Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

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Why Ciena:

• We are big proponents of life-work integration and provide the flexibility and tools to make it a reality with remote work and potentially, part-time work.
• We believe an inclusive, diverse and barrier-free work environment makes for empowered and committed employees.
• We recognize the importance of well-being and offer programs and benefits to support and sustain the mental and physical health of our employees and their families and also offer a variety of paid family leave programs.
• We are committed to employee development, offering tuition reimbursement and a variety of in-house learning and mentorship opportunities.
• We know that financial security is important. We offer competitive salaries and incentive programs, RSU’s (job level specific) and an employee share option purchase program.
• We realize time away to recharge is non-negotiable. We offer flexible paid time off!
• Great work deserves recognition. We have a robust recognition program, with ongoing and enhanced awards for exemplary performance.

How You Will Contribute:

• Responsible for driving bookings and revnue for top ISP’s and Data Center customers in India & saarc Market

• This individual will work closely with the segment leader for Enterprise , Pre-sales Engineering team, Operations teams and global support teams including product Line Management in developing and implementing comprehensive sales development strategies to ensure rapid and significant growth of revenue for the short and long term for the respective account.

• Position requires an individual with strong techno-commercial capabilities, account strategy abilities, large system sales background, and a proven track record in winning deals within complex organizations.

Individual must be highly motivated, have strong interpersonal skills. Person must be a strong team player able to influence supporters across multiple organizations.

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  Responsibilities

• Track record identifying and closing multi-million dollar deals, including positioning solutions, developing comprehensive pricing and commercial strategies, and negotiating contracts.
• Proven ability to identify, understand, and manage relationships and decision making processes across complex organizations.
• Strong Technical background in Telecom industry.

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

• Initiative – You’re a self-starter who works with limited direction and is committed to delivering against aggressive deadlines.
• Agility – You are readily able to make key decisions and manage competing and ever-changing account priorities and are largely driven by the software development process.

• Communication expertise – you have the ability to influence and tailor your message and ideas to the audience to ensure understanding and consensus.
• The flexibility to work independently and as part of a broader team – you thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment, but are comfortable working independently as required.
• Relationship builder – With an ability to influence, you’re able to get work done through others.
• A commitment to innovation – you keep abreast of the market and competitive developments and are always keen to formulate new ideas and problem-solving.

Education / Experience

• Minimum of 14+ years of Sales Quota carrying experience , knowledge of Optical networks is essential . MBA would be added advantage

• Job Location: Delhi / Mumbai