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Splunk is here to build a safer and more resilient digital world. The world's leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. While customers love our technology, it's our people that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination and why we've won so many awards as a best place to work. If you become a Splunker, we want your whole, authentic self, what we call your "million data points". 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.

Role Summary

As the Director, Solutions Marketing, you will be responsible for leading the team that crafts Splunk’s corporate and cross-portfolio messages and integrated go-to-market. You will lead a team of solutions marketers to fuel go-to-market efforts with messaging and resources that elevate our brand value, improve executive engagement, drive pipeline and support sales productivity. Reporting to the Senior Director, Content and Solutions Marketing, you will collaborate closely with our content marketing, communications, global events, product marketing, sales and enablement teams.

Meet the Marketing Team

Do you have a passion for creative storytelling? Are you a hands-on person who’s ready to build powerful brand experiences? Whether it’s launching disruptive new products, helping customers build digital resilience or activating Splunk’s expertise and brand proposition across the world, our marketing team always finds a way. Learn more about the team, meet our leaders, and hear from our Splunk marketers at splunk.com/careers/marketing.

What you'll get to do

  • Evolve our corporate point of view and message, inclusive of state of the world, customer challenges and Splunk’s unique outcomes.
  • Drive high-value executive engagement with thought leadership POVs, including working hand-in-hand with content marketing and strategic advisors to craft strategic downstream assets and enablement.
  • Collaborate with sales leaders and enablement team to ensure our top-level stories directly lead to accelerated and higher-value sales processes. Develop and own critical sales tools.
  • Partner with content marketing, communications, global events and product marketing to be the connective tissue across our corporate narrative and programs.
  • Own world-class keynotes for internal and external events by driving key messages, slide content and speaker prep.
  • Understand broad market trends and challenges faced by Splunk customers and prospects, as well as the implications for security and observability and how Splunk’s portfolio solves those challenges.
  • Guide and coach a team of high-performing solutions marketers.

Must-have Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience, with proven experience creating corporate messaging and positioning in B2B context. MBA and SaaS experience preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience of people management experience.
  • Ability to translate technical products into use cases and business value, creating new messages and content that help to win strategic deals. Relevant experience in security or observability solutions preferred.
  • Experience selling / marketing to / influencing executives. Strong understanding of the business environment and what keeps executives up at night.
  • Proven results and experience scaling, developing, and managing teams of people and helping to build culture in a fast-paced environment.
  • Self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and thrive amid ambiguity, with a “make it happen” attitude. Thrive when tackling challenges without an existing playbook.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience building effective sales content and delivering compelling presentations.
  • Ability to strike a balance of thinking strategically while defaulting to execution.
  • Understands and empathizes with the B2B sales process.

Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Splunk, we believe creating a culture of belonging isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also the smart thing. We prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to ensure our employees are supported to bring their best, most authentic selves to work where they can thrive. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Base Pay Range

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $193,600.00 - 266,200.00 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $174,240.00 - 239,580.00 per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $156,800.00 - 215,600.00 per year

Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.

Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off and much more! Learn more about our next-level benefits at https://splunkbenefits.com.

Splunk's Hiring Practices

Splunk turns machine data into answers. Organizations use market-leading Splunk solutions with machine learning to solve their toughest IT, Internet of Things and security challenges.

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion at Splunk and are committed to equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Click here to review the US Department of Labor’s EEO is The Law notice. Please click here to review Splunk’s Affirmative Action Policy Statement. If you need assistance or an accommodation to apply or during the hiring process, please let us know by completing our Accommodation Request form.

Splunk also has policies in place to protect the personal information candidates disclose to us as part of the application process. Please click here to review Splunk’s Career Site Privacy Policy.

Splunk does not discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Please click here to review Splunk’s Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision.

Splunk is committed to the health and safety of our employees and customers. Splunk is impacted by the mandates outlined for U.S. Government contractors in President Biden’s Path out of the Pandemic: COVID-19 Action Plan. As a result, Splunk requires U.S. employees, whether assigned to an office or 100% remote, to provide proof of full vaccination, as defined by the CDC. Splunk provides reasonable accommodations for employees who have qualifying medical or religious reasons.

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Splunk doesn't accept unsolicited agency resumes and won't pay fees to any third-party agency or firm that doesn't have a signed agreement with Splunk.

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