Account Executive - Portfolio

Account Executive-Portfolio

Join a transformative team driving strategic change and innovation for some of the world's leading global clients. As an Account Executive-Portfolio, you will lead sales engagements, build and nurture customer relationships, and collaborate with internal teams—including services, partnerships, and product leaders—to define and execute both short- and long-term strategies aligned with evolving client business objectives.

Our team's mission is to deliver profitable growth by fostering a culture of high performance and ensuring customer success. We work in a dynamic and engaging environment where teamwork, both internally and externally, is key to our collective achievements. Success in our matrixed sales environment requires a customer-focused approach and a strong partnership mindset. We value passion, integrity, trust, leadership, discipline, and execution in all that we do.

We change the World and you will become passionate about your employer and the brand you represent. Everything is converging on the Internet, making networked connections more meaningful than ever before in our lives. Our employees' groundbreaking ideas impact everything imaginable. Here, that means we will take creative ideas from the drawing board to dynamic solutions that have real world impact. Cisco is evolving a rich solution portfolio of next generation software, hardware, and services to meet customers' changing business requirements in the digital economy.

The Account Executive will be responsible for effectively selling to named customers. Your background and experience will enable you to deliver large strategic wins, offer an expertise working with a diverse partner base and achieve a consistent track record of exceeding goals.

You will be using a Go to Market Sales Model- Driving Business Relevant /Customer Value Selling (engaging line of business and gaining sponsorship outside of IT), Strategic Account Planning, Business Disciplines and Challenger Sales strategies while ensuring alignment of current Area and Theater priorities. Driving Sales Achievement - Focusing on account and resource planning and allocation to drive sales attainment numbers. Accurately forecasting your monthly, quarterly and annual revenue streams; driving profitable growth. Financial Acumen & Performance - Analyzing your customer's priorities to understand their pain points. Assessing consumption models needs per customer. Driving business planning and goal attainment.

Account Executives are expected to leverage AI tools to be more productive in role. This includes using AI to continuously learn about your customers, Cisco's portfolio, and the competition—staying current on industry trends, account priorities, and competitive dynamics so you can engage customers with greater relevance and speed.

A successful Account Executive will be:

• An aggressive self-starter with the ability to build executive relationships, articulate Cisco's product and business strategies, create demand and close deals.
• Demonstrated knowledge of working with complex technical solutions including calling on key decision makers and all other technical and business influencers.
• Have the ability to negotiate solutions and resolve issues with peers, partners and customers employing a Win/Win philosophy.
• Have an ability to work with Product Engineering Teams in creating integrated solutions that address complex problems with a focus on the Cisco value proposition.
• Must have keen ability to position turnkey solutions and articulate primary vendor strategies to senior customer Executives.
• Proven experience in processes for successful account management including forecasting, quota over achievement, sales presentations, short term, mid-term and long term opportunity management.
• Comfortable using AI tools to accelerate research, preparation, and learning—continuously building knowledge of customers, Cisco's portfolio, and the competitive landscape.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years in sales or customer-facing roles, focused on IT solutions for large enterprise, service provider, or hyperscale accounts
• Demonstrated ability to build customer relationships, articulate product and service value, create demand, and successfully close deals
• 5+ years experience providing thought leadership and communicating a clear vision both verbally and in writing
• 5+ years demonstrating executive presence and business acumen
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to advocate for customers with internal stakeholders, aligning on priorities and positioning for mutual success
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts in a concise, compelling, and creative manner
• Skilled at balancing immediate demands with long-term strategic goals
• Experience using AI tools to support account research, competitive analysis, and ongoing learning about Cisco's portfolio and market trends