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Renewals Specialist

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional experience in software sales
  • Experience generating sales pipeline through outbound prospecting and lead generation
  • Experience achieving or exceeding sales quotas
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

  • Operate as the main point of contact with ThousandEyes customers
  • Launch and on-board new customers, setting them up for success with the platform
  • Prepare monthly and quarterly communications and develop campaigns to nurture relationships and growth
  • Conduct business reviews with customers, tracking outcomes and follow-up items

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Negotiation
  • Presentations
  • Technical Acumen
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Active Listening
  • Organizational Skills

About the company

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Cisco

IT Services & IT Consulting

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryIT Services & IT Consulting
Company size10001

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Job description

As a Customer Success Manager (CSM) you will showcase your “Customer First” attitude, your passion for service and enjoyment of learning new technologies by leading our customer Renewals. You will be responsible for driving early renewals, developing long-term relationships with your assigned ThousandEyes customers, connecting with key business executives and technical partners. You will become a specialist on the ThousandEyes platform and make suggestions for customer adoption and growth while working closely with Sales and Customer Success teams.

• Operate as the main point of contact with ThousandEyes customers

• Launch and on-board new customers, and set them up for success with the platform

• Prepare monthly, quarterly etc. communications and develop campaigns to nurture relationships and growth

• Become a trusted adviser for the partners and operational teams via the ThousandEyes platform

• Understand the platform and how your customers and using the tools; be able to make suggestions and identify areas for upsell and growth

• Ensure the timely renewal communication and closure

• Conduct business reviews with customers, tracking outcomes and follow-up items

• Forecast and track key account metrics

• Identify and qualify growth opportunities, collaborate with sales teams to drive closure

• Drive customer renewal

• Assist with high severity requests or issue escalations as needed

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in software sales, including experience managing and closing sales opportunities.

• Experience generating sales pipeline through outbound prospecting and lead generation.

• Experience achieving or exceeding sales quotas.

• Experience working in a matrixed organization and collaborating with multiple internal teams and stakeholders to develop and close sales opportunities.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• A standout 'customer first' attitude

• Outstanding communication and problem-solving skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation skills. Ability to work with various business units

• Highly organized with outstanding follow-up skills

• Technically adept, understanding of software and how businesses use software.

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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