Account Executive - US Commercial - Detroit Metro 1450899

The application window is expected to close by 10/17/25

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Candidate must reside in the metro Detroit area

Meet the Team

Is technology your passion? Do you want to work for a company where you can see your ideas come to life? Where people consistently work with industry leaders and knowledge experts that will help craft your future and career? Want a company that has excellent benefits, strong employee programs, and a fantastic PTO policy right from the beginning? Look no further than Cisco!! We have built a dynamic and fun atmosphere to deliver value to our customers, partners and Cisco. We work hard, play hard and have fun doing it! We take pride in our work and our collective success is dependent upon teamwork, both internally and externally.

Your Impact

As an Account Manager at Cisco, you'll manage a growth target for an assigned territory using a channel go to market distribution model. You will target market opportunities by segment and use available resources to aggressively pursue opportunities while also showing sales penetration within a target account list of accounts. You'll have a "hunter" mentality, while at the same time exhibiting strategic sales savvy and building strong relationships with customers. You will sell in a matrixed environment that requires a customer-first approach all the while establishing an outcome where everybody wins.

* You will play a pivotal role in growing the company's revenue by identifying new sales opportunities and expanding relationships with existing clients.

* By understanding client needs and delivering tailored solutions, you will improve customer satisfaction and foster long-term partnerships.

* Through strategic account planning and execution, you will help improve Cisco's visibility and reputation in the market.

* You will serve as a vital link between customers and internal teams, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration to meet client objectives.

* By providing insights from customer interactions and market trends, you will contribute to the development and refinement of effective sales strategies.

Minimum Qualifications

* 5+ years of experience selling, prospecting and growing an account base.

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

* Excellent track rack record of success leading a large territory, demand generation, partner development, strategic account planning, forecasting, quota attainment, communicating business transformational solutions via sales presentations, short-term, mid-term, and long-term opportunity management.

Preferred Qualifications

* You have the ability to deliver business value to both End Users and Partners.

* You have strong technical and business knowledge with complimentary skills to understand the customers' business drivers and then align them to Cisco solutions.

* You demonstrate the necessary skills to negotiate issues with peers, partners and customers using a Win/Win philosophy.

* You're an ambitious self-starter with ability to articulate Cisco product and business strategies and create the demand to complete the deal.

* You possess the following traits: passion, integrity, trust, leadership, discipline and execution.

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. Simply put - we power the future.

Motivated by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and craft 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.

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