Business Consulting Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Serve as a strategic consultant for clients and a catalyst for expansion within Cisco’s global sales team.

• Recognize market trends and interpret Cisco’s AI infrastructure, routing, optics, and automation offerings into compelling value propositions.

• Manage high-level business consulting assignments for significant accounts.

• Align Cisco solutions with customer objectives to enhance pipeline growth and bookings.

• Innovate go-to-market strategies for telecommunications, enterprise, and cloud-native sectors.

• Design and implement high-growth selling strategies for field teams.

• Convert intricate technical roadmaps into practical sales resources.

• Create and manage content related to the AI Infrastructure & Connectivity stack.

• Collaborate with Product Management, Marketing, IT, and the global sales team.

• Ensure program execution aligns with corporate objectives.

• Lead and manage complex, cross-functional projects with minimal supervision.

• Persuade, negotiate, and foster agreement among executive stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar field.

• Over 5 years of professional experience.

• Strong skills in customer engagement.

• Experience in client-facing, executive-level business consultancy with a leading consulting firm.

• Expertise in strategy and transformation within the telecommunications and/or B2B technology industries.

• Demonstrated success in leading and managing complex, cross-functional projects with minimal supervision.

• Ability to influence, negotiate, and achieve consensus among executive stakeholders in a global, matrixed environment.

• Proficient in market analysis.

• Skilled in developing multi-year business cases.

• Expertise in executive storytelling.

• Proficient in facilitating customer workshops.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite and contemporary AI productivity tools.

• MBA is preferred.

• Domain knowledge in Service Provider/Telco markets and/or Enterprise/Public Sector sectors is preferred.

• Experience in innovating B2B technology sales processes, go-to-market strategies, and enablement training is preferred.

• Understanding of Cisco’s product offerings and competitive landscape, including high-end routing, optical technologies, automation/assurance, and mobility, is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contributions.

• Paid parental leave.

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.

• Basic life insurance.

• Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available.

• 10 paid holidays each calendar year.

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• 1 paid day off on the employee’s birthday.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• 4 paid days off for personal wellness.

• 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees.

• Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees.

• 80 hours of sick leave granted on hire date and every January 1st thereafter.

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick leave can be carried forward.

• Additional paid time off for critical or emergency family matters.

• Optional 10 paid volunteer days per calendar year.

• Annual bonuses for non-sales positions.

• Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans.

• Opportunities for growth and development.

• A high-performing, collaborative global team.

• Autonomy to create a meaningful impact.