What You'll Do

You will be primarily responsible for sales operations activities working closely with multiple cross functional teams across Sales, CX, Finance, Operations, CPS etc.

You Shall Be Responsible For

Funnel/Forecast process – Establish close interlocks with relevant teams to track health of funnel; Ensure funnel discipline; Highlight risks by monitoring large deals and be integral part of the commit call cadence
Services/CX business tracking & performance management across technical & Advisory services at both new and renew levels
Escalations / Commission Issues – Oversee & close any escalations/ Commission issues by connecting all relevant stakeholders; providing guidance, oversight to team
NYR - Govern, Facilitate, Coordinate, Oversee the NYR process across APJC across account transfer, goal-sheet target distribution, SHARE hierarchy, goaling & compensation (incl. KSO, SPIFFs) etc
Complete ownership of all Compensation/SPIFF/Incentives/Sales recognition programs
Change management - any operational implications because of GTM changes, NYR updates etc
Responsible for providing feedback to relevant stakeholders on system improvements (incl. Anaplan, SFDC etc) and consequent adoption of tools across the sales operations community
Responsible for identifying sales operations improvement initiatives; build actionable plans that can get executed, and directly lead specific initiatives

Align operations with Cisco's overall strategic priorities, provide feedback to leadership. Become a trusted advisor for the APJ SP Leadership Team; Support APJ SP Leadership in making critical business decisions providing solid fact-based analysis

Who You'll Work With

The APJC SPO team is responsible for business intelligence, growth identification, market and sales strategy, planning, field enablement and sales operations, with a scope of $8B in revenues. The team drives initiatives from conception to execution, fostering alignment across theatres, segments and functions, seeking excellence and consistency in management practices with the ultimate goal of accelerating Cisco's growth in APJC.

Who You Are

Critical personality attributes include – analytical skills, financial acumen, a hands-on, can-do attitude and a highly collaborative style. Ability to influence, collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams will determine success in the role.

The ideal candidate will have a combination of previous sales operational expertise, analytic horsepower, logical reasoning ability and ideally, an understanding of Cisco products and solutions.

The Minimum Qualifications For The Role

5-8 years in a sales operations, program, project or functional management position.
High analytical skills, financial
Ability to develop & present strong data driven business proposals
Knowledge of Cisco Sales Operations basics: Tools/Systems and Process
Ability to interact with multiple cross functional teams; Works effectively with regional and global teams.
Excellent program & project management skills
Asia-Pacific regional experience desirable.
Knows how to have fun.

Why Cisco

We connect everything: people, processes, data, and things. We innovate everywhere, taking bold risks to shape the technologies that give us smart cities, connected cars, and handheld hospitals. And we do it in style with unique personalities who aren't afraid to change the way the world works, lives, plays and learns.

We are thought leaders, tech geeks, pop culture aficionados, and we even have a few purple haired rock stars. We celebrate the creativity and diversity that fuels our innovation. We are dreamers and we are doers.

We Are Cisco.

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.

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