Account Executive - Splunk Remote

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Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer and more resilient digital world with an end-to-end full stack platform made for a hybrid, multi-cloud world. Leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. Come help organizations be their best, while you reach new heights with a team that has your back.

This role can be performed from any location within the United States.

Account Executives are individual contributors who play a vital role in driving a significant share of revenue for Splunk and Cisco. We are seeking a hardworking, driven, sales professional to drive revenue growth calling on large enterprise accounts. We provide our reps with an environment in which they can make valuable contributions from day one while also building opportunities for learning and growth.

The work you’ll do will directly impact the experience of our customers.

You Will Consistently Deliver License, Support, And Service Revenue Targets – dedication to the numbers and to deadlines. In addition, you will:

• Land, adopt, expand, and deepen sales opportunities
• Explore the full spectrum of relationships and business possibilities across the client’s entire org chart
• Become known as a thought‑leader in machine learning and predictive analytics
• Expand relationships and orchestrate complex deals across a diverse range of business stakeholders
• Holistically embrace, access, and apply the channel to identify and open new, uncharted opportunities
• Provide timely and informative input back to other corporate functions

• 5+ years of direct sales experience selling enterprise software to large enterprises (required) in fast‑growing, changing, and driven environments.

• Previous experience applying partners, channels, and alliances to sell more efficiently and overachieve your quota
• Relevant software experience in IT systems, enterprise or infrastructure management, application development and management, Dev Ops, security, business applications, and/or analytics
• Subscription, SaaS, or Cloud software experience is preferred
• Consistent track record of new business development and overachieving sales targets with prospects and customers in the defined territory
• Strong executive presence and polish, and excellent listening skills
• Experience with target account selling, solution selling, and/or consultative sales techniques; knowledge of Force Management, MEDDPICC, and Challenger methodologies is a plus

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale.

The starting salary range posted for this position is $ to $ 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.

• U.S. employees are offered medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with Cisco matching, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability, basic life insurance, and eligibility for restricted stock units.
• Paid holidays: 10 per year plus 1 floating holiday; paid day off for birthday and holiday shutdown; 4 paid days off for personal wellness.
• Paid vacation: 16 Non‑exempt employees per year, accrued weekly; exempt employees may use flexible vacation.
• Paid sick time: 80 hours on hire, 80 hours each January 1st thereafter, up to 80 hours carried forward.
• Optional 10 paid days per year to volunteer.

New York City Metro Area: $ – $
Non‑Metro New York State & Washington State: $ – $