Cisco

Account Executive - Denver, Colorado

Cisco$80K — $120K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Denver, CO
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in account sales and management.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Proven success in managing large territories with a focus on demand generation and strategic account planning.
  • Skilled in business presentation and opportunity management across various timeframes.

Responsibilities

  • Build executive relationships with key accounts and provide strategic insights.
  • Sell solutions within both traditional IT and non-IT business units.
  • Develop and execute annual strategic plans for named accounts.
  • Conduct regular business forecasting and pipeline management.
  • Lead and coordinate cross-functional team efforts effectively.
  • Negotiate solutions and resolve issues through a Win/Win approach.

Benefits

  • Flexible vacation policy with no defined limit on vacation time.
  • Numerous wellbeing offerings and health insurance.
  • 80 hours of community service volunteering paid time off annually.
  • 12 paid holidays plus additional benefits for sick time.
  • Performance-based incentive pay structure with no cap on potential earnings.
Full Job Description
Candidate must reside in the Denver Metropolitan Area.

Meet the Team

One Winning Team Engagement - Effectively facilitating joint initiatives with cross-functional teams (Services, Customer Value Acceleration team, Capital, Partners, etc.) and strategically engaging cross functional resources to achieve their goals and hit their numbers. Customer Relationships and Leading Innovation - Building strong customer relationships inside and outside of IT that challenge them to see their business differently. Building Winning Capability within Cisco - Focusing on collaboration and contributing to the long-term success of US Service Providers and Cisco through the sharing of standard methodologies and becoming engaged in mentorship activities. Consistently striving to improve and reinvent yourself.
Your Impact

You are an aggressive self-starter that will build executive relationships, articulate Cisco's product and business strategies, create demand and close deals. Proven knowledge of working with complex technical solutions including calling on key decision makers and all other technical and business influencers. You have the ability to negotiate solutions and resolve issues with peers, partners and customers employing a Win/Win philosophy. You have experience working with Product Engineering Teams in creating integrated solutions that address complex problems with a focus on the Cisco value proposition. You have keen ability to position turnkey solutions and articulate primary vendor strategies to senior customer Executives. You will have validated experience in processes for successful account management including forecasting, quota over achievement, sales presentations, short term, mid-term and long-term opportunity management.
  • You have shown experience in building executive relationships with multiple named accounts while providing insight and strategy around how Services-Led customers go-to-market, mapping our solutions to our client's customers.
  • You have demonstrated ability to sell within traditional IT hierarchy as well as non-IT business units - particularly around how Cisco can enable our customer's service delivery.
  • You develop and execute annual plan for named account in line with company strategy.
  • Business forecasting (monthly forecast, weekly commit, and pipeline development) required.
  • You are able to engage and lead cross-functional/virtual resources as part of extended team. Excellent presentation skills required.
  • You have confirmed negotiation skills, be a self-starter, and a strong closer. Understanding of Service Provider entities, their business models and their buying cycles is preferred.
Minimum Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience selling, prospecting and growing an account base.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Demonstrated success in leading and managing a large territory, including demand generation, partner development, strategic account planning, forecasting and quota attainment. Skilled in communicating business transformation solutions through sales presentations and managing opportunities across short-term, mid-term, and long-term timeframes.
Preferred Qualifications
  • You have the ability to deliver business value to both End Users and Partners.
  • You have strong technical and business knowledge with complimentary skills to understand the customers' business drivers and then align them to Cisco solutions.
  • You demonstrate the necessary skills to negotiate issues with peers, partners and customers using a Win/Win philosophy.
  • You're an ambitious self-starter with ability to articulate Cisco product and business strategies and create the demand to complete the deal.
  • You possess the following traits: passion, integrity, trust, leadership, discipline and execution.
We Are Cisco

#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!

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco's flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco's Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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