (introduction to Cisco portfolio)
Operations	Deal manager (GPR), software practice lead, partner admin, asset manager, CXO

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