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Meet the Team

We change the World, you will become passionate about your employer and the brand you represent. Everything is converging on the Internet, making networked connections more meaningful than ever before in our lives. Our employees' groundbreaking ideas impact everything. Here, that means we take creative ideas from the drawing board to dynamic solutions that have real world impact. You'll collaborate with Cisco leaders, partner with mentors, and develop incredible relationships with colleagues who share your interest in connecting the unconnected. You'll be part a team that cares about its customers, enjoys having fun, and you'll take part in changing the lives of those in our local communities. Come prepared to be encouraged and inspired.

You will have overall sales leadership responsibilities across this Premier account.

In addition to leading "one winning team," you will work closely with Product Specialists, Sales Engineers, Solution Architects, Services Sellers, Service Delivery Executives, Legal, Finance, Technology Business Units, and Cisco's Executive Sales team.

Your customer engagements will include CxO, Lines of Business, and Individual Contributors.

You will report to the VP of Premier Sales.

Your Impact

We have an exciting Client Director role open on our team. This role drives overall growth for one of our largest accounts within America’s Global Enterprise Segment (GES).

Your experience will strategically drive Cisco's end-to-end vision, as well as maintain an in-depth understanding of industry conditions, industry practices, market opportunities, and customer requirements.

Responsibilities include leading a hard-working team who are passionate about selling into and partnering with our customer base.

In this key leadership role, you will continue the development of our sales delivery model through the capability of our very motivated sales organization. You know how to build and lead in a matrix-managed team culture.

You will set a vision and build strategic business priorities that enable for success. You have a background in delivering large strategic wins, an expertise working with a diverse partner base, and a proven track record of exceeding goals.

You will empower, encourage, and continually develop your teams and channel partners while pursuing competitors as Cisco continues to gain market share.

Minimum Qualifications

• Senior manager with 7+ management experience, you possess both sales leadership and cross functional/general management experience.
• 7+ years in management roles selling solutions to senior executives at named accounts.
• Candidates who are not located in Arkansas would need to eventually relocate to the Bentonville, AR area

Preferred Qualifications

• Consistent track record leading significant revenue responsibility and or profit/loss center and overachieving targets to meet stretch goals.
• Business development and strategy experience required.
• Ability to provide thought leadership, think strategically and influence cross-functionally.
• Adept at balancing intense short-term pressures with overall long-term goals.
• Ability to analyze your customer’s financials to understand their pain points and provide appropriate business outcomes
• Strong executive presence, you are polished, politically savvy and you have strong leadership skills in mentoring and developing a sales organization.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to persuade -- using simple communications that convey sophisticated concepts in a compelling, concise, and creative way.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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. Simply put – we power the future.

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.