Solutions Engineer - US Commercial

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  • Location:
    Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, US
  • Alternate Location
    Virginia
  • Area of Interest
    Sales - Services, Solutions, Customer Success
  • Compensation Range
    185000 USD - 251900 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Services & Software
  • Job Id
    1443155

Application window expected to close June 6, 2025

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

Candidate must be located in the Minneapolis-St Paul, MN metro area.

Meet the Team


You will work with a team of Solutions Engineers who partner with Account Managers and connected teams. We work closely with partners and customers to deliver value driven outcomes. We have a team of high performing technologists who are customer driven and show up to win every day.


Your Impact


You will partner with our Account Managers in a pre-sales technical role. Showcasing Cisco product solutions, presenting technical demonstrations, explaining features and benefits to customers, and designing solutions to meet specific customer needs.

  • This role provides a consultative relationship with our customers and collaborate with product teams to develop customer focused technical solutions.
  • You will collaborate with the Account Manager to recommend and develop customer solution offerings.
  • You will provide a consultative relationship with the customers and collaborate with Product teams to develop customer focused architectures driving industry-wide innovation.
  • You will be a trusted technical adviser for your customers.
  • You will keep up to date on relevant competitors solutions, products and services.
  • You will build creative architectural solutions to solve customer business problems.
  • You will deliver and/or support delivery of technical presentations to customers, as well as deliver architecture selling concept and methodology to customers


Minimum Qualifications


  • 5+ years of related experience required. Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of emphasis required.
  • Candidate must reside in the Minneapolis/St Paul metro area


Preferred Qualifications


  • You are passionate about the customer experience and excited about new technology. Always curious to learn and perform at a high level.
  • BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.
  • Proven technical knowledge and consultative skills.
  • CCNP preferred or acquired within 12 months
  • Strong background and experience in Route/Switch/Wireless and Security.
  • Experience with data center networking, servers, collaboration, and AI preferred.
  • Knowledge of relevant solutions sets, product line specifications, performance criteria and applications.
  • You have the understanding of company, competitors, technologies, solutions, product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
  • You have strong technical and business knowledge with complimentary skills to understand the customers’ business drivers and then align them to Cisco solutions.
  • You're a self-starter with ability to articulate Cisco product and business strategies, and create the demand to complete the deal.
  • You possess the following traits: passion, integrity, trust, leadership, discipline and execution.

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. 

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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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