Federal Civilian Collaboration Account Executive

Cisco Systems, Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 228,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team within a forward-thinking company that is revolutionizing collaboration solutions. As an Account Executive in the Washington DC Metro area, you'll lead the charge in driving Cisco's innovative collaboration technologies into the federal market. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with clients and partners, shaping the future of workplace transformation. With a focus on cloud and mobility, you'll be instrumental in delivering exceptional customer experiences and achieving ambitious sales targets. If you're passionate about technology and making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan with Matching Contribution

Paid Holidays

Flexible Vacation Time Off

Paid Time Off for Volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a selling or consulting role for software and cloud offerings.
• Strong practical knowledge of collaboration technologies and SaaS.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement go-to-market plans for Cisco Collaboration.
• Provide subject matter expertise for sales organization and channels teams.
• Drive training and awareness initiatives for customers and partners.

Skills

Sales Experience

Consulting Skills

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Collaboration Technologies

Communication Skills

Presentation Skills

Job description

Location:

Area of Interest

Compensation Range

228700 USD - 311100 USD

Job Type

Professional

Job Id

1441029

Meet the Team
The Collaboration team works on solutions that enable our customers to work in a whole new way. With mobility and cloud, devices and locations no longer matter, and the quality of the Cisco Collaboration experience helps people to achieve extraordinary things. Delivering simple, magical and open collaboration experience leveraging AI is more important to businesses than ever before and Cisco's Collaboration solution portfolio exactly aligns technology to meet our customer's key business priorities.

Join a dynamic team that is driving growth and adoption of Cisco Collaboration solutions into the market, leading the move to cloud and as a service models and disrupting traditional competing vendors in the space. Become part of the dynamic Account Executive Collaboration team that owns and drives the product and solution strategy for Cisco Collaboration. Take control of the business, make an impact, and shape the market by engaging with our customers and partners and by being an advocate for workplace transformation amongst the Cisco sales teams.

Your Impact
As the Account Executive – Collaboration based in the Washington DC Metro area, you will be a key member of the Cisco Collaboration sales team reporting to the Federal Civilian Operation Sales Leader. You will own and deliver on a sales target for Cisco Collaboration for your territory. This will include forecasting, tracking and analyzing the bookings and pipeline of your territory.

• Responsible for developing and implementing the go-to-market plans to accelerate the growth of Cisco Collaboration into the Scale market focused on Federal Civilian agencies.
• Provide subject matter expertise for and work closely with the sales organization and channels teams
• Ensure Cisco Collaboration go-to-market readiness in sales, channel and customer advocacy organizations
• Work with Cisco Collaboration Marketing and Scale teams to drive campaigns and programs to generate incremental bookings and pipeline
• Capture and drive collaboration products and solutions requirements suitable for the Scale market
• Drive training and awareness initiatives for customers, partners and distribution channels

Minimum Qualifications

• Proven experience in a selling or consulting role for software, cloud and or mobility offerings
• Strong practical knowledge of Software as a Service and collaboration technologies
• Consistent track record of meeting or exceeding business objectives and revenue targets

Preferred Qualifications

• Passionate about helping Federal agencies make a difference by changing the way they work through powerful collaboration experiences
• Understand and can articulate how collaboration powers business growth, innovation and efficiency
• Understand and can articulate how exceptional end user experiences drive usage and adoption of collaboration solutions
• Outstanding communication, presentation and written skills
• A creative thinker who is passionate about customer success

#WeAreCisco
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.

Our passion is connection - we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer - 80 hours each year - allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and 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 haveaccess 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 (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days ofvacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Offpolicy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours ofunused sick timewill be carried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the nextsuch that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

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.

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 haveaccess 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 (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days ofvacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Offpolicy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours ofunused sick timewill be carried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the nextsuch that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

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.

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