Sales Development Representative

Cisco Security is leading the evolution of companies new security stack delivered through the cloud. Cisco’s mission is to make security simple for everyone. We have a desire to make the Internet a secure place. We believe in empowering people to follow their passions inside and outside of the office and enable every employee to bring their whole self to work.Who You'll Work WithHere at Cisco Cloud Security, we are hiring the best, the sharpest and most motivated professionals to join our rock star Sales Development Team.In this role, you'll be working with our seasoned account executives to research and build pipeline in new sales territories. At Cisco Cloud Security, we believe in promoting from within, and with the current growth plans and the acceleration we're seeing in our business, strong performance in this role could lead to promotion to an inside sales executive position.In this highly prized role, excellent phone and email skills and the ability to quickly assess customer opportunities will be critical to your success. We're looking for professionals with strong organizational and follow up skills who work well in a team environment. Prior lead generation or sales prospecting experience and a college degree will enhance your candidacy for this role. If this sounds like the type of environment in which you thrive, then we want to talk to you.What You'll DoSet qualified meetings for our Sales Representatives through cold calling; 60+ phone calls a day REQUIRED.Help build and prioritize strategic target account lists within a defined territory

Research and build new and existing accounts (i.e.: adding contacts, sending emails, strategic cold calling)

Conduct high level conversations with Senior Executives in prospect accounts

Master the Cisco Cloud Security Selling Methodology

Achieve monthly quotas of qualified opportunities and closed businessAs become more tenured, travel to tradeshows and events on behalf of Cloud SecurityWho You AreYou are a HUNTER! You flourish with hunting for new opportunities, engaging busy decision makers and CLOSING them on high-quality meetings? You are highly competitive, hard charging and passionate about winning.Bachelor's degree from an accredited university

Highly motivated, driven and self-starting individual

A proven track record of winning

Ability to work in a dynamic, team environment

Ability to communicate complex ideas quickly and in a compelling way

Strong analytical skills

Excellent time management/organizational skills

[1] Salesforce.com experience

Has a long-term career path focused on becoming a high performing Account ExecutiveWhy Cisco?We connect everything: people, processes, data, and things. We innovate everywhere, taking bold risks to shape the technologies that give us smart cities, connected cars, and handheld hospitals. And we do it in style with unique personalities who aren't afraid to change the way the world works, lives, plays and learns.We are thought leaders, tech geeks, pop culture aficionados, and we even have a few purple haired rock stars. We celebrate the creativity and diversity that fuels our innovation. We are dreamers and we are doers.ReferencesVisible links

1. http://salesforce.com/Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.