TD&R Market Readiness Channel Lead Application window is expected to close 11/26/2024What You’ll DoCisco XDR is a new and quickly growing product. This strategic role focuses on the growth of Cisco XDR and Breach Protection Suite. As the global market readiness channel leader, you will manage strategy and planning activities across all regions, work through data-driven deliverables, and provide insights on opportunity/risk levels. We seek a highly motivated individual to support the business needs and ensure the global success of Cisco XDR and Breach Protection Suite.Your primary objectives will be to minimize time to market entry, increase revenue ramp, and eliminate growth inhibitors within the channel. As a member of the TD&R Market Readiness team, you will collaborate with the global partner organization, sales team, product management, and marketing partners. Your responsibilities include defining the TD&R channel strategy, identifying business friction, implementing actionable recommendations, and tracking success metrics.Your responsibilities will include:
Structure and evaluate business problems, design and implement actionable recommendations, and track success metrics.
Lead cross-functional initiatives to transform and streamline processes to drive improved channel growth, productivity and velocity.
Conduct scoping of projects with partners to understand business requirements, level of effort, owners, and timelines.
Quickly synthesize information, structure a concise, clear presentation of findings to a leadership audience, and prioritize issues as appropriate.
Drive operational efficiencies by automating and improving processes, tools, and dashboards that scale as the business expands globally.
Partner with Cisco Sales and Channel Enablement organizations to promote and drive enablement efforts with Cisco sellers and partners.
Regularly assess market processes to identify risk factors and new growth opportunities proactively.
Exemplify an outcome/results-oriented approach.
Work with other team managers/leaders to help make data-driven decisions, regularly analyzing and improving team processes by identifying risk factors and growth opportunities.
Assist with high-priority requests or partner concerns as needed.
Who You AreYou are an accomplished product manager in network engineering with outstanding work ethic and demonstrated success in security product design, implementation and demonstration. As a qualified candidate you bring IT and networking industry knowledge, competitive background and years of product and channels experience, ability to comprehend features and benefits with the ability to covey those to customers and partners.Minimum Qualifications
6+ years of experience with channel experience
Experience developing and implementing strategic plans to drive channel growth and market readiness.
Experience in channel strategy, sales enablement, and partner management.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree or equivalent experience
Go To Market Experience
Track record of success in security product design, implementation, and demonstration.
Ability to structure and evaluate business problems, craft actionable recommendations, and track success metrics.
Experience of taking care of complex enterprise accounts or channel partners
Knowledge of sales strategies, customer service, marketing strategy, forecasting, and vendor management.
Strong skills in a cross-functional teaming environment
Experience working in a security environment
Ability to work with multiple time zones
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