Director, WW CISG Engineering

Company: Cisco
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 15, 2024

Job Description:

Why You'll Love Cisco

We change the World, you will become passionate about your employer and the brand you represent. Everything is converging on the Internet, making networked connections more meaningful than ever before in our lives. Our employees' groundbreaking ideas impact everything. Here, that means we take creative ideas from the drawing board to dynamic solutions that have real world impact. You'll collaborate with Cisco leaders, partner with mentors, and develop incredible relationships with colleagues who share your interest in connecting the unconnected. You'll be part a team that cares about its customers, enjoys having fun, and you'll take part in changing the lives of those in our local communities. Come prepared to be encouraged and inspired.

What You'll Do

The Worldwide Cloud Infrastructure and Software Group (WW CISG) Engineering Director will identify technology trends and evolving customer architectures. This role will lead in envisioning the future of customer solutions that blend innovative technologies with existing products and services. The ideal candidate will possess demonstrated expertise in the optimization of world-class technology systems that accelerate our clients' digitization journeys. This role will assist in furthering the evolution of Global Sales Specialist Sales technical vision, aligning critical infrastructure and software platforms with constantly evolving industry standards, meeting growth objectives, and establishing positive relationships with both our customers and partner technical leadership teams. Collaborating with our Product Development teams, you'll identify technology trends and evolving customer behaviors that may support or impede the success of our business.

• Establish the technical vision and strategy for WW CISG, overseeing both data center networking and compute to align priorities and drive consistent messaging.
• Identify technology trends and influence the evolution of customer architectures and behaviors that may support or impede the success of the Cisco Sales business
• Evaluate and identify appropriate emerging technologies and platforms for potential use in meeting customer needs.
• You define and drive culture to attract and retain the best system engineering talent in the industry. Coaching, mentoring, career development and career path within your team and outside. Partner with leadership customers and extended team.
• You establish and implement processes to drive efficiency and effectiveness across the SE team.
• You optimize organization structure in partnership with Sales Leadership aligned to business priorities to increase bookings in minimize expenses.
• Establish key performance indicators geared towards the development of solutions based on customer architectures
• Report directly to the Vice President of WW CISG
• Coordinate strategic efforts between the Global Specialist Sales Engineering team to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and setting timetables for the evaluation development, and deployment of new architectures
• Work in a consultative fashion with other department heads, such as marketing, production and operations as an advisor of technologies that may improve their efficiency and effectiveness
• Conducts research and case studies on groundbreaking technologies and makes determinations on the probability of implementation.
  
  Who You'll Work With
  
  The Worldwide Cloud Infrastructure and Software Group (CISG) Team's mission is to have a broad impact on the Cisco sales organization. We have a goal to accelerate sales of our solutions worldwide while enabling customers and partners to be successful. The team influences innovation, technology, and enablement to assist Cisco as it continues to evolve as a market leader and offer outstanding customer solutions with differentiated advantages over the competition.
  
  You will partner directly with the WW CISG Vice President to define the technical vision and strategy for the WW CISG, identifying expertise to grow the team, and facilitating key partnerships with customers, partners and between internal organizations. As part of our team, you're more than a technical leader: you're a business leader, strategic partner, solution provider, and industry leader. Here, you will guide Cisco's technical vision and strategy, working with one of the top sales organizations in the world.
  
  Who You Are
  
  You are a tireless, high-energy professional with an entrepreneurial, risk-taking flair and will possess a brand of confidence, which allows for delegation and empowerment of the team. You have excellent communication skills and ability to persuade - using communications that convey complex concepts in a compelling, concise, inspiring and creative way.
  
  Our minimum requirements for this role:
  
  • BS, MS, or PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science
  • Minimum of 10+ years industry experience; ideally in Sales
  • Must be able to demonstrate significant depth and breadth of leadership and vast technology expertise to establish strategic direction and develop strategic relationships
  • Must be able to think strategically and operate tactically to drive and deliver on the technical vision in partnership with the VP of WW Sales
  • In depth experience in designing, running and/or assessing complex technical infrastructures; particularly related to customer architectures
  • A proven track-record of leading one or more complex software projects and products; ideally in enterprise applications/developer services
  • Excellent communication skills and experience working externally with customers and/or partners
  • Ability to articulate a vision and inspire others to action
  • Location: US based
    
    Why Cisco
    
    #WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all.
    
    We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we're "old" (36 years strong) and only about hardware, but we're also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do - you can't put us in a box!
    
    But "Digital Transformation" is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)
    
    Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.
    
    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. A passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us!
    
    #WeAreCisco
    
    
    
    Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
    
    When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
    
    U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
    
    Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. 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 up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

Keywords: Cisco, Berwyn , Director, WW CISG Engineering, Engineering , Chicago, Illinois