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Inside Account Executive - Architecture

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  • Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this sales role: aI is not part of the work.
  • The posting mentions b2b sales, account planning and channel partners among its tools and skills.
  • Level classes it as a mid-level role.
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Inside Account Executive focusing on mid-market architecture sales, partnerships, and leveraging Cisco product portfolios.

b2b-salesaccount-planningchannel-partnersnetworkingsecurity

ポジション概要


このポジションは、ミッドマーケット市場において、パートナーおよび自身のハイタッチ営業を通じてビジネスを創出し、お客様の成功を実現する重要な役割です。

Ciscoの豊富な製品・ソリューションを活用し、お客様との強固な信頼関係を築くことが求められます。

アカウントセールスチームやソリューションエンジニアと連携し、シスコのネットワーキング・セキュリティポートフォリオを中心に、クロスアーキテクチャのビジネス拡大をリードします。


主な業務内容


• 業種・企業規模別の成長戦略の策定と実行

• アカウントプランニングおよびレビューのリード、チームとの連携による成果最大化

• チャネルパートナーやシステムインテグレーターとの強力な関係構築

• 重点顧客へのアプローチと案件管理を通じたビジネス拡大

• パートナー向け教育プログラムの企画・実施、顧客同行やデモによる販売力強化


求める人物像・経験・スキル


• SMBおよびミッドマーケット領域での営業経験3年以上(5年以上歓迎)

• アカウントプランニングや需要創出施策の実施経験

• お客様やパートナーのCレベルと対等にコミュニケーションできる能力と経験

• 目標達成に向けてポジティブでチャレンジ精神旺盛、継続的に学び成長したい方

• 自分の責任範囲だけでなく、チーム全体やステークホルダーの視点で物事を捉えられる能力

• 基本的な英語(読み書き)ができる方


このポジションの魅力


• 成長市場の最前線で活躍:ミッドマーケットにおけるCiscoの戦略的成長を直接リードできます。

• 多様なパートナーと共にビジネス創造:地域のパートナーやディストリビューターと密に連携し、強固なエコシステムを構築。

• 幅広い製品ポートフォリオを活用:Ciscoの多彩な製品群やAIを駆使し、「One Cisco Story」として一貫した価値提案が可能。

• 戦略的かつ裁量の大きい業務:戦略立案やパイプライン管理など、営業活動全体をリード。

• ダイナミックでチャレンジングな環境:変化の激しい市場で自己成長と達成感を得られます。

• グローバルなネットワーク構築:グローバルチームやAPJC地域のメンバーと連携し、グローバルな視点で活躍可能。


Mid-Market Account Sales (Job Description)


Position Overview


This position plays a key role in the mid-market segment by creating business through partner and direct high-touch engagement, driving customer success.

It requires building strong trust relationships with customers by leveraging Cisco’s extensive products and solutions.

Working alongside the account sales team and solution engineers, this role focuses on Cisco’s networking portfolio while leading cross-architecture business growth within the sales team.


Key Responsibilities


• Develop and execute growth strategies by industry and company size

• Lead account planning and reviews, collaborating with the team to maximize results

• Build strong relationships with channel partners and system integrators

• Expand business through targeted customer approaches and opportunity management

• Plan and implement partner training programs, and strengthen sales capabilities through customer engagements and demos


Desired Profile, Experience & Skills


• Over 3 years of sales experience in SMB and mid-market segments (5+ years preferred)

• Experience in account planning and demand generation initiatives

• Ability and experience to engage with customers and partners at the C-level on an equal footing

• Positive, challenge-driven mindset with a continuous learning and growth attitude toward achieving goals

• Capability to view matters from the perspective of the entire team and stakeholders, beyond individual responsibilities

• Basic English proficiency (reading and writing)


Position Highlights


• Frontline of a Growing Market: Directly lead Cisco’s strategic growth in the mid-market segment.

• Collaborate with Diverse Partners: Work closely with regional partners and distributors to build a strong ecosystem.

• Leverage a Broad Product Portfolio: Utilize Cisco’s diverse products and AI to deliver a consistent “One Cisco Story” value proposition.

• Strategic and Empowered Role: Lead overall sales activities including strategy formulation and pipeline management.

• Dynamic and Challenging Environment: Experience personal growth and fulfillment in a fast-changing market.

• Global Network Building: Collaborate with global teams and APJC region members to operate with a global perspective.

Why Cisco?

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.

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.

How we rate this

Inside Account Executive - Architecture at Cisco rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

B2b SalesAccount PlanningChannel PartnersNetworkingSecurity

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  1. Tell me about a project where b2b sales was part of your work. What did you do?
  2. Tell me about a project where account planning was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where channel partners was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where networking was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Tell me about a project where security was part of your work. What did you do?

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