We believe that when passionate people are able to spend less time struggling with technology, they can spend more time on what matters - like teaching children, running businesses, keeping airports safe, and connecting disaster victims with relief. That’s the real power of simplicity. Cisco Meraki is the leader in cloud-managed IT, thanks to our creative, inclusive, fearless team that is driven to simplify technology so the world can simply work!Cisco Meraki has grown to become an industry leader in the IT space, with over 500,000 plus customers and with over 3 million active networks and counting around the world. We have a comprehensive set of solutions which allows customers to seize new business opportunities and reduce operational costs. Meraki is known for simplifying powerful technology through our products and services - and for the people behind them. As the fastest growing cloud-managed networking team in the world, our products and technology architecture are changing the face of networking and making cloud-managed IT a reality.We are seeking a highly ambitious Partner Business Development Specialist to join a robust channel sales team. You will be responsible for initiating, maintaining and growing strong channel partnerships across the Korea market and driving rapidly growing revenue from our partner channel. This will include our most strategic integrator and managed service provider partners as well as scaling with our Distribution RTM; the goal is to have partner growth outpace market and Meraki regional growth.This is an exciting opportunity to create unique lead generation and sales incentive ideas, while building a personal brand and representing Cisco Meraki. You will utilize your engaging presentation and relationship building skills to convey Cisco Meraki’s value proposition to large partner audiences across multiple business functions. You will work closely with our sales organization to ensure close alignment on creative marketing campaigns, sales, technical enablement and partner strategy.You will possess strong critical thinking skills, executive presence, and an entrepreneurial spirit. If you have a passion for growing a business and a solid track record of success, we want to hear from you.You Will: Drive outstanding Y/Y partner revenue growth.Lead existing relationships across all levels of your partner organization.Generate enthusiasm and passion for Meraki products among partner teams.Build and maintain business plans.Develop creative lead generation and sales incentive programs to increase sales.Deliver sales and technical trainings for partners.Facilitate communications and deal flow between partner and Meraki sales reps.Develop collateral, sales tools, lead-sharing campaigns and marketing programs.Design and project lead partner service creation. You Have: A minimum of 4 years’ experience dealing with partners in the industryIn-depth understanding of the partner landscape in Korea and thus, fluency in Korean is requiredDemonstrated technical aptitudeWillingness to travel up to 50%Experience leading the complete life-cycle of a project At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.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.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.