Leader, Financial Regional Sales

Cisco•Chicago, IL

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Cisco Capital US Commercial (USC) team serves as the financial engine driving Cisco’s technology adoption by providing innovative financial solutions to our customers. We sit at the intersection of finance and technology, ensuring that our financial products are seamlessly integrated into the broader Cisco sales ecosystem to accelerate growth. Our team is composed of high-performance finance professionals who thrive in a collaborative, matrixed environment where cross-functional influence is the key to success. We are a dynamic, results-oriented group that prides itself on being an essential partner to Cisco’s sales leadership, making our work both intellectually challenging and highly impactful. You will be a core member of the Cisco Capital USC sales leadership team, reporting to the Cisco Capital Americas USC Director and will participate in key workstreams to enable the business, and work cross-functionally to drive improvements and changes for the field teams. Engaging with channel partners is critical to success, and you will develop key sales leadership relationships. As a Leader, Financial Regional Sales, you will drive financial product direct sales and integrate Cisco Capital with the broader Product and Services Sales organizations. Owning an annual quota, you will balance sales enablement with profitability and risk management. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a high-performance team of finance professionals, influence critical executive decisions, and execute go-to-market strategies that advance the sales process with CEOs and CFOs.

Requirements

Experience: 5+ years of executive-level sales experience with a proven track record of supporting large, strategic deals.
Financial Expertise: Deep knowledge of financial markets and structured financing.
Technical Proficiency: Expert-level skills in SFDC (CRM) and Tableau for financial modeling and data intelligence.
Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams within a complex, matrixed organization.
Business Acumen: Ability to translate IT industry dynamics into compelling financial offers for customers.

Nice To Haves

Existing network of executive-level relationships with major customers and partners.
Strong ability to influence executive decision-making processes.

Responsibilities

Lead & Develop: Mentor and coach a high-performing team to achieve annual financing quotas.
Drive Strategy: Execute go-to-market strategies that advance sales cycles with C-suite executives (CEOs/CFOs).
Build Relationships: Cultivate executive-level relationships with major customers, partners, and internal Cisco stakeholders.
Operational Excellence: Own accurate forecasting and ensure adherence to sales operational best practices.
Innovate: Provide critical input to New Product Development to accelerate the adoption of financial solutions.

Benefits

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and 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.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies: 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.