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Solution Engineer Leader-Enterprise Sales, Houston

Cisco

Cisco

Sales & Business Development
Houston, TX, USA
Posted on Nov 2, 2024

Application window expected to close on 11/6/24.

What You’ll Do

We are the Global Enterprise Segment. We work with some of Cisco’s largest customers and partners to ensure the best possible solution. We succeed because we listen to our customers and anticipate their needs as the market shifts and technology transitions accelerate. We support and empower each other. We have a wide range of interests outside of work, but we all love technology (and most of us have built our own Cisco network in our homes).

Key Responsibilities:

•Work hand in hand with the Region Sales Manager to build a culture of collaboration, inclusion and constant growth

• Establish relationships built on trust and commitment at multiple levels within customer accounts

• Foster relationships with architecture leaders to bring the best cross functional solutions and teams to our customers

• Facilitate growth and development plans for all Solutions Engineering team members to drive personal and professional growth and a culture of curiosity

• Anticipate any change in the opportunities, market, customer needs and requirements that could impact the overall team goals.

• Build the capabilities needed to deliver on the team's short and long term goals, including identification and development of a strong pipeline of the best talent from both internal and external candidate pools

• Communicate a clear vision and strategy for the region that inspires and empowers the team to execute within a common framework

Who You Are

• People-focused technical sales professional who provides technical direction and business guidance to the Premium Sales teams.

• Self-starter who can actively develop and maintain a team of high-performing Solutions Engineers and continually seek innovative methods for improving team performance

• Ability to bring the company strategy into own technical team strategy

• Motivated to work on highly complex and extremely large deals with diverse set of internal and external collaborators

• Demonstrate an effective team approach with direct and virtual teams

• High energy, passion about driving business and be a positive change agent for the team

• Able to develop and lead the diversified and self-achiever team

• Willing to connect with people to recruit, hire and retain a diverse group of professional sales technologists

• Positive, Proactive, self-motivated with the ability to have the tough conversations when necessary

• Out of box thinking, encouraging innovation and teamwork in diversified environment

• Communicate a clear vision and strategy for the account that inspires and empowers the team to execute within a common framework.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical sales experience

• Detailed understanding of technology industry and future trend in security, collaboration, enterprise networking, cloud, DC, etc.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with customer executives, partner executives and internal key stakeholders.

• Demonstrated experience with showing leadership skills in a group of peers and cross functional team members.

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.

So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us!


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, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

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.