Jobs at Cisco in Singapore, Singapore

• You will engage key customers, and develop the sales strategy and plan to drive Cisco Security Products & Solutions, while executing Cisco's strategy and meeting Cisco's financial targets. Products & Solutions include Cisco NGFW, NGIPS, SSE, XDR, Identity/MFA, Email, Web Security, Cloud Security, Secure Networking and SIEM/SOAR.
• Be an integral part of the business planning process, ensure close interaction and collaboration with worldwide solutions groups, regional Enterprise Networks, Data Center and Services leads, and account teams on all aspects of running the Security business for Singapore customers.
• Collaborate and build partnerships within Cisco as well as externally with partners and ecosystem partners to drive the agreed commercial strategy, have regular dialogue with local and regional teams to ensure support with the go to market and sales solution strategy overall.
• Drive partner engagements, as well as anticipate new types of partners required to build future pipeline.
• You love being a part of an overall team responsible for the complete strategy, executing in conjunction with other sales specialists, solutions architects and account team members

• You have a minimum 7+ years of sales or pre-sales experience
• You have at least 5+ years in Security specialization
• Positive relationships with Public Sector customers (cybersecurity domain) in the Singapore market.
• Experience with security technologies like IDS/IPS, NGFW, SSE, XDR, Cloud Security, MFA/Identity and SIEM/SOAR solutions is highly preferred.
• Experience in selling software is beneficial.
• You have proven successful quota achievement
• You have experience in building a business around security solutions.
• In depth understanding of cybersecurity trends and evolution, market trends and challenges.
• You have a deep understanding of key Cisco competitors in Cybersecurity.
• Work in teams to achieve both individual and group success, working across various segments of the Singapore market.
• You have a true love and passion for cybersecurity.

• Develops an insightful view of the overall business landscape, including customer and partner business drivers.
• Possesses deep understanding of complex technical sales engagements, partner profitability models and take action accordingly to ensure mutual success.

• Understands how to evaluate, interpret, and incorporate financial data in daily decisions to understand the organization's financial goals and focus the efforts in solving complex customer and partner needs.

• Build and maintain executive level relationships at customers, partners and within Cisco.
• Ability to negotiate large and complex deals
• Ability to present in customer/partner events

• Experience building actionable long and short-term account plans based on a deep understanding of the impacts of business and technology trends.
• Ability to build and pitch programs for funding, as well as execution and governance for scale and repeatability across relevant segments of customers in Singapore.

• Strong skills in identifying and leading the appropriate resources (internal and external) required to develop and execute major solution strategic initiatives.
• Working across Boundaries - Ability to work cross-functionally with multiple business units, partners and solution teams in complex business engagements to use multiple IT domains in creating vertical/segment specific solutions for our customers
• Strategic Vision - Develops short and long-term strategy for commercial model within the country.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

• You will have a minimum of 14+ years account management experience dealing with a targeted customer segment or similar companies, working in a fast-growing High Technology Company.
• Track record of selling large and complex Technology solutions with specific focus on driving business outcomes for clients, led through Services
• Knowledge on Datacentre presell.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Self-starter with the ability to build executive relationships, articulate product and business strategies, create demand and close deals
• Good base knowledge of client business models is essential.
• Knowledge of and a contact network in the target customer, as well as insight into issues and trends affecting the customer and their industry sectors
• Ability to lead a virtual team from the various lines of business within Cisco Systems including Inside Sales, Systems Engineering, Consultant Systems Engineering, Field and Product Marketing, Product Management and Business Unit.
• The ideal candidate possesses strategic technical knowledge and can succeed as a leader and mentor in a demanding and rewarding sales environment: Strong leadership skills in a global teaming environment, Specific examples of closing large, strategic deals, Executive "CIO" Experience.
• Detailed knowledge of Cisco’s portfolio, the IT industry and Cisco’s partners.

• You will have deep knowledge in Networking, Security, Collaboration and DC/AI infra. You will assist Sales / Account Teams for pre-sales, PoCs / PoVs and technical workshops with customers / partners.
• You have a start-up mentality to deliver solutions that drive business success for Cisco. Excellent written and oral communication skills are necessary to collaborate effectively with Cisco team members, partners and customers.
• We are ideally looking for an individual with around 4 to 6 years or equivalent experience in Networking, Programmability, Security, etc
• This is a unique career enhancing opportunity for high potential candidates looking for both a challenge and chance to garner experience and skills at the edge of current network development and technologies. The individual must have excellent teamwork, collaboration, business, and leadership skills with a commitment to customer success and a relentless drive for results.

• Development of APJC Systems Engineering strategic priorities and systems engineering evolution, both short and long-term
• Create and execute on strategies and programs to drive overall portfolio penetration and accelerate team growth and alignment
• Manage the business with analytics, providing insights to identify growth opportunities to increase broad-based growth across our teams, portfolio and accounts
• Lead operational excellence in team and technology performance measurement and governance
• Own and drive key business processes such as long-range planning, annual plans, new-year readiness, quarterly business overviews, monthly and weekly operating cadences
• Planning and execution of an integrated field enablement program (Professional and Sales Skills) for the APJC Systems Engineering organization that aligns to the business priorities
• Partner with APJC theaters and functions to ensure alignment of Systems Engineering resources and technology initiatives
• Collaborate with Global Systems Engineering SPO teams to drive alignment and synergies
• Work closely with Finance, P&C, and other teams to ensure accountability and agility in execution

• 10+ years in technology industry in a strategy & operations role or in a senior role in management consulting in the technology space.
• MBA from a top school is preferred
• Management Consulting experience from a top strategy consultancy is preferred
• Industry experience in technology, particularly in SaaS and Cloud, is preferred
• Experience in driving large regional cross-functional programs, from design to execution
• Strategic and innovative with an external awareness to adapt to market transitions and understand the nuances of selling complex solutions.
• Excellent leadership, management, strategic influencing, creative thinking, conflict resolution and team building skills.
• Strong collaboration skills, with amazing track record of leading and working with cross functional teams.
• Strong operational command of businesses, including metrics-based goals and achievement approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong presentation skills and executive presence, with the ability to address and influence both executive and mid-level management.
• A self-starter and independent. Detail oriented, have a 'can-do' attitude, takes initiative and is highly organized. Acts with a sense of urgency.