Cybersecurity Sales Leader jobs at Cisco in Switzerland

Role & Responsibilities

This is a Manager level position responsible for leading and executing against Cybersecurity Sales goals for Switzerland in the Security Sales organization.

The Security Sales Lead for Switzerland will lead an organization and management team responsible for country. The Security Leader must possess excellent collaboration skills and will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a strong business partnership with senior leaders across the Cisco sales teams, Cross-Architectural Leaders, Channels and Commercial, Services, Marketing and PR, and other related teams.

• Responsible for Identifying, developing and implementing key initiatives that align with EMEAR's GSSO Strategy & Execution Priorities
• Go to Market Sales Model - Leading /coaching teams through transformation with Account Planning/Opportunity Identification, Business Relevant / Customer Value Selling, Business Disciplines, Challenger Sales Strategy
• Financial Performance - Exceeding bookings goal (by geography, architecture and vertical), leading opex goal, and maintaining forecast accuracy; providing visibility and in depth knowledge into numbers (customer insights, macro/micro trends, consumption models)
• Team Development - Attracting, developing and retaining high performance Account Team talent (career development, coaching, performance management and hiring).
• One Winning Team Engagement and Leading Change - Strategically leading and influencing your own team along with a coordinated cross-functional team including the Customer Value Acceleration Team, Services, Capital, Partners, Advanced Technology teams (Collaboration, Enterprise Networks, Data Center), Marketing, and others.
• Focusing on contributing to the long term success of Cisco's Security and Central Sales organisations by being a collaborative leader amongst your peers. Consistently striving to improve and reinvent yourself.
• The Security Leader will be expected to strategically drive Cisco's end-to-end vision for our customers, as well as maintain an in-depth understanding of competitive conditions, industry practices, market opportunities, and customer requirements.
• Inclusive of its global responsibilities, this is the one of the largest, most visible, and complex roles within Cisco's sales organization, aligned to the company's #1 priority: Security
• This key leadership role will continue the development of our sales delivery model through the capability development of our highly hardworking and motivated sales organization.
• Setting a vision and building strategic business decision-making capability to the next level will be a major factor for success in this position.
• The candidate will be expected to motivate, encourage, and continually develop their teams and channel partners while tackling new competitors as Cisco continues to gain market share outside its dominating data networking core.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5-8 years management experience, ideal candidate should possess both sales leadership and cross functional/general management experience
• 5+ years in management roles selling solutions to senior executives at large accounts
• Demonstrated track record leading significant revenue responsibility and or profit/loss center and overachieving targets to meet stretch goals
• Demonstrated ability to provide thought leadership, think strategically and effectively communicate vision (both written and verbal) and influence cross-functionally.
• Adept at balancing driven short-term pressures with overall long-term goals.
• Strong executive presence, and political savviness
• Excellent communication skills and ability to persuade -- using simple communications that convey complex concepts in a compelling, concise, and creative way.
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead in a matrix-managed team culture.
• Proficient in French/German and English

As a senior technical leader in the SAI area, you will have the opportunity to influence the future of networking by working on open-source initiatives, driving innovation, and shaping the industry’s standards.

• Understanding the SONiC switch model and aligning it with SAI architectural goals.
• Representing Cisco in the SAI open-source community to lead and contribute to technical discussions.
• Driving and leading the overall SAI software architecture and design principles.
• Leading key infrastructure efforts, including debugging, serviceability, and performance optimization.
• Designing and developing SAI software interfaces for network switches.
• Collaborating with hardware and system teams to align SAI implementations with hardware capabilities.
• Mentoring and guiding team members to uphold technical excellence.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.
• 8+ years of experience in networking software development.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, and Python.
• Strong understanding of networking protocols (e.g., L2/L3, MPLS, BGP, OSPF).
• Experience with software-hardware integration and debugging.

• Experience with the SONiC switch model and open-source community engagement.
• Deep knowledge of ASIC programming and SDKs.
• Demonstrated experience in defining and driving software architecture and design principles.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and serviceability skills.
• Proven ability to lead technical discussions and influence industry standards.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.