Cisco

Senior Account Executive – Commercial

Cisco
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $261,900 - $356,200 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in driving enterprise sales growth through strategic account management, complex negotiations, and building executive-level relationships. Proven ability to achieve significant quota attainment and develop multi-million dollar annual recurring revenue relationships.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Enterprise Sales ExperienceQuota AchievementComplex Transaction ManagementStrategic Account PlanningC-Suite Engagement

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own and execute the ThousandEyes growth strategy across a select portfolio of commercial accounts
  • Drive new logo acquisition and customer expansion
  • Build executive-level relationships and establish ThousandEyes as a strategic partner
  • Create pipeline independently while leveraging Cisco Account Managers, Specialists, Partners, and leadership
  • Lead complex enterprise sales cycles from opportunity creation through technical evaluation, executive alignment, pricing, negotiation, and close
  • Build existing customers into $1M+ ARR strategic relationships
  • Deliver consistent quota attainment, pipeline coverage, and forecast accuracy
  • Develop and close complex $500K to $1M+ ACV transactions

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8+ years of professional experience selling enterprise technology solutions
  • Experience achieving or exceeding quotas
  • Experience developing and closing six- and seven-figure transactions with Fortune 500 or other enterprise organizations
  • Experience generating sales pipeline
  • Experience collaborating with a partner ecosystem and internal resources to develop and close opportunities
  • Experience selling to VP-level and C-suite stakeholders
  • Experience managing sales processes involving multiple decision makers
  • Experience negotiating enterprise sales agreements
  • Experience developing strategic account plans
  • Preferred: experience selling observability, networking, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or other strategic enterprise SaaS solutions
  • Preferred: experience penetrating new strategic accounts and expanding existing customers into $1M+ annual relationships
  • Preferred: experience operating in an overlay, specialist, or partner-led sales model
  • Preferred: ability to operate autonomously and create opportunities
  • Preferred: ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 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
  • Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available, subject to eligibility
  • 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
  • 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
  • Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees
  • 80 hours of sick time provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
  • Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
  • Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
  • Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
  • Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans
  • No cap on incentive compensation once performance exceeds 100% attainment

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Hard Skills
Sales Pipeline GenerationNegotiation of Enterprise Sales AgreementsClosing Six- and Seven-Figure TransactionsDeveloping Strategic Account PlansManaging Sales Processes
Soft Skills
Relationship BuildingCollaboration with PartnersAutonomous OperationAdaptability in Fast-Paced Environments
Industry Keywords
Enterprise Technology SolutionsObservabilityNetworkingCloudInfrastructureCybersecuritySaaS SolutionsFortune 500 SalesPartner Ecosystem EngagementHigh-Growth Environment