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.
The Role:
The Field CTO Americas role will be instrumental in growing and expanding Splunk’s strategic customer base. The Field CTO Americas will break down and simplify complex technologies into comprehensible terms, evangelize cross-functional solutions, and identify strategic partnership opportunities. You will engage, influence, and relate to the C-level suite, manager, internal pre-sales, and engineering teams to drive Splunk’s solutions forward. In addition, you will provide a recurring executive sponsorship role on agreed and aligned strategic customer accounts, as a recognized authority and expert practitioner, so as to build a trusted advisor relationship.
Responsibilities:
- Engage, build relationships and influence senior executives.
- Adeptly have a conversation with C-Level executives and switch to very technical conversations about Enterprise Security and IT Operations capabilities to facilitate future solution vision
- Attend Executive Briefing Center meetings and act as a well-rounded Subject Matter Expert (SME) that has the technical depth to confidently present in front of audiences of all sizes and technical backgrounds
- Work closely with Sales, Product Management, Product Marketing and Engineering teams providing insights and feedback to benefit our customers and Splunk with priorities and customer vision.
- Support qualified and strategic sales opportunities with account teams and senior sales leadership by collaborating on internal meetings, joining customer calls and attending customer-facing meetings
- Understand and help to communicate the value proposition for sophisticated customer use cases
- Participate in internal conversations during the sales cycle that will enable a positive influence on key partners
- Be an inspiring leader within Splunk, in customer meetings and in public settings by understanding where and how Splunk’s capabilities enable our customers to overcome their top challenges for their business
- Closely follow trends and direction to shape customer organization priorities
- Regularly evangelize solutions as one of our leader with vision experts with customers, at industry conferences, trade shows, and partners [blogging, writing, speaking, industry events, authoring, customer advisory board participant/speaker, executive education, et al]
- Continually increase job-related knowledge and skills through formal education, self-study and independent work
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree and MBA or equivalent work experience
- 15 years of experience in a customer-facing role explaining strategic and tactical concepts to customers
- 10+ years of experience with Splunk solutions or equivalent industry solutions
- Recent industry experience and deep technical background in technology infrastructure and cloud
- Experience selling into large customer environments
- Prior architect and engineering practitioner expertise with on-premise and cloud-based Enterprise Security, IT Operations, and Observability capabilities
- Travel up to 20% [may include Global]
- Previous C-level experience is preferred
- Individual Contributor
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.
Note:
Base Pay Range
SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area
Base Pay Range: $234,400.00 - 322,300.00 per year
California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts
Base Pay Range: $211,200.00 - 290,400.00 per year
All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.
Base Pay Range: $190,400.00 - 261,800.00 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 comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering at https://splunkbenefits.com.