GES, Solutions Engineer

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  • Location:
    New York, New York, US
  • Alternate Location
    New Jersey
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Pre Sales and Product Management
  • Compensation Range
    220900 USD - 292400 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Portfolio
  • Job Id
    1438077
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The application window is expected to close on: March 13. 

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. 

The candidate must be Located in NY with the ability to be onsite as needed and travel outside of NY area

Meet the Team

We have an immediate opening for a Pre-sales Solutions Engineer in our Global Enterprise Segment – Premier Area, where you will be responsible for supporting one of Cisco’s largest global accounts. In this role, you will collaborate with your sales peers and extended team members to design and demonstrate Cisco architectures and solutions that help your customers solve complex problems and drive strategic business outcomes.

Your Impact

In this role, you will be

  1. Solution expert: You stay sharp on the technologies across the portfolio. You understand market trends and Cisco solutions: customer benefits, partner ecosystem, competitive differentiators, and long-term vision. 
  2. Solutions, Offers, Recurring Revenue, Platforms: You position Cisco’s platforms, solutions, offers, and platform strategy to drive adoption. You integrate software and subscriptions into messaging and practice to drive recurring revenue. you understand Cisco’s primary platforms: Networking Cloud, Security Cloud, Collaboration, FSO, and Power of the Platform
  3. Consultative Selling: You understand market context/needs and you challenge your customers to embrace new technologies to digitize their business and outpace competition. You foster trusted relationships with both technical and business decision-makers.
  4. Cisco E2E Selling Method: You understand your role in the Cisco E2E Selling Method. You focus on customer intimacy by building strategic relationships.
  5. Technology evangelist and storyteller: You educate customers, partners, and account teams on Cisco solutions, and how we differentiate. You apply your knowledge to get positive results for your customers.
  6. Community Leadership: You support demand generation and enablement campaigns.

Minimum Qualifications 

  • You are proficient in core fundamental networking knowledge and keep your skills and certifications up to date.
  • You cultivate broad technical knowledge and articulate the value of Cisco’s portfolio of products and solutions.
  • 5+ years-related pre-sales experience 
  • Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of emphasis 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Power Skills: Emotional Intelligence, Storytelling, Consultative Selling Skills, Communication, Leadership & Influence, Business Acumen, and Empathy.
  • Cisco Certifications CCNP, CCDP, or CCIE 

#WeAreCisco (This is the Standard and cannot be changed)

#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 have access 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 of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, 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 of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 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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