Job Description

We are looking for a Dynamic Partner Sales Leader to help us continue to grow our partner business, develop a thriving partner ecosystem and to lead and inspire the team of partner sales managers across Asia (This includes ASEAN, North Asia, Korea). You will have the opportunity to use your leadership, motivational and strategic business skills to make an impact and help change the way business and organizations run their businesses and you will have a blast doing it! Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, developing strategic partners & driving Splunk revenue with our partner ecosystem, coordinating sales and services through the indirect sales channel of our Partners, resellers, distributors and representing the Company to the Channel partners across Asia. Additionally, Splunk will be operationalizing new Route-to-market with cloud players, as well as Managed Service Providers. The successful candidate should be well versed in and understands the business modelling and dynamics of the existing partner eco-system as well as new RTMs, and effectively develops both short term execution plans and strategic growth/acceleration plan. The Channel Sales Manager will be involved in aspects of many sales-oriented activities, including marketing (field and electronic), internal channel structure, sales, promotions and shows, coordination of training, relating to partners.
Reporting to the GVP, APAC GTM Ecosystem, this responsibility will be accomplished by establishing professional working relationships with the Splunk sales teams, the Channel Partners and Splunk Professional Services, Marketing and Support teams and by developing a core understanding of the unique business needs of prospects and customers within the Partners' respective fields of specialty and expertise.

Key Responsibilities

Take accountability for Splunk's Asia Partner business plan, strategy and execution ensuring alignment with Splunk Asia's overall strategy to drive top line revenue growth
Drive, lead and grow joint sales pipelines across all motions to sell Splunk to all Partner types to meet and exceed revenue targets. Hence, knowledge of resell, distribution, MSP, cloud selling motions would be ideal.
Recruitment of new potential partners
Effective identification, recruitment, onboarding, motivation of new and appropriate Partners and develop the Splunk business across all priority territories in South East Asia, Korea & North Asia.
Develop a joint value proposition for each Partnership and communicate internally and externally. Build business plans with timelines, success metrics and planned activities to achieve business goals
Work closely with Global/APAC teams (sales engineering, Professional Services, Education teams) to develop all Partner enablement programs according to the business plan across NA.
Introduce and launch Partners to Splunk Sales, Marketing and Services and create, manage and participate in joint marketing events
Splunk Managed Partners (SMPs) & Big Bet partners
Define specific partner business plans with SMPs/Big Bet partners and align closely with LAER model for client management and new business development
Drive accountability and success with SMPs through clear KPI / metric set-up (eg partner sourced pipelines, new logos, renewals, expansion, influenced revenue)
Ability to secure investment from SMPs
Regular governance and cadence at CxO / Managing Directors / senior management level on both sides to drive continued focus and success
Develop cadence for and joint accountability with internal stakeholder communications, planning, and sharing of success metrics
Versatile at driving cross-functional engagements.
Building s successful and motivated team and develop a career progression plan for them.

Requisite Skills:

Significant track record of successful sales leadership, ideally within the software and services market with validated quota overachievement
Experience in successfully working in a matrixed, fast-moving and constantly changing sales environments
Minimum 15 years of successful channel related sales experience in the technology industry, ideally within Software market
Validated experience in developing long term relationships with Executive Leadership within Tier1 and 2 Channel Partners in APAC.
Strong leadership skills - able to motivate and guide a geographically dispersed team to achieve and exceed stretch quota goals while building a cohesive team.
Consistent record in Recruiting, Retaining & Developing key talent
Strong verbal and written English communication skills with the ability to engage with and present to executive level
Proven business and industry knowledge and experience in building Channel partnerships
Ability to understand business issues and articulate the Splunk value proposition
Shown ability to engage and influence the field and sales management


Splunk, a Cisco company, is an 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.