Account Executive - Splunk; PBST Romandie

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. Our customers love our technology, but it's our caring employees that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination.

No matter where in the world or what level of the organization, we approach our work with kindness. So bring your work experience, problem-solving skills and talent, of course, but also bring your joy, your passion and all the things that make you, you. Come help organizations be their best, while you reach new heights with a team that has your back.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a passionate and highly skilled Account Executive - Splunk (Public Sector Romandie) to join one of our strategic sales teams. This is an individual-contributor role carrying a named patch of Public Sector accounts across French-speaking Switzerland - cantonal administrations and their IT service organisations, publicly owned utilities, universities, and Geneva-based international organisations. This role requires prior, hands-on experience selling into the Swiss Public Sector.

You must speak the language of this market - its terminology, its procurement law, its budget and legislative cycles - and bring an existing network and demonstrable wins within Swiss public administration and/or international organisations. You will be responsible for protecting and growing the installed base - securing renewals under formal procurement conditions while developing expansion strategies across the security and observability portfolio - and for positioning Splunk as a trusted long-term partner of the Swiss public administration.

If you are ready for your next challenge and seeking an opportunity to grow within a company where you can truly thrive alongside a high-performing, results-driven team within the Cisco/Splunk family, please continue reading. Please note, this is an individual contributor role.

• Client Relationship Management:
  Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key stakeholders across cantonal administrations, public IT service organisations, publicly owned utilities, universities, and international organisations - spanning CIOs, security leaders, architecture, and procurement offices.
• Account Development – Protect & Grow:
  Secure and renew the installed base under formal procurement conditions while identifying and capitalising on expansion opportunities within framework agreements and new tenders, driving both retention and growth within your accounts.
• Public Procurement Execution:
  Own the full lifecycle of public tenders: monitor and act on SIMAP publications, shape and respond to RFIs and RFPs, structure framework agreements, and align deal construction with WTO/GATT thresholds, standstill mechanics, and cantonal budget and legislative cycles - so that every deal is procurement-compliant by design.
• Extended Team Leadership:
  Structure complex, multi-stakeholder situations toward defined outcomes by orchestrating System Engineers, Customer Success Managers, specialists, and partners - leading the virtual account team toward successful execution.
• Program-based Execution:
  Run account engagements as structured programs, with clear close plans, mutual action plans, milestones, and disciplined project-based execution aligned with public decision gates rather than opportunistic selling.
• AI-Driven Selling & Productivity:
  Position Splunk's AI-powered security and observability capabilities with credibility in public administration environments - where trust, transparency, and sovereignty matter - while applying internal AI tooling with versatility to accelerate account research, tender preparation, and execution.
• Negotiation & Closing:
  Lead contract negotiations and executive presentations with senior public officials and procurement bodies within the constraints of public procurement law, ensuring compliant agreements that align with both customer and company goals.
• Strategic Partnerships:
  Collabora…