Partner Account Executive

Responsibilities You will work closely with reseller/channel partners and sales teams (Regional Sales Managers, Sales Engineers, Sales Leadership) promoting collaborative selling to enterprise/commercial accounts. You will meet and exceed set quotas with a focus on net-new / incremental business, while adhering to Splunk’s sales rules of engagement. You will establish and execute sales plans and GTM strategies to grow revenue in accordance with quota targets.

• Experience in building proficiencies and capabilities in partner eco-system by working closely with internal partners. These skillsets should include sales, pre-sales, delivery, customer success and practice building;
• Ability to identify and build successes with an eco-system of partners who are committed to invest and drive incremental Partner-sourced business with Splunk;
• Experience in working with Cloud Service Providers would be an added advantage;
• Consistent track record in building a scalable and repeatable partner GTM strategy that encompasses:
• Evaluation of vertical/industry attractiveness and propensity to buy;
• Discovery process with sales specialists to develop a prescriptive selling approach which is easily replicated across verticals and partners;
• Demand generation strategy to drive strong pipelines for targeted industries;
• Develop and scale out partner competencies through guided enablement and skill set transfer initiatives, working closely with cross-functional teams;
• Deep incorporation of Cloud-First mentality when developing the GTM
• Developing an operating cadence:
• Partner-led pipeline reviews, forecasting with both leadership team and external partner/distributor community.
• Set important metrics for measuring success of business through partners.
• Conduct Quarterly Business Updates (QBU) with internal partners and work towards support for the Plan of Record (POR) as required.
• Build trusted relationships and influence with key partners at Partners – Executive, Sales, Technical, Services, Admin etc.
• Build systems and procedures to streamline partner management.
• Provide creative training events to improve partner sales
• Travel as required.

Qualifications

• Have at least 12+ years channel and direct selling experience selling IT infrastructure solutions (big data, security software solutions etc.) and/or SaaS, subscription-based software to medium and large enterprise accounts.
• Have a positive presence in the “C” suite with a track record of closing six and seven-figure deals
• Strong ability to “manage up” and build strong relationships with our Sales Leadership team
• Equivalent software industry experience in IT systems, security, enterprise or infrastructure management.
• Knowledge of the monitoring space, microservices, and AWS/GCP/Azure would be preferred.
• Strong growth mindset with entrepreneurial spirit; a self-starter who is always thinking how to drive growth exponentially.
• Outcome driven and committed to delivering sales excellence through partnering
• Strong analytical skills and deep understanding of partner profit drivers
• Positive attitude with burning desire to succeed.
• Team player who is comfortable working cross-functionally and drive adjacent teams towards common goals.

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