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Global Sales Leader, Industrial Scale
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Meet the Team Join our newly integrated Global Industrial Scale team within Industrial IoT Sales! We serve as a strategic engine for Cisco’s Industrial IoT (IIoT) business creating early stage demand and bridging the gap between marketing, enablement, and global virtual sales. Our diverse, matrixed team of business development representatives and virtual specialists works at the cutting edge of scale selling to reach industrial and line-of-business buyers down market. You will lead an organization that has been streamlined for agility, giving you the unique opportunity to shape the combined direction of our global inside sales motion. It’s an exciting time to join as we redefine how Cisco engages with industrial customers through innovative digital strategies and cross-functional collaboration. Your Impact Lead and support a diverse team of virtual sellers, BDRs, and program managers to grow our presence in industrial markets and ensure business success. Design and implement sales strategies that connect with business leaders to help expand Cisco’s reach and increase global revenue. Build strong relationships with executive leaders by using digital tools to make the buying process easier and more efficient. Use sales data and market trends to create clear plans that help senior leadership make informed decisions. Partner with product, marketing teams to ensure our solutions stay current with industry trends and meet our customers' long-term needs. Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience in sales, sales operations, business development, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in a supervisory or people management role.
• Experience managing sales performance, portfolio profitability, and financial forecasting.
• Experience leading virtual or inside teams within a matrixed environment.
Preferred Qualifications • Ability to lead and encourage cross-functional teams and collaborate effectively with partners.
• Deep understanding of Cisco’s product portfolio and its specific application within the Industrial sector.
• Experience building and sustaining long-term relationships with CTO, CIO, and CFO-level stakeholders.
• Expertise in developing digital opportunity strategies and driving them through to sales completion.
• Strong coaching skills with experience leading workshops to improve team quota attainment and skill development.
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 $227,900.00 to $287,900.00 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. F
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