Business Development Manager for GSSO GTM

Cisco•Research Triangle Park, NC

5d•$181,500 - $320,300•Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of Cisco Security’s Sales Acceleration team, you will work closely with S&P leadership, regional and area sales leaders, specialist sellers, solutions engineers, partner teams, product management, offers, marketing, enablement, sales operations, finance, legal, Customer Success, and communications teams. This field-facing and highly collaborative role requires influencing work across teams by bringing structure, data, customer and seller empathy, and credible execution to complex priorities. Cisco Security continues to command executive attention as customers modernize their security architectures, consolidate platforms, and seek measurable outcomes. Cisco is investing to accelerate security growth by turning strategy into repeatable sales execution. The Security Business Development Manager plays a crucial role in translating GTM priorities into targeted sales plays, seller-ready content, partner activation models, product feedback loops, and customer proof that help the field move faster with quality. This senior individual contributor role influences cross-functional teams without formal people management, uses data to focus investment and sharpen decision-making, and promotes practical experimentation that improves seller productivity and customer impact.

Requirements

5+ years in enterprise sales, sales acceleration, business development, sales strategy, partner GTM, product marketing, enablement, or related SaaS/security roles.
Experience translating GTM priorities into field-ready sales plays, seller assets, partner motions, and measurable adoption plans.
Working knowledge of enterprise security, SaaS, cloud, software buying motions, and familiarity with Network Security, Cloud Security, SASE, XDR, Zero Trust, SecOps, or adjacent architectures.
Good understanding of Cisco’s Campus, Branch, and Data Center Networking solutions.
Ability to create clear seller-facing content, executive narratives, and practical sales tools.
Strong data orientation and ability to use pipeline, adoption, engagement, win/loss, or campaign data for decision-making.
Excellent communication skills and proven cross-functional influence.
Ability to travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Cisco Security offerings, sales motions, partner routes to market, or field enablement platforms.
Hands-on experience with SharePoint, CRM, sales enablement platforms, analytics dashboards, AI-assisted seller tools, or similar.
Proven track record launching sales plays, partner-led motions, demand-generation initiatives, or field programs that improve pipeline, productivity, deal progression, or customer engagement.
Experience building or managing customer reference programs, proof libraries, voice-of-customer assets, or outcome-based sales narratives.
Familiarity with competitive security landscape including Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Fortinet, Zscaler, Netskope, Check Point, or similar providers.

Responsibilities

Align GTM Priorities and Operating Rhythm: Partner with sales leadership to translate Cisco Security GTM priorities into activation plans, sales plays, and measurable outcomes. Maintain regular cadence with field leaders and cross-functional teams to prioritize work and improve operational outcomes using data such as pipeline, adoption, win/loss, and seller feedback.
Design and Launch Targeted Sales Plays: Create and launch sales plays for priority security architectures, offers, customer segments, and competitive motions. Define seller motions, partner models, enablement paths, and KPIs. Pilot, iterate, and scale plays based on customer and pipeline impact.
Own Seller Success Content and Sales Assets: Manage creation, curation, and lifecycle of seller-facing assets including talk tracks, discovery guides, executive narratives, objection handling, battlecards, competitive insights, ROI messaging, and partner activation kits. Ensure content governance for currency and consistency.
Connect Field Execution to Product Evolution: Interface with product and offer teams to provide field insights for product evolution, packaging, messaging, roadmap, and competitive positioning. Synthesize feedback into recommendations and advocate for innovative GTM solutions.
Accelerate Seller and Partner Execution: Support sellers with AI-driven tools, workflows, and partner engagement models to reduce friction and improve execution quality and speed. Coordinate with marketing on demand generation and campaign assets. Coach field teams and partners on applying plays and converting interest into pipeline.
Build Customer Proof and Reference Programs: Develop and manage a customer reference library organized by use case, industry, offer, persona, region, and business outcome. Partner with customer success, marketing, legal, and field teams to package references into practical seller assets.
Drive Experimentation, Measurement, and Continuous Improvement: Promote experimentation, measure outcomes, and adopt models that improve efficiency and impact. Maintain focus on strategic priorities and create feedback loops connecting field adoption, content effectiveness, demand generation, partner engagement, and product input.

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
grants of Cisco restricted stock units
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
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
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
annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary (for sales roles)