Location: San Jose, CA
Company: Cisco
is no better time to join and work at one of the top Best Places to Work. What You'll Do Cisco IT is looking for a highly motivated and driven IT Solution Architect to join our team. You'll be responsible for analyzing, designing, and implementing solutions for multi-functional, groundbreaking capabilities to improve Cisco's commerce experience for our customers and partners.
You will interact across business and IT functions to understand business requirements and translate them to efficient and scalable solutions in an agile manner. You'll conduct data analysis to arrive at data-driven decisions and work with other SMEs within the organization and engineers to devise and develop effective
and quality solutions providing a best-in-class user experience. Who You'll Work With You will be working with multiple partners across functions while being surrounded by a dynamic, empowered, and creative organization that is leading efforts to deliver the best-in-class Commerce experience to our partners and customers.
The position reports into Cisco Commerce organization. Who You Are You have a deep technical expertise on Salesforce. Salesforce Certified Solution Architect is desirable. You should have several years of Salesforce implementation experience and a good platform knowledge on what is possible by configuration vs code. You should be aware of integration patterns, data models,
sharing and security on Salesforce. In addition to the business and technical capabilities, the candidate should have a proven track record of working as a trusted advisor in implementing digital technologies and crafting roadmaps.
Qualifications: Overall 15+ years of professional experience combined with demonstrated ability implementing Salesforce Commerce, Partner, Service Cloud and CPQ Solutions. Certified Administrator, CPQ Specialist and Data Architect certifications strongly preferred. Experience with other CPQ packaged software like Apptus and Integration technologies is a plus. Experience with software, subscription, and renewal business processes & architecture.
The successful candidate can communicate at right level of detail and with a clear message when interacting with any level of collaborator: CXOs, business partners and all manner of technologies. Process and systems background with deep knowledge and experience in agile project methodologies. Fun, highly upbeat personality; standout colleague that works well in a fast-paced and driven environment with expectations to deliver high-impact value to the company. Experience leading large sophisticated, multi-functional programs. Why Cisco #We Are Cisco, where each person is outstanding, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an expansive future for all.
We adopt digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we're " old" (36 years strong) and only about hardware, but we're also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns, and protects. No other company can do what we do - you can't put us in a box! But " Digital Transformation" is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.
) Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA. ) We take accountability, bold steps, and take the difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward. So, you have colorful hair? Don't care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That's cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world-changing? Be you, with us! Message to applicants applying to work in the U.
S. and/or Canada: When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U. S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training.
Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U. S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process. U. S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday.
Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco pays at the standard rate of 1% of incentive target for each 1% revenue attainment against the quota up to 100%.
Once performance exceeds 100% quota attainment, incentive rates may increase up to five times the standard rate with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
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