Manager, Early in Career Sales Talent (ASR)

The Global Early-in-Career Sales Onboarding team within Sales Enablement & Acceleration (SEA) is a forward-thinking, AI-first group on a mission to flip the traditional onboarding experience on its head. We architect the Day 1 journey for our interns and Early-in-Career talent, ensuring every individual is launched toward an incredible career trajectory at Cisco. By merging human-centric design with cutting-edge AI, we are redefining what it means to join a world-class sales organization!

We are a high-energy, inclusive team that values bold experimentation and global impact. If you are a visionary disruptor who is ready to challenge the status quo and empower the next generation of sales leaders, we want to meet you.

Your Impact

• Lead and coach a cohort of Cisco Sales Associates sellers through their first 12 months at Cisco, ensuring a seamless transition from onboarding to high-performance sales roles.
• Manage day-to-day performance tracking and skill development initiatives to accelerate the learning curve and productivity of new sellers.
• Influence the on-the-job experience by providing real-time feedback and coaching to bridge the gap between theoretical training and practical sales execution.
• Drive role readiness and successful transitions for all team members to maintain a high-performing and consistent talent pipeline for our regional sales offices.
• Empower the next generation of Cisco innovators by serving as a pivotal mentor during the most critical stage of their professional journey.

As a CSAP Manager, your physical presence in the office is a core requirement of this role, as it allows you to serve as a visible, accessible leader and mentor to our new hires. You will be expected to work on site to provide the daily, hands-on mentorship and informal coaching that are essential for fostering a collaborative team culture and driving the professional development of our early-in-career talent.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 6+ years of experience in a field facing sales role, with track record of meeting or exceeding sales quotas and performance KPIs for at least 3 consecutive years.
• 3+ years of direct people management experience in a sales organization.
• Extensive experience in professional leadership, coaching, and mentorship to inspire, motivate, and develop early career talent.
• Strong working knowledge of sales methodologies and sales tools to credibly coach new hires on essential sales activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to champion the adoption of new technologies, specifically AI, to drive team efficiency and output.
• Strong ability to balance empathy with accountability to drive high performance results.
• Adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Deep understanding of the modern sales cycle and consultative selling methodologies.

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.

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.