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Your Impact
The Account Executive will play a crucial role in driving significant revenue growth for Splunk Commercial accounts. You will establish a strategic vision and plan for pipeline generation, consistently meet license, support, and service revenue targets, and directly impact customer experience. This role offers a dynamic environment where hardworking, driven sales professionals can contribute from day one while accessing opportunities for continuous learning and growth. In addition you will:
• Drive revenue growth and expand a geo-based territory by engaging both existing customers and new prospects to contribute directly to the organization's financial goals.
• Collaborate with business partners to develop compelling enterprise solutions that articulate clear value and return on investment across multiple decision-makers, enhancing cross-team alignment and customer success.
• Influence the customer experience by enabling high transactional velocity and delivering impactful sales outcomes that support the company's mission to empower technology adoption.
• Seize unique opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth within a supportive environment that values innovation and individual contribution from day one.
• Define success by consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets, fostering strong customer relationships, and contributing to the overall market presence and revenue share of the organization.
Minimum Qualifications
• 3+ years of SaaS sales experience, which includes experience in a discrete quota carrying role, or similar role
Preferred Qualifications
• Demonstrated understanding of how Splunk products and services address customer challenges.
• Proven track record of consistently exceeding sales targets.
• Expertise in consultative and solution selling methodologies, including MEDDPICC and Value Selling.
• Strong skills in territory planning, forecasting, and managing a full sales cycle.
• Excellent critical judgment to analyze complex situations, assess risks, and develop creative solutions.
• Effective negotiation, communication, and presentation skills, with confidence engaging C-level executives.
• Relevant experience in software industry domains such as IT systems, enterprise management, DevOps, security, business applications, or analytics.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $136,000.00 to $187,000.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$136,000.00 - $204,000.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$136,000.00 - $204,000.00
* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
