Financial Sales Specialist, Commercial

Job Description:

  • Working as part of a captive finance team to facilitate sales and maximize value for Cisco products and services
  • Serve as the account manager for a defined group of customers
  • Manage necessary internal and external relationships to deliver on customer outcomes and Cisco success
  • Responsible for exceeding bookings goal, managing forecast accuracy, providing customer insight, and strategically leveraging all financial solutions
  • Collaborate with other Financial Sales Specialists and Cisco Commercial Sales teams, Partners, and Customers
  • Provide creative deal structuring for strategic sales opportunities aligned with Cisco's Goals and Initiatives
  • Contribute to the overall Cisco customer experience

Requirements:

  • Extensive experience in selling complex financial and leasing transactions
  • 8+ years’ experience
  • Ability to develop and manage across all levels of an organization – front line to C-level
  • Proven track record of outstanding sales results with an emphasis on generating new and previously untapped accounts
  • Excellent communication (both oral and written)
  • Experience with Salesforce.com or other CRM
  • Ability to travel within assigned territory

Benefits:

  • medical, dental and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
  • paid parental leave
  • short and long-term disability coverage
  • basic life insurance
  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
  • 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
  • 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
  • paid year-end holiday shutdown
  • 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
  • 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
  • flexible vacation time off program
  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
  • up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
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