The India sales team is a truly vibrant sales organization that covers accounts across verticals industries in the country we service customers in the financial services retail logistics healthcare public sector and manufacturing industries You will need to be a highly skilled customer-focused technical sales professional providing technical support and mentorship to customers and collaboration with the account manager to develop appropriate customer solution offerings on opportunities You will have an architectural perspective across cisco product portfolio and can craft your specialization for specific opportunities gain access to the entire portfolio of cisco technologies and applications in a variety of vertical markets in additional to technological proficiency and the ability to learn and know the latest your interpersonal presentation and troubleshooting skills evoke passion and confidence Keep up-to-date on relevant solutions products and services provide technical and sales support for accounts in assigned territory perform technical presentations for customers partners and prospects Who you will work with The solutions architect will partner with our account executives in a pre-sales technical role showcasing cisco product solutions setting up demonstrations and explaining features and benefits to customers crafting and configuring products to meet specific customer needs You ll collaborate as part of a ground-breaking sales engineering team We offer exhilarating inspiring global high impact and uniquely broad opportunities for your growth What you ll do Solutions engineer role is a highly skilled customer-focused technical sales professional who provides in-depth technical information and specific design implementation mentorship to one customer in a dedicated manner This solutions engineer role provides a sophisticated architectural perspective across the cisco architecture portfolios including software and services demonstrating knowledge of the broad cisco portfolio as well as his her technical specializations as needed He She collaborates with the rest of the sales ecosystem on strategic and complex opportunities and coordinates additional resources e g consulting specialists demo labs etc to recommend develop and propose appropriate customer solution and services offerings acts in a consultative fashion and is looked to as a trusted technical advisor by the account team and customer allowing the systems engineer to identify cisco solution opportunities aligned to the customer s business goals Who you are Bachelor of Engineering degree or equivalent 5-10 years field Pre sales experience as a systems engineer solutions architect or equivalent Cisco product experience pre-sales experience required Knowledge and strong operating experience in following areas of specialization Compute hardware HCI Storage backup virtualization In-depth knowledge on Datacenter solutions like SDN SDS and compute hardware Knowledge of relevant solutions sets product line specifications performance criteria and applications Pro-active self-starter and innovator Networking and relationship building skills Phenomenal teammate Consistent track record to focus and achieve goals Perform daily with the highest degree of integrity Excellent written and verbal communication listening negotiation and presentation skills Desired skills Formulate and communicate a solution vision Experience working with and handling large or small enterprises and public-sector organizations Why Cisco WeAreCisco where each person is unique but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all We embrace digital and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses Some may think we re old 36 years strong and only about hardware but we re also a software company And a security company We even invented an intuitive network that adapts predicts learns and protects No other company can do what we do - you can t put us in a box But Digital Transformation is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation creativity and yes even failure if you learn from it Day to day we focus on the give and take We give our best give our egos a break and give of ourselves because giving back is built into our DNA We take accountability bold steps and take difference to heart Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all there is no moving forward 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 adaptable 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

📌 Solutions Engineer - Cloud And Ai Networking (Maharashtra)
🏢 Cisco
📍 Maharashtra