Cisco Greater China (GC) is all about Inspiring Dreams, Accelerating Growth, Connecting Worlds, Recognizing Wins, Respect, and Enabling you to be your best. Does this sound intriguing to you? Welcome to Cisco.

The Team
As we continue to uphold our standard of excellence in Cisco GC, we are embracing unprecedented innovation as a tremendous opportunity for growth. We succeed because we listen to our customers and anticipate their needs as the market shifts and technology transitions accelerate. Our customers are versatile, agile and adopt technology fast to compete aggressively and grow their business. We at Cisco GC provide you with unlimited opportunities to succeed at Cisco. Our culture is one of support and empowerment.

The Opportunity
We have an exciting leadership opportunity open on our team! Cisco seeks a Systems Engineering Leader focused on our growing Data Centre (DC) and Cloud business to provide leadership and guidance to the team in support of sales and development efforts. In this role, you will be planning the technical direction for the team, identifying expertise to grow the team as needed, and facilitating key partnerships between internal, Channel, and Ecosystem partners, customers and product engineering.

This is an ideal position for someone who has proven leadership skills as well as industry and technical expertise to advance their career in management.

Roles & Responsibilities:
• Recruit, hire, train, and retain top technical talent who are able to work in a dynamic environment.
• Coach and develop staff; provide performance management, development planning, salary planning, and technical training.
• Plan, organize, and direct the activities of a variety of Corporate and non-sales support groups to ensure the finalization of customer system needs.
• Continuous self-development with regard to fast-paced and changing technology to ensure state-of-the-art readiness to apply diverse solutions to customer's requirements.
• Develop relationships with customers, vendors, partners, and corporate service organizations to manage successful implementations that allow customers to gain competitive advantage through use of our technology.
• Plan, organize, and direct the activities of a variety of Corporate and non-sales support groups to ensure the finalization of customer system needs.
• Develop an infrastructure that creates an environment for Channel and Ecosystem Partner development and builds a closer SE/Partner relationship at all account levels
• Responsible for focusing on major opportunities, expanding territory business, and driving critical account situations to resolution.
• Driven to grow customer satisfaction.

• Develop Country sales and business plans.
• Collaborate with worldwide systems engineering and product engineering teams.
• Advise development organizations on trends and product direction.

• 15+ years related experience in the technology industry and 5+ years management experience and demonstrated leadership of technical pre-sales teams.
• Cisco product experience and/or relevant experience with competitive offerings.
• Pre-Sales experience required.
• Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.

Solid knowledge in the relevant area's:
• Understand and be conversant about company, its solutions, and product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
• Solid knowledge and experience of customer management practices.
• In-depth understanding and experience in management of all aspects of sales support processes.
• Excellent communication skills to assist at the Customer Management Interface level, including negotiation and presentation skills.
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills.
• Excellent conflict resolution and team-building skills.
• Demonstrate ability to manage professionally diverse employees through mentoring, coaching, and skill development.
• Ability to establish clear objectives and direction for the team.

Why Cisco?  

#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters – with people like you! 

Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We’re the Internet’s optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it’s not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We’re helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We’re helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world – whether through 5G, or otherwise. 

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another – from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that). 

We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we’re committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.  

So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco