IoT GDS Sales Programs Business Development

Why You'll Love Cisco

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 significant 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.

Cisco IoT

Internet of Things at Cisco has experienced a period of growth as the direct result of increased market share, strategic sales initiatives and IoT portfolio awareness. To continue on this trajectory, we’re searching for a highly driven and organized individual to work closely with our Global IoT Sales organization. The ideal candidate will have an enthusiastic and outcome focused personality with a competency to adapt and be agile.

What You’ll Do

Does selling IoT excite you? Are you an experienced sales strategical professional wanting to be part of IoT Global Growth and Digital Sales (GDS) team at the world’s top IoT solution provider?

We’re looking for a Sales Programs BDM to create our go-to-market and digital demand generation sales programs. You will join a newly formed team that is responsible for deriving incremental demand for Cisco’s IoT products and solutions. You will create innovative end-to-end sales packages for our customers, and you will strategize Industrial IoT portfolio value plays. These value plays will include upsell/cross-sell offers and x-architecture offers. You will generate demand and pipeline by strategizing outbound sales tactics and fostering digital journeys via inbound activities (omni-channel plan, web, etc.).

The ideal candidate for this position will have a robust and diversified digital background and proven experience in digital sales. We are looking for a candidate who can lead demand generation programs and will drive early-stage ideas into growth initiatives, ensuring that high-quality programs are delivered on time and on budget. You will be an instrumental individual contributor who would have different responsibilities in sales, business development, and program management. You will also work on a variety of projects and collaborate closely with many individuals within GDS and the broader Cisco IoT team.

Skills that you will gain

• ·       You will gain skills in sales strategy - as your work will support inbound and outbound selling tactics
• ·       You will grow in your ability to develop and execute account-based marketing campaigns via collaboration with field sales.
• ·       You will grow as a leader, a strategist, and a seller!

Required skills

•  The ability to understand business needs across multiple verticals, create campaigns that target the needs of niche personas, and capable of driving successful outcomes through collaborating with multiple teams.
• Organized, driven, and innovative.
• Able to lead and be a team player.
• Passionate about how technology can enable a customer's business and generate new outcomes.
• Strong skills in building and delivering presentations.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• BA/BS in relevant field.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to create a strong and sustainable level of partnership at all levels of the organization.
• Highly collaborative and able to drive diverse teams across the world through influence.
• Consistent track record in cross-functional collaboration, establishing relationships, and driving successful outcomes on a team.
• High interest in IoT, its verticals and customer segments
• Business acumen and functional process knowledge - Ability to understand and articulate Go-To-Market and Operational, Sales, Service and Channel strategies, as well as employee transition strategies and execution.

Desired Skills:

• Experience selling IoT hardware or software platforms
• Experience selling to IoT Verticals
• You have experience in selling industrial networking, wireless, industrial security, cloud, analytics, and other relevant IOT use cases
• Sales experience (preferably at Cisco or one of our partners or competitors)
• Experience working in multi-cultural environments
• Masters degree in a relevant field

Who You'll Work With

The IoT team is passionate about marketing on the cutting edge. You will have a unique opportunity to work with IoT leaders across a growth business in a hot market working to unleash Cisco's reputation as the #1 IoT company.

Why Cisco

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 significant 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 of 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.

Cisco Covid-19 Vaccination Policy

The health and safety of Cisco's employees, customers, and partners is a top priority. Our goal is to protect and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection for strong business resiliency during the pandemic. Therefore, Cisco requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the U.S., unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, and in countries where COVID-19 vaccination is legally required. The company will consider legally required accommodations/exceptions for medical, religious, and other reasons as per the requirements of the role and in accordance with applicable law. Additional information will be provided to candidates about the requirements and accommodation process at the offer time based on region.