Key skills
Sales
About this role
Role Overview
- customer-focused technical sales professional providing technical information and guidance to the customer
- partner with Account Managers in a pre-sales technical function
- showcase Cisco solutions and provide customer presentations
- perform technical demonstrations, create BoMs, and run proof of concept activities
- consult, influence, and design solutions to allow the customer to meet their desired outcomes
- educate the customer on Cisco differentiation
- align Cisco’s product and services capabilities to customers' business drivers
- leverage an array of Cisco technology, services, and support specialists
- collaborate closely with the Account Manager on account planning activities
Requirements
- 5+ years of industry-related experience
- Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of emphasis
- Knowledge of Cisco's Solutions, and networking fundamentals
- CCNP or CCIE preferred
- Customer intimacy skills
- Pre-sales experience preferred
- BS/BA (EE/CS) or relevant experience
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
- flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date
- up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
- optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- eligibility to earn annual bonuses for non-sales roles