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Cisco Customer Program Manager in Eschborn, Germany
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Who You'll Work With
As part of Cisco’s Customer Experience (CX) organization, the Customer Program Manager (CPM) takes ownership for the Service delivery to Enterprise customers in Germany. The purpose of the CPM is to be the single point of contact for Cisco Services, positioning and implementing valuable customer outcomes, improving results and crafting a simplified customer experience. The CPM drives customer happiness, account growth, handling customer deliverables and partnering with Sales.
You will collaborate with the Solution Architect, Customer Service Executive, Operations Manager and Project Manager to ensure the highest level of client happiness together with the Service Delivery Team.
What You'll Do
Lead our customers to Business, Innovation and Operational Outcome based solutions. The role involves extensive interaction with the client, sales, systems engineering, product development, and other members of multi-functional teams.
Account engagement is focussed on the delivery of new or enhanced services to drive improvement of customer happiness through the use of technology, service level management and project management skills, rather than extensive technical skills.
However in depth knowledge of the customer services solutions and installed base is often required to handle competing interests!
Day to day tasks include:
Development of collaborative partnerships with the customer and their vendors
Customer focal point - liaison
Governance and Metrics Alignment - ITIL, Managing SLA’s and Critical Milestones
Budgeting Functions - Consumption based billing - chargeback, P& L
Crisis Management Leadership - Multi Functional Team Building - Seamless operational delivery
Who You Are
A leader with strong Financial and Business Insight - Knowledge, skills and understanding of P&L, business concepts, tools and processes for making sound business decisions
You bring Innovative solutions and delivery processes to our customers
A graduate or equivalent in Engineering, Computer Science or related field
A background in IT or technology sales experience. In addition, you are an effective manager of people
You are experienced in Service Management, Network Operations, Collaboration, Legacy and Cisco technologies and solutions. Also understanding dependencies on core infrastructure and service delivery elements and how they impact service availability and outstanding operational delivery
Highly effective influencer and communicator to senior-level leadership as well as functional management.
Able to use a range of leadership styles from collaboration and partnership to command & control based on business conditions and day-to-day demands of the role.
Fluent in both English and German
Permanent place of residence in Germany
Our Benefits Get ready to join Cisco, where we prioritize a positive work environment and team support. Our benefits package includes:-
• Wellness: We offer global support for your physical, mental, and financial health, including five wellness learning paths and the Cisco Mind Set mindfulness program
• Support Services: We're here to support you with assistance for services such as childcare and elder care, along with counseling, personal support, and access to expert medical opinions for complex health matters.
• Work-Life Benefits: We've got perks to simplify your life, including thoughtful resources for parents. And for growing families, we celebrate your journey with a special gift.
• Time Off: Take advantage of PTO, extra personal time, birthday leave, and emergency time off to maintain a healthy balance.
• Volunteering: Make an impact with 10 paid Time2Give days to support your favorite causes.
• Rewards: Enjoy stock discounts, monetary recognition for great work, and referral bonuses.
• Professional Growth: Boost your career with our extensive training and development opportunities.
Cisco is more than a company—it's a place where your career can thrive in an exciting and fulfilling environment.
Why Cisco
We change the World, as a Program Manager, you are passionate about Cisco and the brand we represent. Everything is converging on the Internet, making networked connections more meaningful than ever before in our lives. Our ground-breaking ideas impact everything. Here, that means we take creative ideas from the drawing board to dynamic solutions that have real world impact. You'll be part of a team that cares about its customers, enjoys having fun, and you'll take part in changing the lives of those in our local communities. Come prepared to be encouraged and inspired!
Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.