Cisco
Solutions Engineer - US Commercial - Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, US · Mid · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$170k-$226kDetected 6 days ago
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Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
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Green-card follow-through: 93%
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About the role
- Your Impact Cisco is seeking a Solutions Engineer (SE) with Enterprise Networking background, Data Center and/or Security.
- The SE is a customer-focused technical sales professional who ensures that technical information and guidance is provided to the customer, delivering meaningful outcomes based on Cisco's product and services portfolio.
Responsibilities
- The SE will partner with our Account Managers in a pre-sales technical function, showcasing Cisco solutions, providing customer presentations, performing technical demonstrations, creating BoMs, and running proof of concept activities.
- The SE will partner, consult, influence, and design solutions to allow the customer to meet their desired outcomes.
- Partners to drive innovation and lead solution conversation with technical executives
- Leads cross-functional collaboration with internal teams and external partners to refine strategic alignment and elevate customer relationships
- Implements adaptation strategies to respond to evolving market conditions and challenges
Requirements
- 2+ years of industry-related experience
- Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of emphasis is required
- Knowledge of Cisco's Solutions, and networking fundamentals
- In addition to technology aptitude and the ability to learn quickly and stay current
- the ideal candidate's interpersonal, presentation, and troubleshooting skills should evoke passion and confidence.
Nice to have
- Customer intimacy skills
- Pre-sales experience preferred
- CCNA/CCNP Enterprise
- 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
- 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%
- Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
Compensation
- The starting salary range posted for this position is $170,300.00 to $226,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benef
Company info
- We succeed because we listen to our customers and anticipate their needs as the market shifts and technology transitions accelerate.
- Our customers are versatile and agile and adopt technology fast to compete aggressively and grow their business.
- We are confident our model provides you with unlimited opportunities to succeed at Cisco.
- Applies deep understanding of customer's business challenges and drives customers towards portfolio solutions
- Influences strategic priorities for customers and leads cross-architecture designs
This listing is sourced directly from Cisco's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.