What You Will Find
Interested in being challenged and appreciated while embarking on a dynamic career? We offer an environment where colleagues become friends, managers actively mentor, and creativity and ambition are valued. Discover a creative, flexible, and award-winning working environment using the latest Cisco technology to empower you to perform at your best. Receive top-tier training on technical concepts, sales processes, and professional skills such as communication, time management, and building a professional brand. Regular coaching helps develop your sales skills and professional network, providing opportunities to learn from peers and share successful methodologies. Cisco's Virtual Demand Center fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, celebration, and community involvement.
The Opportunity
The Virtual Demand Center is one of Cisco's fastest-growing sales and marketing teams, serving as the talent engine for Cisco Sales & Marketing with diverse, motivated teams delivering profitable growth. We connect Cisco customers with solutions to transform their businesses and make a positive impact on the world.
As a Sales Development Representative, you will deepen your understanding of Cisco's solutions and customers, working alongside top marketing and sales professionals. Your role involves responding to and qualifying customer inquiries from various channels, with ongoing enablement and coaching to ensure success.
What You'll Do
1. Respond to and qualify inbound inquiries from marketing campaigns to book sales appointments.
2. Engage with customers and prospects, applying qualification criteria and touch patterns.
3. Conduct relevant conversations by matching products and solutions to customer business objectives.
4. Meet or exceed response time SLAs and demand-to-lead conversion targets.
5. Create, develop, and close opportunities from qualified leads, collaborating with customers, engineering, and partners.
6. Leverage channel partners to enhance sales opportunities.
7. Manage sales opportunities using remote communication technologies and new sales models like cloud, services, and software.
8. Manage the full sales lifecycle for qualified opportunities and help generate pipeline across Cisco's segments.
Who You Are
If you are passionate about technology and its positive impact, we welcome you.
- A self-starter with excellent communication skills, capable of uncovering customer needs.
- Comfortable with change and eager to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Driven to succeed personally and as a team player, helping others succeed.
- Possess a growth mindset, committed to continuous learning and development.
- A critical thinker with problem-solving skills.
- Invested in self-development to enhance core skills and future success.
Minimum Requirements
- At least 1 year of meaningful work experience, preferably in sales within the IT sector.
- Strong multitasking, reading, writing, and verbal communication skills.
- Familiarity with Microsoft applications and willingness to learn other sales tools.
- Proficiency in English.
Preferred Requirements
- Experience in large IT companies and channel partner sales.
- Experience with tools like Salesforce, Outreach, Gong is a plus.
- Fluency in at least one of the following languages: Italian or Arabic.
Why Cisco
#WeAreCisco. We celebrate diversity, foster innovation, and aim to create an inclusive digital future. Our technology touches nearly every internet connection worldwide, enabling secure and transformative solutions across industries and communities. We support our employees through recognition, growth opportunities, and community engagement, including 10 days off annually for volunteering. Join us and be part of a company committed to making a difference, embracing individuality, and supporting your authentic self.
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