Account Executive - Architecture

What you'll Do Cisco has a market leading position within the Cybersecurity market place and has the highest market share for network security. This opportunity is for an experienced Security sales professional within Cisco's Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO) to drive the Security Business for markets in CIS countries. As the Security Account Executive you will be responsible for developing and executing Security opportunities in accounts, working closely with our sales teams across all customer segments. Who You'll Work With proactive, direct customer engagement at all levels, and working with our channel partners to develop leads and work through sales opportunities as a team. good knowledge of the security technologies and products, of both Cisco and competition, as well as customer business drivers in the market. great collaboration skills and team working skills to develop trusted relationships internally as well as externally with Partners and Customers Excellent communications skills are expected in this role, ranging from persuasive skills on a one to one basis to presentations in front of large audiences. Primary Responsibilities: Identify new sales opportunities within the existing Cisco customer base, work with the Account Teams to qualify opportunities, and priorities activities within accounts in CIS countries Work with the Cisco field sales team to develop a sales plan for the assigned territory. Leverage and nurture the Cisco partner base, work with the Partner sales teams to win new business deals. Control the sales process and drive leads to closure - generate new revenues. Drive sales campaigns into target prospect base, working with Cisco field sales and Partner sales teams. Secondary Responsibilities: Develop deep understanding of product capabilities and value proposition. Present to customers and prospects in a highly effective manner. Forecast revenue and products plus update sales activity to management. Negotiation of sales transactions. Attend industry forums, tradeshows and events as required. Who You are You will be passionate about selling and security into Global Service You must be able to demonstrate ability to sell in a consultative style, show understanding of customer requirements, discuss solutions, and sell Cisco security value proposition. You have highly skilled and effective in recognizing and generating opportunities, technical presentations and consulting as well as closing deals Experience in selling security solutions (Content security / Email security, Web security, SIG, DLP, VPN, ZTNA, EDR, XDR , NDR Next Gen Firewalls/IDS/IPS) and an understanding of the threat landscape is highly desired. Having a good understanding of leveraging AI for Security as well as Securing AI Established network of contacts and successful track record in sales and with SecOps, DevSecOps and NetOps Fluency in English and Russian is a must. Azerbaijani are desirable. Why Cisco? 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.