Are you passionate about the future of Health and Higher Education in the UK? Do you want to positively impact the lives of millions of UK citizens? Can you inspire and lead a team? Do you enjoying coaching and developing others?

Splunk is looking for a Sales leader to do just this, to grow and develop our Health and Higher Education business here in the UK. Reporting to the AVP for Public Sector UK&I you will lead a team of Regional Sales Managers to build on the existing success Splunk enjoys, expand those opportunities and grow new business.

Responsibilities:

Directly lead a sales team of 5 Regional Sales Managers and work closely with the resources available to support your business including, pre sales, customer success, professional services, enablement, renewals and the partner organisation

Build a plan to deliver long term strategic success across Healthcare and Higher Education,

Consistently deliver against license, support and service revenue targets

Negotiate profitable pricing and business terms with customers by selling value and return on investment

Bring to bear sales engineering and in-house specialists as well as partner services resources

Player /coach, hands on with the team; very involved with account planning, strategy and sales calls

Hire, lead and manage the right team to match our growth expectations

Use our sales methodology and processes effectively

Balance management of net new customer acquisition with the ability for your team to grow existing customers and yield the strategic accounts of the future

Provide timely and insightful input back to other corporate functions, particularly product management

Requirements:

Experience and understanding of selling within the UK Healthcare and the Higher Education markets

A successful track record of leading and building teams selling Enterprise software - 5 years+

A partner centric approach to selling and building a scalable business

A growth mindset - accepting that there is something to learn every day and adapt

Strong executive presence - very comfortable with 'C-Suite' engagement (both internally and externally).

Experience of closing sophisticated, multi-million dollar software licence deals, through multithreaded networking and negotiation.

Experience of selling SaaS solutions.

Ability to build strong relationships internally and externally.

Able to orchestrate resources across a matrix environment.

Outstanding communication and presentation skills with the ability to create mutually beneficial agreements with customers

Able to maintain a high level of efficiency with consistency in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.

High energy and passion, with high integrity

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.