As the world undergoes a remarkable transformation and technology impacts everything, Cisco helps customers tackle their most critical problems and harness new market opportunities. Our team is at the forefront of connecting businesses with Cisco's innovative technology solutions. We are a vibrant and diverse collective of passionate sales professionals, fostering a supportive environment where collaboration, cutting-edge problem-solving, and a shared commitment to customer success drive our achievements. We're excited about empowering organizations to achieve digital transformation and make a tangible impact.

As a Portfolio Account Executive, you will contribute toward and implement the sales strategy for Cisco's full portfolio, leading and developing key client relationships to improve Cisco wallet share and profitability. You build and develop relationships with strategic clients, prospects and our partners in your region, and you work closely with our key partners to build engagement plans aimed at developing sales. Your curiosity, organizational skills, 'hunter mentality', along with your taste for innovation, enable you to identify new projects and propose a 'One Cisco' vision aligned with your clients' business challenges. Become a trusted advisor to your customers and deliver an outstanding customer experience.

Work closely with cross-functional teams, including pre-sales engineering and partners, to identify, develop and close new business opportunities.

Plan and implement sales strategies and strategic account plans to achieve or exceed sales targets within agreed timelines.

Share insights from customer interactions and market trends to help refine sales strategies.

Your success will be reflected in sales achievements, customer happiness, and your contribution to Cisco's continued leadership in the market.

5+ years of technology sales experience, with a record of achieving and exceeding sales targets.

- Validated experience leading end-to-end deal cycles of moderate to high complexity.




- Ability to prospect and develop accounts, engaging with senior and C-suite leaders.
- Ability to work with and lead an extended team of sales and technical specialists.
- Experience in crafting and presenting customer-first strategies and comprehensive account plans.
- Proficiency in CRM systems (Salesforce) and effective sales pipeline management.
- Fluency in English and the local language(s) of the role.

Good understanding of the local market dynamics, emerging technologies, and competitive landscape.

Ability to position end-to-end Cisco strategies and solutions to senior customer executives, delivering business value to both end users and partners.

Operational excellence and financial acumen, with the flexibility to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

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.

Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. To ensure that we hire the best talent in the right way, we follow a strict hiring process and recently, Cisco has been made aware of fraudulent recruiters claiming to be from the company. be conducted across email, phone, or WebEx

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