Partner Alliance Manager - Splunk PBST

This role can be performed remotely from any US location.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced sales professional to join our team as a Partner Alliance Manager – Public Sector. The focus of the role is to drive System Integrator partners' adoption and incorporation of Splunk technologies and services into their SLED Program initiatives (Sell Thru/with).

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with System Integrators in the public sector. Understand the business model and sales cycle; establish relationships with the business development, technical, and program teams within your assigned partners.
• Elevate Splunk’s strategic status with your partners, drive executive, capture, and technology relationships, and push go-to-market solutions that will allow partners to discriminate in the FED and SLED markets while influencing end-user requirements.
• Assist with PBST program sales strategies. Engage and coordinate with Splunk sales, BD, and capture management teams to identify relevant SIs, develop program-specific value propositions, and bid strategies.
• Drive adoption of Splunk technology and services during the program capture phase.
• Drive adoption of Splunk technology and services in existing and new programs. Understand key existing programs and large contracts held by partners. Negotiate positions on SI teams and work with partners to identify opportunities to expand use cases and scope.
• Manage pipeline reporting for your SI partner opportunities and revenue influenced by your assigned SI Partners.

Requirements

• 7+ years of direct or integrator experience within SLED.
• Understands major initiatives and programs that could drive significant revenue for Splunk; has contacts at key System Integrators and IT ecosystem partners.
• 4+ years of experience and demonstrated success working with major public sector integrators in a sales and business development capacity on program capture and delivering revenue on SLED software programs.
• Demonstrated success in winning multi-million dollar large SLED programs, ideally SaaS/software solutions.
• Ability to travel 30%+.
• Must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of direct or integrator experience within SLED (preferred).
• 5+ years of experience and demonstrated success working with major public sector integrators in a sales and business development capacity on program capture and delivering revenue on SLED software programs (preferred).
• 3+ years of experience partnering with Accenture and/or Deloitte (preferred).
• Strong business insight and negotiation abilities.
• Executive presence, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Standout colleague, successful working across organizations and structuring new approaches to pursue and close opportunities.
• Ambitious – strong work ethic, creative, inventive, “get it done” attitude.
• A consistent overachievement of sales goals.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent job experience.

About Cisco

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. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $293,300.00 to $382,600.00 for new hires 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.

• New York City Metro Area: $313,400.00 - $460,000.00
• Non-Metro New York State & Washington State: $293,300.00 - $443,400.00

For quota-based sales roles, the ranges provided include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
• Grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment for defined periods.
• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness.
• Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees.
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, with no defined limit on vacation time (subject to availability and business limitations).
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, with up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next.
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members.
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
• For non-sales roles, employees are eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
• Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, split between quota and non-quota components.