Virtual Sales Account Executive
Cisco Open · verified Sep 29, 2026 At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at Cisco. Stockholm · full-time.
Pay not stated
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What you'll do
- Build territory pipeline through demand generation, prospecting tools, networking, and cold outreach
- Uncover potential customers and buying groups, then establish rapport with new contacts
- Qualify opportunities by examining customer problems, budgets, authority, needs, and timelines
- Research customer and prospect data, then present insights that support sales decisions
- Coordinate with Enterprise Sales and other partners on strategic accounts, projects, training, and meetings
What you bring
- At least two years selling or creating demand for enterprise IT offerings such as analytics, security, or networking software
- Fluency in both Swedish and English
- Ability to turn business data into persuasive, actionable customer stories
- Working ability with tools including LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, or Xing
- Clear presentation skills, structured prioritization, and persistence when handling objections
Who this fits
This role suits an early-career sales hunter who is competitive, self-directed, organized, and comfortable working closely with a team. You should bring confidence in customer conversations, resilience during objections, and a strong focus on customer outcomes. The position is based in Stockholm with a hybrid arrangement and occasional travel for training or meetings.
From the employer
Job Description
- What you get from this role
Our Inside Sales teams partner with Enterprise Sales to bring Splunk solutions to the most ground-breaking companies in the world. A career at Splunk means challenging yourself and your customers to reach higher - and to have fun doing it. We are seeking a dynamic, early career professional to join our fast-growing team and support the development of new pipeline. There is a defined growth path for successful Inside Sales Representatives to be promoted throughout the sales organisation and other similar roles and marketing functions.
Responsibilities In this role, you will showcase the ability to focus on an organisation’s initiatives, challenges, problems and partner with Splunk Enterprise Sales to bring value to those organisations through our sales process.
You will
Create pipeline for your territory using demand generation and prospecting toolsFind new opportunities and quickly develop rapport with new clientsExplore & identify new opportunities in new accounts and/or buying centresQualify these opportunities by deep-diving into problem and how Splunk can solve for it and applying the Budget, Authority, Need and Timeline methodologyResearch and present business intelligence about customers and prospectsGenerate business opportunities through professional networking and cold-callingTravel occasionally for training and/or meetingsYou’ll be driving sales activities on highly strategic accounts and projects within an ecosystem of elite sales, technical and operational partners. Successful team members develop and demonstrate their sales acumen and move on to other sales positions and other roles.Who you are
Sales hunter with a can-do mentalityCompetitive in nature but a strong team playerOpen to new approaches and creativitySelf-disciplined and well-organisedPersistent and resilientWhat you need to be successful in this role
Minimum 2 years of experience in selling or generating demand for enterprise IT solutions (BI, data analytics, security software, risk management software or networking performance)Fluent Swedish and English language skillsA passion for research, data and analysis that drives actionAn ability to analyse business data to tell a compelling and actionable storyAn ability to utilise prospecting tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo, Xing, etcCRM or Salesforce.com knowledge is a plusSelf-motivation and relentless in pursuit of creating their own successExcellent presentation skills and clear communicationHigh energy and contagious optimismConfidence in handling of objections and conflictLogic-based problem solvingTask prioritization, discipline, and accountabilityA strong executive presence, with polish and dedication to customer outcomesWhy 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.
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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