Customer Success Executive (CSE)

Who You’ll Work With

Customer Success Executive (CSE) role is a highly visible, strategic leadership role within Cisco’s Customer Experience (CX) organization. We build deep relationships with customer senior leadership, partners and the extended Cisco account team members in achieving their goals. With the transformation to software subscription, CX is critical, we are writing a history and you can contribute to and help shape this ambitious journey we are on.

What You’ll Do

As CSEs we are ultimately accountable for successful adoption and value realization for the products and services our customers have purchased. You will:
* Service Delivery Experience Preferred

* Understanding of P&L

* Deeply understand Customer business goals, environment, challenges and operational maturity
* Be the customer and people champion
* Build and nurture strong Customer executive relationships to develop a holistic and deep view of the immediate needs and current programs
* Help the Customer accelerate through the customer lifecycle to realize the expected outcomes
* Ensure customers use and love purchased Cisco solutions and services
* Provide customer insights based on solid understanding of the best methodologies for architecture, implementation, adoption & migrations
* Leads customer success motion from onboarding to business value realization (optimize)
* Post-sales orchestration of all company wide and Partner resources (People and assets like, webinars, workshops, etc.) to provide a unified path to Customer Success
* Lead Quarterly Success Review

Who You Are

You are an executive leader with excellent customer, partner and market orientation in software and subscription services. You are an industry thought leader who can evangelize Cisco solutions and services. You have experience in ensuring customers adopt and realize value from subscription software and services. In addition, as a CSE you are keen at identifying new opportunities to expand your value within a customer.
* Experience leading Customer Experience transformation work or Customer Success programs
* Experience building positive relationships and influencing others
* Success leading and coordinating teams to ensure flawless engagements with clients, partners, and sales teams
* Ability to shift from developing high level strategies to effective execution, influencing at every level and driving decisions through appropriate collaboration
* Can suggest/explain Cisco technologies and solutions, able to convey sophisticated ideas in a clear, concise manner
* Comfortable working in a highly matrixed and sometimes ambiguous environment
* Expert consultant who advises team members on strategies and best practices
* Motivates, encourages and continually develops team members while managing conflict effectively
* Bachelors + 12 years or related experience

Required Experience
* 10+ years’ experience in leading customer-facing organizations. Proven successful consulting with key technical and sales acumen
* 5+ years of experience with subscription and software offers
* 5+ years' experience in SLED or FED focused roles
* Ability to manage influence through persuasion, negotiation, and consensus building
* Strong empathy for customers and a passion for revenue and growth
* Demonstrated desire for continuous learning and improvement
* Enthusiastic and creative leader with the ability to inspire others
* Excellent executive level communication and presentation skills
* Must have experience working with the State Government
* Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred

If you are looking for hands-on involvement in crafting the future direction of Cisco and Customer Experience, we have a place for you.

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. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us!

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. 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. hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.