Sales Development Representative

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Oeiras, Lisboa, PRT
In-Office
Junior
Cloud • Information Technology • Internet of Things • Professional Services • Software
The Role
Respond to and qualify inbound leads, engage prospects, match Cisco solutions to business needs, book sales meetings, develop opportunities, and manage qualified opportunities through the sales lifecycle. Collaborate with customers, engineers, channel partners, and sales teams while meeting response-time and conversion goals. The role includes ongoing technical and sales training, coaching, and use of remote selling technologies.
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What You Will Find

Interested in being challenged and appreciated while embarking in a dynamic career? We offer an environment where colleagues become friends, where managers actively mentor and where creativity and ambition are valued.

You will discover a creative, flexible and award-winning working environment using the latest Cisco technology to enable and empower you to perform to the very best of your abilities. You will receive best-in-class training on both technical concepts and sales processes, along with professional skills including communication, time management and building a professional brand. Combined with regular coaching to develop your sales skills and build your professional network, you have an opportunity to learn from your peers, as well as share your successful methodologies and help others grow.

If you enjoy working in a team environment, with a culture that is founded on collaboration, innovation, celebration and giving back to local communities, Cisco’s Virtual Demand Center is the place for you.

What You'll Do

The Virtual Demand Center is one of Cisco’s fastest growing sales and marketing teams and is the talent engine for Cisco Sales & Marketing with diverse and motivated teams that consistently deliver profitable growth.

We serve our customers through a series of selling motions to drive higher value and an optimal experience from Cisco solutions to drive relevant business outcomes. We are a global, dynamic team that brings excitement to the sales environment every day. We connect Cisco customers with solutions that can transform their businesses and change the world for the better.

As a Sales Development Representative, you will gain a deeper understanding of Cisco’s solutions and customers. You will be surrounded by, learn from, and be inspired by some of the best marketing and sales professionals in the industry. You will be responding to and qualifying customer inquiries from various channels, working closely with the Business Development Representatives. You will receive continuous enablement and coaching, focusing on skills and attributes which will make you successful in your core role and get you set for future success.

  • Respond and qualify inbound inquiries generated from marketing campaigns and activities with the intent to book sales.

  • Engage with customers and prospects and qualify by applying qualification criteria and defined touch patterns.

  • Drive engaging and relevant conversations with the customers by matching our products and solutions to solve the customers’ business objectives.

  • Strive to meet or exceed response time SLAs and demand-to-lead conversion.

  • Create, develop and close opportunities from qualified leads, working directly with the customer, engineering and partners.

  • You will work closely with and leverage selected channel partners to improve new sales opportunities.

  • You will manage sales opportunities while using powerful technologies to remotely communicate with customers and leverage new sales models (cloud, services & software) to help customers increasing their revenue.

  • You’ll manage full sales lifecycle for qualified opportunities and help generate pipeline in all segments of Cisco’s business.

Who You Are

If you have a passion for technology and the positive impact it can have on the world, we have a place for you.

  • You are a self-starter with outstanding communication skills, who has a talent for starting conversations to uncover the customer’s needs.

  • You are comfortable with change and desire to work in a fast paced and high growth environment

  • You are driven to succeed personally and as a phenomenal teammate, you are constantly looking to achieve your goals while also helping those around you succeed

  • You possess a growth mentality and are dedicated to always learning and growing

  • You are a critical thinker and possess problem solving skills

  • You invest in your self-development, focusing on the skills and attributes which will make you successful in your core role and get you set for future success

Minimum Requirements
  • You have a minimum of year of meaningful work experience. Sales experience in the IT sector would be ideal.

  • You have strong multi-tasking, reading, writing and verbal communication skills.

  • You are familiar with the Microsoft suite of applications and be willing to learn other sales tools and applications.

  • You are fully proficient in English.

Preferred Requirements
  • Experience in big IT Companies and selling through Channel Partners.

  •  Experience in managing leads and using tools like Salesforce, Outreach, Gong... would be a plus.

  • Speaking fluently at least one ore more of the following languages: Italian, Spanish, German, French, Arabic, Hebrew, Polish.

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

  • At least one year of meaningful work experience
  • Strong multitasking, reading, writing, and verbal communication skills
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Suite applications
  • Fluency in English
  • Sales experience in the IT sector
  • Experience with large IT companies and selling through channel partners
  • Experience managing leads and using Salesforce, Outreach, or Gong
  • Fluency in one or more of Italian, Spanish, German, French, Arabic, Hebrew, or Polish

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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The Company
HQ: San Jose, CA
77,500 Employees
Year Founded: 1984

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.

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