Virtual Account Executive - SaaS Security

What You'll Do

As a SaaS Virtual Account Executive, you will be responsible for the sales of cloud security technologies leading with Cisco's new User Protection Suite. You will craft and grow channel relationships as well as direct touch with target accounts to drive revenue.

Your responsibilities include...

• A quota and territory that maps to a Cisco generalist territory
• Providing support for and forming relationships with Cisco counterparts (Account Managers, Sales Engineers, Regional Managers, etc.)
• Engaging prospects that are generated by various lead-generation methods including your own
• Identifying decision-makers within targeted accounts to begin sales process
• Demonstrate and present the cloud services via live web-based demos and in-person presentations
• Ability to build pipeline through individual prospecting & sales development collaboration
• Travel for prospect meetings and support marketing efforts such as trade shows, exhibits, and other events
• Overcome objections from prospective customers
• Emphasize product/service features and benefits, quote prices, discuss terms, and prepare sales order forms and/or reports
• Attend periodic sales training where applicable
• Properly document and track all prospect & customer information in Salesforce.com
• Provide accurate weekly sales forecasts to management

Who You'll Work With

Empowering the world to reach its full potential, securely-that's our vision in Cisco Secure. We do this by providing effective security solutions and becoming our customer's most trusted partner. Security is everything in a world of evolving threats.

Over the next few years, we're making big investments for a 10x better customer experience and big growth in Cisco Secure. Here's where you come in: it starts with building a best-in-class SaaS sales team with a passion for our customers. Come join us, and let's build the future together.

Who You Are

You are willing to travel to customer sites as needed and possess a team-first mentality driven by results and collaboration. You exhibit a relentless work ethic and ambition to achieve success. With direct touch sales experience and the ability to work effectively with a motivated channel, you have a proven track record of selling complex software-based solutions and applying solution-selling methodologies to improve corporate revenue growth. You are adept at communicating with a largely technical audience and have a strong, extensive knowledge of the security market and channel.

Minimum qualifications:

• 1+ years of software selling experience (SaaS preferred)
• Experience handling a large number of opportunities and using solution-selling techniques when appropriate with a sales record of consistently meeting and exceeding quota
• Skilled in virtual presentations, online web demos, and remote sales processes
• Proficiency using SalesForce.com or other CRM system
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • University or college degree, or relevant experience
• Excellent social, communication, and presentation skills
• Enthusiastic with ability to succeed in a dynamic environment
• Takes ownership and strong attention to detail

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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