Director Sales, BFSI
Cisco Systems
Role Scope :
The Director Sales, BFSI is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving Cisco's growth, market share, and customer transformation agenda across India's Banking & Financial Services sector. This leader will define and implement the go-to-market strategy for some of Cisco's most significant and complex customer relationships, helping financial institutions accelerate their digital transformation, cybersecurity, AI adoption, and modernization initiatives.
Operating in a highly matrixed environment, the role requires strong collaborative leadership to influence and align cross-functional teams across Sales, Solutions Engineering, Customer Experience, Product, Channel, Marketing, Finance, and Strategy. The successful candidate will bring the ability to lead large, complex businesses, build high-performing teams, and translate market opportunities into sustainable business outcomes.
Beyond commercial leadership, this individual will serve as a trusted advisor to senior customer executives, champion Cisco's AI and security vision, and play a critical role in shaping Cisco's long-term growth and industry leadership within the BFSI segment.
What You'll Do
You will lead and collaborate across various cross-functional teams, including field sales teams Account Managers/Client Executives), architecture sales specialists, partner sales teams, Customer Success teams, operations, marketing, finance, and legal to develop the Banking & Financial Services business and grow it sustainably and profitably.
- Maintain an in-depth understanding of customer and partner requirements, market opportunities, and competitive conditions in the financial sector.
- Possess a solid understanding of software and services sales in a B2B environment.
- Develop robust business plans cantered on subscription and services lifecycle sales motions to grow Average Order Value (AOV) in every account.
- Identify specific routes to market and develop the appropriate business constructs for the financial services industry.
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