Account Executive - Architecture at Cisco

What You'll Do

As a Cybersecurity Sales Hunter Specialist within Cisco's Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO), you will be responsible for driving net-new Security business growth in Germany, with a focus on acquiring new customers and expanding Cisco’s footprint across the GSSO Germany Territory. You will proactively seek out new business opportunities, open new doors, and generate fresh pipeline in close partnership with our sales teams across all customer segments.

In this job, you will:

• Aggressively prospect for new customers and identify greenfield opportunities within assigned regions and verticals.

• Generate and qualify new sales leads, prioritize high-impact accounts, and drive new logo acquisition.

• Develop and execute a robust sales hunting strategy, targeting prospective clients through outbound activities, networking, and market research.

• Collaborate with Cisco Account Teams and Partner Sales to penetrate new accounts and accelerate security solution adoption.

• Build and nurture relationships with key decision-makers and influencers within target organizations.

• Engage the Cisco partner ecosystem to co-develop and win new business deals.

• Lead the full sales process, from initial outreach and discovery to proposal, negotiation, and closing.

• Present Cisco security solutions to prospective customers, articulating business value, differentiators, and ROI.

• Consistently forecast new business revenue and manage pipeline development, reporting results to management.

• Attend industry events, tradeshows, and forums to build your network and uncover new leads.

Who You'll Work With

Our Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO) is at the forefront of Cisco’s vision to be the global leader in cybersecurity. As a member of our dynamic team, you’ll collaborate with highly skilled Security Sales professionals, Pre-Sales and Technology Specialists, and leverage Cisco’s comprehensive portfolio of innovative solutions to win new customers and help organizations secure their digital transformation.

Who You Are

• You are a true sales hunter: energetic, self-motivated, and relentless in pursuing new business.

• You thrive on the challenge of opening new accounts and are skilled in consultative selling, value-based conversations, and closing deals with new customers.

• Proven track record of consistently exceeding sales targets by acquiring new logos and driving net-new revenue.

• Deep experience in selling cybersecurity solutions (Content Security, Email Security, Web Security, DLP, VPN, IPS/IDS, Next Gen Firewalls, MFA & XDR/SOAR) across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments.

• Strong understanding of the competitive security market and ability to differentiate Cisco’s offerings.

• Well-established network of contacts and influencers in the market.

• Fluent in English and German.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.