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Cisco

Makes networking gear and security software

Leader – Sales - Public Sector

Account ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMinato City, Tokyo, JapanNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree and 12 years of related experience, or a Master's degree and 8 years of related experience, or a PhD and 5 years of related experience.
  • At least 2 years of supervisory experience.
  • Preferred: Sales experience with IT solutions for local government, central government agencies, education, or healthcare institutions.
  • Preferred: Deep understanding of public-sector-specific procurement processes and relevant industry regulations and compliance.
  • Preferred: Specific educational background, project management experience in a related industry, and advanced negotiation skills, as relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

  • Lead direct account and architecture teams, and take responsibility for team performance and portfolio profitability.
  • Build and maintain long-term relationships with customer and buyer stakeholders, including C-suite executives, purchasing leaders, partner executives, business-unit leaders, buyers, and partner sales managers and decision-makers.
  • Work with customers to understand business goals, identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities, and generate demand based on customer roadmaps.
  • Act as the account orchestrator by aligning solutions with customer needs and driving sustainable cross-portfolio growth through coordination and competitive deal packaging.
  • Lead product and services strategy across a portfolio or architecture.
  • Maintain a comprehensive understanding of Cisco's full product portfolio.
  • Engage specialist teams to strengthen the sales process, particularly where deep technical expertise is required.
  • Develop the sales funnel and drive opportunities through completion to achieve revenue goals.
  • Review business plans and forecasts and present data-driven account strategies to senior leadership.
  • Stay informed about industry trends, market dynamics, and competitive landscapes.
  • Manage account teams overseeing broad portfolios and/or teams responsible for product-specific architecture.
  • Own multi-year sales growth for particular products, portfolios, or regions.
  • Manage financial and strategic objectives, including growth, profitability, entering new markets, and launching new product lines.
  • Direct resource utilization according to strategic sales priorities and guidance from global leadership.
  • Review forecasts and sales data, recommend or adjust sales tactics, and provide aggregated account feedback to influence sales planning.
  • Oversee consistent execution of sales strategies by streamlining processes and coordinating field, partner, and virtual teams.
  • Lead the team in competitive analysis and planning, translating findings into actionable tactics.
  • Update or refine customer success metrics to align with the sales tactics used by the team.
  • Coordinate joint planning sessions among partner, virtual, and field teams for assigned accounts.
  • Lead skill-building workshops for team members to improve quota attainment.
  • Manage executive-level relationships.

Desired Qualifications

  • Preferred: Sales experience with IT solutions for local government, central government agencies, education, or healthcare institutions.
  • Preferred: Deep understanding of public-sector-specific procurement processes and relevant industry regulations and compliance.
  • Preferred: Specific educational background, project management experience in a related industry, and advanced negotiation skills, as relevant to the role.

About the Company

Cisco

Makes networking gear and security software

Cisco makes the switches and routers that connect offices, data centers, and cloud services, and it also sells cybersecurity tools and Webex video meetings to businesses and governments. It was one of the first companies to sell routers that let different kinds of computer networks exchange data, and in 2000 it briefly became the world's most valuable company. Customers run its network gear, from Wi-Fi access points to AI data center systems, with Cisco software that sets up and secures the network, while its Splunk unit searches computer logs to catch outages and attacks. Cisco earns money from hardware sales, software subscriptions, and support contracts. It was founded in 1984 and is based in San Jose, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Jose, CA
Founded
1984

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