Account Executive - Acacia
About The Position
Acacia, a wholly owned Cisco subsidiary, is one of the industry’s most impactful disruptor in the cloud space. Innovation is at the core of what we do every day. Founded in 2009, our founders recognized a market opportunity using silicon photonics and Innovative ASIC designs, as a result, built a new kind of technology company. From premier DSP to Silicon Photonics Optical components, Acacia's not only designs and builds, but our solutions enhance network performance by improving the capabilities of optical equipment, routers and switches while simultaneously reducing operating costs for network equipment. We are seeking a strong candidate to position and grow next generation optical solutions into the world’s largest cloud and data center customers. Our team is looking for a talented, energized and organized salesperson with the skills to position, and sell cutting edge solutions to the world’s most discerning data center and cloud network operators.
Requirements
- Knowledge of data center and cloud technologies
- Experienced with large cloud and data center operators
- Ability to engage technical and commercial team
- Self-driven with ability to work in a fast paced & dynamic environment
- 5 - 10+ years of experience in Datacenter/Compute space
- Demonstrated proficiency of the optical networking space
- Ability to demonstrate proficiency in optical and/or DWDM space
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors/Masters in Engineering, Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years in sales or marketing role
Responsibilities
- Position and grow next generation optical solutions into the world’s largest cloud and data center customers.
- Position and sell cutting edge solutions to the world’s most discerning data center and cloud network operators.
- Define & implement sales strategy in conjunction with product, engineering and operational teams.
- Successfully selling across multiple technical & commercial levels.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- paid holidays
- floating holiday
- paid day off for employee’s birthday
- paid year-end holiday shutdown
- paid days off for personal wellness
- paid vacation time
- flexible vacation time off program
- sick time off
- paid time away to volunteer
- performance-based incentive pay
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
