Meet the Team
Join one of Cisco’s most transformative sales teams in the Security Velocity business, where we are redefining success in acquiring net new logos, growing our footprint in existing customers and driving business development with our strategic partners. Our dynamic team culture thrives on collaboration, innovation, and a relentless drive to succeed, this is a team that continues to produce results. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to grow into your full potential while making a tangible impact on Cisco's future. If you're passionate about shaping the future of cybersecurity and driving business forward, this is the place to be!
Your Impact
As a Security Account Executive for mid-markets, you will drive and take accountability for the sales of security technologies. You will craft and grow channel relationships as well as direct touch with target accounts to drive revenue.
Your responsibilities include...
- Carrying a quota and territory that maps to a Cisco generalist territory
- Providing support for and building relationships with Cisco counterparts (Account Managers, Sales Engineers, Regional Managers, etc.)
- Engaging with prospects that are generated by various lead-generation methods and overcoming objections from prospective customers
- Identifying decision-makers within targeted accounts to begin the sales process
- Demonstrating and presenting our security solutions via live web-based demos and in-person presentations
- Building pipeline through individual prospecting & sales development collaboration
- As necessary, traveling for prospect meetings and supporting marketing efforts such as trade shows, exhibits, and other events
- Emphasize product/service features and benefits, quote prices, discuss terms, and prepare sales order forms and/or reports
- Attend periodic sales training where applicable
- Properly document and track all prospect & customer information inSalesforce.com
Minimum Qualifications:
- Fluent in German and English (both written and verbal)
- 3 years + of account management selling software security
- You have excellent social, communication, and presentation skills with experience presenting to technical as well as business stakeholders
- You have a strong all-around knowledge of the cybersecurity market and channel
- You have direct touch sales experience and the ability to scale through distribution and partners
- Team-first mentality, driven by results with a relentless work ethic and ambition to achieve success
- Skilled in virtual presentations, online web demos, and remote sales processes
- You have experience in applying solution-selling methodologies to improve corporate revenue growth
- You are passionate, resourceful and take accountability for your business with a strong attention to detail and pride for your work.
#WeAreCisco
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
Why Cisco?
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
- Fluent in German and English, written and verbal
- 3+ years of account management experience selling software security
- Excellent social, communication, and presentation skills
- Experience presenting to technical and business stakeholders
- Strong knowledge of the cybersecurity market and channel
- Direct-touch sales experience
- Ability to scale sales through distribution and partners
- Experience with virtual presentations, online web demos, and remote sales processes
- Experience applying solution-selling methodologies to improve corporate revenue growth
- Strong attention to detail, accountability, resourcefulness, and results orientation
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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What We Do
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.
