What You'll Do
The Business Solutions Manager (BSM) acts as a partner to the Account Managers across the operations to focus on creating and driving business solutions across Tier 1 Commercial accounts. You will develop new and expand existing executive relationships within the accounts.
The BSM reports to the Commercial Select Operations Director and will be responsible for:
Elevating selling motions to focus on business outcomes and cross- architecture opportunities.
Developing relationships within and outside of IT, influencing LOB and CXO buying decisions.
Driving customer actions around consumption models and early deployment of new Cisco solutions
Orchestrating and deploying the extended team to deliver vertical and/or architectural solutions.
Engaging as a player-coach with aligned account teams.
Success measures include:
Tier 1 Growth & Wallet Penetration;
Increase of average deal size inclusive of software and AS solutions deployment
Linkage of the Architectures to drive business relevance
Who You Are
Success with positioning architectural solutions focused on business outcomes
Experience working with decision makers outside of IT
Collaborative teammate who is well known for proactively coaching and developing peers
Works well cross-functionally in order to identify and position the best solution for customers
Excellent written/verbal communication, executive presentation, and coordination/facilitation skills
Strong problem solver. Capable of seeing the bigger picture without missing the smaller details that could have a significant impact on the success of the engagement.
8+ years consistent record of success with selling into large, complex accounts
Bachelor's degree or equivalent. MBA ideal.
Skilled at account planning and orchestrating cross functional resources required for the success of the account
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