Inside Account Executive

Cisco Systems, Inc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in the United Kingdom seeks an Inside Account Executive (Velocity) to drive opportunities across mid market and commercial sectors in collaboration with partners and Solution Engineers.

You’ll own the full sales cycle, develop deep product knowledge, and deliver the unified Cisco story across the portfolio. The role emphasizes meeting quotas, forecasting accuracy, and cross-architecture campaigns, with a hybrid work arrangement and occasional travel to engage key customers

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of B2B selling experience.
• Proven track record of achieving quota or YoY growth.
• Ability to manage a portfolio of at least 50 active accounts.
• Experience managing the full sales cycle.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet quota targets and manage all sales opportunities for Mid market and commercial accounts through the full sales cycle.
• Develop deep expertise in Cisco’s portfolio, competitive positioning, and advanced sales practices.
• Lead territory planning, cross-architecture opportunities, and maintain pipeline excellence with forecasting and best practices.
• Leverage Cisco tools to optimize customer engagement and deliver the unified "One Cisco Story."
• Operate in a flexible, hybrid role with occasional travel for key customer and partner engagements.

Skills

Quota attainment

YoY growth

Account portfolio management

Collaboration with teams

Communication skills

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Meet the Team

Join Cisco’s Global Virtual Sales organization - one of our fastest-growing sales teams, and the talent engine for Cisco Sales that consistently delivers profitable growth. We serve the customer lifecycle by connecting customers with transformative solutions to drive business value and efficiency. Here, you’ll find a supportive environment with coaching, training, and on-the-job learning to accelerate your career. Enjoy our award-winning, flexible workplace powered by the latest Cisco technology, where innovation and giving back to the community are at the heart of what we do. Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on adapting to market changes and making an impact.

Your Impact

The Inside Account Executive (iAE), Velocity is responsible for creating, running and driving opportunities in collaboration with Cisco partners for a designated portfolio of accounts in the mid market and commercial segments. Working in collaboration with Solution Engineers and Specialist resources supporting the assigned territory, this role covers the entire Cisco portfolio.

This role offers a career where challenge and appreciation spark daily growth, and where a dynamic environment is fueled by creativity, ambition, and strong partnership. Here, colleagues become friends, managers are active coaches, and every achievement is celebrated.

Responsibilities include:

• Meet quota targets and manage all sales opportunities for Mid market and commercial accounts through the full sales cycle.


• Develop deep expertise in Cisco’s portfolio, competitive positioning, and advanced sales practices.


• Lead territory planning, cross-architecture opportunities, and maintain pipeline excellence with accurate forecasting and best practices.


• Leverage industry insights and Cisco’s advanced tech tools to optimize customer engagement and deliver the unified “One Cisco Story.”


• Operate in a flexible, hybrid role with occasional travel for key customer and partner engagements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of B2B selling experience.


• Proven track record of achieving at least 100% quota attainment or YoY growth of 10% or more.


• Ability to collaborate with internal teams and manage a portfolio of at least 50 active accounts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing the full sales cycle.


• Passion for sales and building positive relationships.


• Strong business sense and ability to effectively communicate the value proposition to the customer base.


• Ability to engage in active listening to identify customer challenges - both current and future - and propose solutions to improve their process.


• Strong relationship management skills to build trust and drive results with partners and customers.


• Data-driven decision-making skills for pipeline analysis and accurate sales forecasting.


• Experience using digital selling tools such as Salesforce.


• Flexible and resilient problem solver that thrives in a team environment and enjoys sharing new insights and innovations.

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.