Account Executive - Services & Software Buying Programs job opportunity at Cisco Systems.



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Cisco Systems Account Executive - Services & Software Buying Programs
Experience: 5-years
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loacation Boston, Massachusetts, US, United States Of America
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Application deadline: December 20, 2025 This role can be performed anywhere in the states of NY/NJ/MA/CT What you will do: As an Account Executive - Services and Software Sales, you will be a Chief Outcomes Strategist- focused on driving incremental Services and Software growth through Lifecycle, Professional Services, and Buying Programs for Cisco’s Enterprise customers. Responsibilities: Customer Engagement & Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with customers and partners, from individual contributors to C-suite executives, through regular meetings and ethical sales methods. Sales Strategy & Planning: Plan and prioritize sales activities to achieve business objectives, exceed quota targets, and develop long-term sales strategies. Cross-functional Coordination & Resource Utilization: Lead and coordinate with internal teams to deliver comprehensive service sales solutions and utilize extended services team resources throughout the sales cycle. Solution & Consultative Selling: Sell solutions from Cisco’s service offerings, using a consultative approach to address unique business problems and strategic objectives. Negotiation & Procurement: Navigate procurement processes, negotiate service pricing, and manage margins to align with customer needs and Cisco's terms. Presentations & Communication: Attend and present at meetings, liaise internally and externally, and tailor communication to diverse cultures for effective stakeholder management and business development. Process Adherence & Forecast Management: Follow standardized sales processes, manage forecasts with regular submissions, and ensure timely responses to sales inquiries Who You'll Work With This position centers around services account management and requires relationships with a diverse group of internal and external constituents to see opportunities and ensure deals are completed accurately and in a timely manner. You will work with skilled account management and other specialist sales teams, as well as delivery teams responsible for the successful customer outcomes. Who You Are You will apply knowledge of sales growth, market drivers, key customer business drivers, and opportunities to do strategic account planning, establishing, prioritizing, executing. You drive a course of action to accomplish broad account objectives and sales strategies, using knowledge to identify and cultivate future sales opportunities to build a strong (3x or better) pipeline. You build Influential Relationships:  Working collaboratively with customers, channel partners, and account team members to meet business goals and objectives; using appropriate communication methods to influence others and establish relationships. You Focus on Customers:  Supporting customers during the sales process; seeking and taking appropriate actions on customer requirements while balancing business needs; resolving difficult issues efficiently and in a professional manner; taking responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty. You Lead Negotiations:  Effectively exploring interests and options to reach outcomes that gain the agreement and acceptance of all parties by using legitimate data, objective criteria to support one’s proposal. You have CXO Relevancy:  Adding value by proactively identifying business opportunities for the customer/partner, conveying a firm understanding of the customer's/partner's business and political drivers, displaying executive presence by building rapport and credibility; effectively influencing other people to accept a solution; clearly connecting solutions to business needs. You Think Creatively:  Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to address sales challenges and new opportunities; taking courses of action based on sound analysis and judgment that appropriately consider customer and partner business capabilities and issues, available facts, constraints, competitive circumstances, and probable consequences. You are familiar with CPQ and EAMP tools for service and software quoting. Our minimum requirements for this role: BA degree - MBA or graduate degree preferred 5+ years of experience in the tech sales space Proven sales track record of closing business and exceeding targets Why Cisco?  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. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.  We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.  Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada: The starting salary range posted for this position is $232,800.00 to $309,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process. U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.  Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies: 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations) 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. 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 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid. The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below: New York City Metro Area: $250,700.00 - $376,400.00 Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $232,800.00 - $359,300.00 * For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. ** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

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