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.