Virtual Sales Account Executive; Remote

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This role can be performed from any location within the United States.

Build and advance a high-quality pipeline

• Make 30+ targeted outbound calls daily to generate, qualify, and progress opportunities, ensuring steady pipeline growth.
• Use account-based strategies to identify key contacts, deliver tailored messaging, and create new business opportunities.
• Research target accounts to inform outreach and engagement efforts.

Guide opportunities through the sales process

• Take ownership of deals from initial engagement through to completion, ensuring a positive experience for prospects and customers.
• Manage and lead multiple opportunities simultaneously, keeping momentum and engagement high throughout each stage of the sales process.
• Maintain accurate pipeline information and sales activity in CRM systems, supporting effective forecasting and planning.

Collaborate to drive team results

• Partner with field sales and cross-functional teams to support broader account strategies and ensure customer needs are met.
• Collaborate with channel and ecosystem partners to identify joint opportunities, coordinate outreach, and advance deals, maximizing value for customers and driving mutual success.
• Share protocols and market insights to help achieve team sales goals.

• 2+ years of experience in inside sales or business development in the technology or SaaS sector.

• Track record of successfully moving prospects through the sales process and contributing to revenue targets.
• Understanding of SaaS sales cycles and consultative sales approaches, including prospecting, qualification, and solution positioning.
• Adaptable, organized, and able to prioritize in a dynamic environment.
• Coachable, with a continuous learning mindset and a focus on results.

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.

The starting salary range posted for this position is $ to $ and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees
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