Security Virtual Account Executive - Andean Region

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  • Location:
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Alternate Location
    Chile
  • Area of Interest
    Sales - Product
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Security
  • Job Id
    1438792

Meet the Team

We serve our customer life cycle through a series of selling motions to drive higher value and an efficient experience from Cisco solutions. We are a dynamic and international team that brings excitement to the sales floor every single day. We connect Cisco customers with solutions that can transform their businesses and improve the world.

We will provide you with a platform for success including mentoring, training, and on-the-job learning that will strongly support you in your career advancement. You will discover a creative, flexible, and award-winning working environment using the latest Cisco technology to enable and empower you to perform to the best of your abilities. Our teams adapt quickly in response to market changes, and we are all highly encouraged to give back to our local communities.

Your Impact

As a Virtual Account Executive, you'll be responsible for building direct relationships with customers and leveraging channel partners to increase Security revenue opportunities within the territory. 

  • Develop territory and account plans on selected market opportunities, prioritizing internal and external (virtual) resources; execute to exceed sales quota.
  • Implement and actively lead marketing programs to support Security products.
  • Drive the strategy for joint projects and pipelines, and work through Cisco Partners.
  • Bring new ideas to the Sales teams for building new business and creating additional pipelines.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 2-3 years of Security channels/ sales experience or similar Business to Business quota carrying sales Cisco sales products
  • English, Spanish and Portuguese speaking
  • Based in Santiago de Chile (Chile) or São Paulo (Brazil).
  • You've got experience being responsible for the full sales cycle (prospecting, customer demos, negotiating, and closing the sale).
  • Experience using digital selling tools such as Salesforce, Salesloft, and LinkedIn Navigator.
  • Experience with MEDDIC or MEDDPICC sales methodology.

Preferred Qualifications

  • BS/BA or equivalent experience
  • Highly motivated with a “hunting spirit” to develop new opportunities and grow business

Additionally, these skills will help you be successful in this role: Multitasking - simultaneously handling the progress of multiple sales opportunities. Resources Management - develop, and engage lead sales team to win opportunities. Sales Efficiency - find and develop close sales opportunities. Eye For Business - understand and contribute to the customer's business model. Product Technology knowledge - ability to position Security Cisco products and services. Adaptive - modify strategy tactics to adjust to changes in competitive, economic market conditions. Relationship development - develop relationships with new or existing end-user customers or Cisco partners to drive the sales process (i.e. demand generation through opportunity closure) and generate incremental revenue

#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 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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