Director of Sales, Major Accounts, South CentralSplunk
Job Description: That's a cool job! I want it! We are seeking an exceptional sales leader to join our team as Director of Sales. This position reports to the VP of Sales, North America. In addition to requisite passion, skills and experience, the successful candidate will have a measurable track record in building and managing high performing sales organizations. This individual will play a key role driving a significant share of revenue for Splunk. Location: Ideal candidate must be located in South Central, preferably Dallas or Houston. Responsibilities:I want to and can do that!
Directly manage the sales team and work closely with assigned technical resources and inside sales
Consistently deliver aggressive license, support and service revenue targets â€" commitment to the number and to deadlines
Territory mapping, account planning and opportunity management
Negotiate favorable pricing and business terms with large commercial enterprises by selling value and ROI
Work with inside sales and partners for maximum effectiveness
Leverage sales engineering and in-house as well as partner services resources
Player /coach, hands on with the team; very involved with account planning, strategy and sales calls
Hire the right team to match our growth
Use our sales methodology and processes effectively
Understand how to leverage both international and domestic colleagues to expand deal size and value to the customer
Good corporate citizen â€" two way flow of relevant and timely information; work as a team for the most efficient use and deployment of resources
Provide timely and insightful input back to other corporate functions, particularly product management and marketing
Requirements: I've already done that or have that!
5+ years experience building and running front line sales teams; ability to grow and scale upward with the company; second line management experience a plus
10+ years direct and channel selling experience to large enterprises
Very comfortable in the “C†suite with a track record of closing six and seven figure software licensing deals
Strong executive presence and polish
Forecasting commitments and forecasting accuracy
Exceptional management, interpersonal, written and presentation skills
Thrives in a fast-paced, high growth, rapidly changing environment
Able to work independently and remotely from other members of your team and corporate
Relevant software industry experience in IT systems, enterprise or infrastructure management
Use CRM systems (Sales Force) extensively
Track record of success and knowledge with prospects and customers in the defined territory
Education: Got it!Minimum of a Bachelor's degree; MBA a plus About Splunk: Splunk was founded to pursue a disruptive new vision: make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. Machine data is a fast growing and pervasive part of “big dataâ€-- generated by every component of IT infrastructures, applications, mobile phone location data, website clickstreams, social data, RFID and much more. Splunk is focused specifically on the challenges and opportunity of effectively managing massive amounts of machine data, and providing a next-generation platform for powerful new applications. Since shipping its software in 2006, Splunk now has almost 3,000 customers in over 70 countries around the world. These organizations are using Splunk to harness the power of their machine data for application management, IT operations and infrastructure management, cyber security, compliance, web intelligence, business analytics and more. Innovation is in our DNA â€" from technology to the way we do business. Splunk software has become a platform for machine data! Splunk now has over 400 employees worldwide, with headquarters in San Francisco, an office in Cupertino, CA and 8 offices around the world. We've built a phenomenal foundation for success with a proven leadership team, highly passionate employees and unique patented software. We invite you to help us continue our drive to define a new industry and become part of an innovative, and disruptive software company. Benefits & Perks: Wow! This is really cool! Health Care, full company paid Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, Commuter benefits, PTO and sick leave, 401K. This isn't a job â€" it's a life changer â€" are you ready? To all recruitment agencies: Splunk does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Splunk employees or any other company location. Splunk is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Splunk is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer supporting workforce diversity.ÂÂÂ