You will be in Global Enterprise Segment (GES) where we lead Cisco's top 500 strategic accounts. Our responsibility to Cisco’s business is great, and our responsibility to each other and our culture is greater. We have a dedicated focus on our customers' success; we are Cisco's growth engine and shape the company’s future. Our values; customer focused Always, Show Up to Win Every Day, and Harness the Power of Cisco, is how we get the job done. Our "Win As One" mentality embodies the spirit of the journey and how we will show up with each other, partners, and customers.
Your ImpactAs an Account Executive at Cisco, you’ll manage a growth target for an assigned territory using a channel go to market distribution model. You will target market opportunities by segment and use available resources to aggressively pursue opportunities while also showing sales penetration within target accounts. You'll have a "hunter" mentality, while at the same time exhibiting strategic sales savvy and building positive relationships with customers. You will sell in a matrixed environment that requires a customer-first approach all the while establishing an outcome where everybody wins.
- You will play a pivotal role in growing our revenue by identifying new sales opportunities and growing relationships with existing clients.
- By understanding client needs and delivering tailored solutions, you will improve customer satisfaction and foster long-term partnerships.
- Through strategic account planning and execution, you will help improve Cisco's visibility and reputation in the market.
- You will serve as a vital link between customers and internal teams, ensuring flawless communication and teamwork to meet client objectives.
- By providing insights from customer interactions and market trends, you will contribute to the development and refinement of effective sales strategies.
- 8+ years of technology sales experience.
- 4+ years’ experience leading a large account, including forecasting, quota attainment, sales presentation skills, and short/mid/long term opportunity management.
- 4+ years market expertise and strong technical knowledge to the effect that you can quantify the business impact to the account and build on customer relationships.
- 3+ years in working with sophisticated strategic accounts including interaction with decision makers and all other executives within the account.
- 3+ years negotiation skills to cultivate successful outcomes.
- Proficiently with comprehensive solutions and articulate Cisco's strategic vision customers and executives.
- Ability to position end-to-end Cisco strategies and solutions to senior customer executives.
- Delivery of business value to both End Users and Partners.
- Strong technical and business knowledge with complimentary skills to understand the customers’ business drivers and then align them to Cisco solutions.
- Bachelors' Degree
- Ambitious self-starter with ability to articulate Cisco product and business strategies and generate the demand to complete the deal.
- Passion, integrity, trust, leadership and execution.
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of technology sales experience
- 4+ years leading a large account, including forecasting, quota attainment, sales presentations, and short-, mid-, and long-term opportunity management
- 4+ years of market expertise and strong technical knowledge sufficient to quantify business impact and build customer relationships
- 3+ years working with sophisticated strategic accounts and interacting with account decision-makers and executives
- 3+ years of negotiation experience
- Proficiency with comprehensive solutions and articulating Cisco’s strategic vision to customers and executives
- Ability to position end-to-end Cisco strategies and solutions to senior customer executives
- Ability to deliver business value to end users and partners
- Strong technical and business knowledge aligned with customer business drivers and Cisco solutions
- Bachelor’s degree
- Ability to articulate Cisco product and business strategies and generate demand
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad, with medical options including PPOs, high-deductible plans, and regional HMOs. Feedback suggests robust wellness and mental-health resources, with some locations offering on-site support and second medical opinions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is highlighted through paid holidays, paid time off, and additional recharge days such as “Days for Me,” with generous volunteer time also mentioned. Feedback suggests these programs help support rest, volunteering, and critical life events.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family support appears extensive, including paid child-bonding leave, family medical leave, and caregiving resources. Observations also point to family-planning assistance and adoption or surrogacy support in some regions.
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Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.









