Meet the Team
The Networking Specialist team at Cisco is a dynamic group of top talent, known for their proactive approach and ability to differentiate Cisco in the sales cycle with innovative, customer-focused solutions. Passionate about helping customers transform their networks, we combine deep technical expertise with strategic insights to deliver impactful outcomes, empowering businesses to achieve their goals in a fast-evolving digital world.
Your Impact
As a Networking Specialist at Cisco, you become a key player in shaping the future of connectivity and innovation. This role offers the exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies. You'll be at the forefront of driving digital transformation, enabling businesses to achieve their goals through secure, scalable, and emerging AI networking platforms.
Market opportunity and Strategy:
Contribute to the high touch segment strategy, build and implement a networking growth plan based on the market opportunity.
Customer Engagement and Opportunity Development:
Work closely with the portfolio sales teams to grow and expand the networking funnel.
Actively contribute to the account planning process and deliver a 1-2 year technology engagement plan for key customers
Programmatic Campaign Ownership:
Own and drive programmatic architectural campaigns to generate incremental pipelines for focus segments, including leading and delivering one to many events for customers and partners.
Competitive Differentiation:
Leverage Cisco’s technology portfolio to align with and address customer business objectives.
Continuous learning and Skill Development:
Invest time in personal education continually developing your technical skills, business acumen and vertical/industry knowledge.
Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ Years experience selling Networking with proven success in a field sales capacity.
- A sound understanding of Cisco's Networking strategy.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively within a team and cross functionally.
- Ability to understand customer needs and align solutions with their business objectives.
- Experience in customer-facing roles.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven track record of using MEDDPICC to develop Champions and influence multiple decision makers.
- Knowledge of emerging technologies like AI/ML integration in networking.
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