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Our Splunk Family in Australia/ New Zealand are a results driven and collaborative bunch spanning functions including sales, customer success, support, marketing and G&A. We love to work as a team, celebrate success and learn from our losses. We have an excellent team culture with weekly team breakfasts, cocktail hour Fridays, end of quarter celebrations, volunteering activities and a culture based on respect, transparency and always doing the right thing
**Role**:
Splunk is going through a period of exciting growth, and we are continuing to enjoy considerable growth of our teams. We are looking to hire an experienced Account Manager to form a part of our successful sales team in Adelaide to grow a number of key accounts and develop the territory. Joining us at a truly exciting time you'll make an important impact on our growth journey in Australia/ New Zealand.
We are seeking a driven, customer-centric and sales focused individual. You'll possess a measurable track record in building, managing, and delivering exceptional sales results, having worked in a fast-growing tech environment.
If you're ready for your next challenge, would like to join a company where you can truly flourish and are motivated to join our Splunk family please continue reading.
**Your Responsibilities will include**:
- Working across the South Australian market, where you will be responsible for both new business acquisition and developing existing business, continuously looking out for expansion opportunities, driven by better outcomes for customers.
- As a successful Account Manager, you will consistently deliver on forward-thinking license, support and service revenue quotas, on a quarterly and yearly basis. You will be committed to consistently over-achieve the targets provided.
- Cloud, Cloud and even more Cloud, you will be a strong partner with the customer as they embark, and continue on, their Digital journey
- As part of your daily role, you will be closely aligned with our Partner team, working in continuous harmony with our partners.
- Collaborating with different Splunkers to reach maximum account penetration, you will strategically work on account planning and opportunity management.
- Working closely with your Manager and our APAC sales operations you will effectively and accurately report on pipeline and forecasts, on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- Negotiating pricing and business terms with customers, selling by positioning value, and being able to engage with our different Splunk business areas.
- Leveraging and collaborating with our sales engineering and professional services teams, both in-house as well as our partner services resources, to best position Splunk's offering in the market.
- Using our sleek sales methodology and processes effectively, to support you from prospecting to closure, leading you to your success and over achievement.
- Being a strong ambassador of our Splunk brand, through your internal and external interactions.
**Skills and Experience**:
- Considerable Software selling experience, in a B2B environment, within the South Australian market
- A strong background of running and developing a territory with strong multi-tasking skills.
- Confident in building relationships and selling at the C-Suite level.
- Sound understanding of the importance of forecasting commitments and forecasting accuracy.
- Outstanding time management, interpersonal, written and presentation skills
- We are moving at a fast pace, hence it is important that you thrive in a fast-paced, hyper growth and constantly evolving environment.
- Ensure accountability and uphold a growth mindset
- Able to work independently and remotely from other members of your team and corporate functions, as well as working as part of a team.
- Experience and understanding of efficiently navigating CRM systems (SalesForce) extensively
- You will have a proven track record of sales success and knowledge with prospects and customers in the South Australia territory.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you, please get in touch
Splunk offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits. When you join Splunk you'll be working with a team of smart people who are as passionate about our products as they are about our customers' success.