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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 in** **the Western Region

Meet the Team

Are you passionate about exploring new business models and building “elite” strategic partnerships? Splunk is looking for an experienced leader, who is inventive and creative, to help take Splunk’s strategic partnership with AWS to the next level. You will possess deep expertise in the world of partnerships, practical knowledge working with AWS, and you have deep knowledge of the software and cloud solutions. You know how to craft different sophisticated business models, solution selling and multi-channel sales motions to help Splunk build a compelling GTM strategy that delivers value to our customers, prospects, and our partners.

Your Impact

+ Build and run Splunk’s global GTM partnership strategy with AWS: strategy development, engagement plans, execution plan and alignment of GTM functions including Use Case sales motions and pipeline development strategies.

+ Engage with Splunk and AWS Executives to successfully launch offerings through co-selling motions, driving business growth for Splunk, AWS and our SI/MSP/Channel partners.

+ Build a cohesive strategy and ONE team with your technical and theater counterparts, prioritizing technical asks and dependencies.

+ Conduct day-to-day program management and play a “quarterback” role to lead the go-to-market holistically and drive consistency across the theaters. It is critical that this role drives programmatic engagement through multi-functional prioritization and by operationalizing key processes to hit our shared metrics and goals.

+ Expand Executive relationships across AWS’ Sales, Partner and Technical organization and Alliance teams.

+ Coordinate go-to-market execution with regional Partner teams, and continuously lead alliance performance metrics and outcomes.

+ Working with Partner Marketing, develop AWS/Splunk collateral and resources that can be used for both internal/sales enablement as well as for end-customers

+ Support AWS/Splunk regional events including AWS Summits, Splunk Technical Symposiums, SKO’s, etc., and how each will be optimized globally

+ Increase how AWS and Splunk programs including Cisco360, Marketplace and AWS incentive programs will work together.

+ Identify and streamline tools and processes to scale and grow business across all functions.

+ Make relevant recommendations and quickly build consensus across senior level Partner Executives.

Minimum Qualifications:

+ Recent and detailed solid understanding of AWS or Hyperscale Cloud Providers ( 8 + years preferred)

+ Proven ability within Software and/or SaaS companies running Global Alliance Partnerships. Experience leading AWS is preferred. Experience working with SI firms, including shown success developing, negotiating and signing revenue-generating deals is a plus.

+ Experience driving alliance partner relationships across a range of business activities (engineering/product alignment, joint solution development, marketing, training/certification, and sales engagement)

+ Travel 25% up to 50% (depending on location)

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Strong executive presence.

+ Extensive experience running multi-functional teams across geographies

+ Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically and creatively about business problems. Ability to work towards business outcomes. Does not shy away from driving the strategy “hands on”.

+ Adopt change and drive the overall success of Splunk

+ Prefered location Seattle or San Jose area

+ Cover letter recommend-include your experience with AWS or similar cloud experience and why you'd be a good candidate

Why 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. 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. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $260,000.00 to $327,600.00 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. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

+ 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 determined by Cisco

+ Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

+ Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

+ 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and 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 also 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, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

+ .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

+ 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

+ 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

+ Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$260,000.00 - $376,700.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$236,000.00 - $342,000.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.