Account Executive-Enterprise Sales

Cisco

Location

Richfield, Ohio, United States

Vacancies: 1

Posted: 29-07-2025

Salary: $215,000 to $271,000

Experience: 8 to 10+

Skills: technology sales,market expertise, strong technical knowledge, forecasting, quota attainment, sales presentation skills, and short/mid/long term opportunity management

Description:

The application window is expected to close on 8/August/2025. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. Candidate must reside in or be willing to relocate to Cincinnati, OH for this role. MEET THE TEAM 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 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 Cisco'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, and our Win As One mentality embodies the spirit of the journey and how we will show up with each other, our partners, and the customers! YOUR IMPACT As an Account Manager 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 a target account list of accounts. You'll have a "hunter" mentality, while at the same time exhibiting strategic sales savvy and building strong 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 the company's revenue by identifying new sales opportunities and expanding 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 seamless communication and collaboration 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 8+ years of technology sales experience with market expertise and strong technical knowledge. Demonstrate extensive knowledge and experience leading a large account, including forecasting, quota attainment, sales presentation skills, and short/mid/long term opportunity management. Expertise in working with complex strategic accounts including interaction with decision makers and all other executives within the account. Demonstrate negotiation skills with peers, partners, and customers using a win/win philosophy. Be able to position end-to-end solutions and articulate Cisco strategies to senior customer executives 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'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, sincerity and execution. 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. Simply put – we power the future. 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. 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 access 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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