[Remote] Financial Sales Specialist, Enterprise - Chicago, IL

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cisco is a leading technology company that embraces digital transformation and innovation. They are seeking a Financial Sales Specialist to operate as a strategic advisor within Cisco’s finance ecosystem, facilitating complex sales transactions and managing the financial lifecycle for Global Enterprise accounts.

Responsibilities

• Lead executive-level conversations with C-suite stakeholders to align financial strategies with their broader digital transformation goals
• Act as a subject matter expert with regards to the time value of money benefits associated with payment over time structures to internal stakeholders and external customers enabling profitable business and durable growth for Cisco while also competitively differentiates Cisco in the marketplace
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of Cisco’s billing capabilities. Coordinate with internal Finance and Operations teams to ensure that complex payment options are executed accurately and provide a seamless experience for the end user
• Partner closely with Cisco Inc. Finance and the end user customer to architect creative, customized payment solutions that address specific customer business outcomes while adhering to Cisco’s fiscal goals
• Influence and lead integrated, cross-functional teams across Cisco Capital, Cisco Systems, and the partner ecosystem to deliver holistic, end-to-end solutions in a manner that aligns with Cisco’s Performance Framework & Guiding Principles
• Responsible for exceeding annual targets for attachment financings and maintaining forecast accuracy and hygiene on a weekly basis

Skills

• 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
• Requires BS/BA or equivalent
• Ability to travel within assigned territory

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
• For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
• Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan.
• For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
• For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target.
• Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
• Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

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