Account Executive - Canberra - Splunk

115 Cisco Systems Australia Pty Limited; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

private healthcare

quarterly wellbeing days

education and development

other generous benefits

great team around you

Job summary

115 Cisco Systems Australia Pty Limited is seeking an Account Executive to drive Splunk-related growth in the Federal Government market from Canberra. You will acquire new business and expand existing engagements using the combined Splunk and Cisco team and portfolio.

You will manage named Federal Government Civilian accounts, hit revenue targets, and collaborate across engineering, services, partners, and Cisco teams to deliver long-term value.

Qualifications

• Extensive Federal Government sales experience within ACT in the SaaS space.
• Established senior-level and executive relationships within the Federal Government space.
• Experience engaging and influencing C‑suite and senior Government/Public Sector executives.
• Salesforce CRM proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow Federal Government Civilian accounts with new business opportunities.
• Achieve quarterly and annual revenue targets for licenses, support, and services.
• Serve as trusted advisor on initiatives including network modernization, 5G deployment, cloud migration, service assurance.
• Collaborate with Splunk Sales Engineering, Professional Services, Partner, and Cisco teams.
• Lead pricing, commercial negotiations, and value‑based selling discussions with all levels across customers.
• Maintain accurate forecasting and pipeline management in Salesforce in partnership with Sales Operations and management.
• Ensure strong pipeline hygiene and reporting accuracy through effective use of Salesforce and internal systems.

Skills

Federal Government sales

SaaS sales

Executive-level relationship building

Sales forecasting

Pricing & negotiations

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Job description

About the Team Splunk, a Cisco company, is experiencing strong growth in the ANZ region and our Federal Government Sales Team has incredible momentum and opportunity. Our Canberra sales team is a high-performing, customer-centric group that partners closely with leading public sector customers. We collaborate across Sales, Engineering, Partner, and Customer Success teams to support our customers to improve service reliability, and accelerating digital and cloud transformation initiatives. We’re a close knit, passionate and high performing group and have an opportunity for a strong experienced sales person in the Canberra market to join us!

Your Role and Impact

As a Splunk Account Executive, you will be pivotal in driving Splunk’s growth in the Federal Government market. You will be responsible for both acquiring new business and expanding existing engagements. Utilising the combined Splunk and Cisco team and portfolio, you will help our customers tackle complex challenges in security, observability, and data analytics.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a named list of Federal Government Civilian accounts, focusing on new business opportunities and expansion.
• Consistently achieve quarterly and annual revenue targets for licenses, support, and services within your accounts.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to customer stakeholders on initiatives including network modernisation, 5G deployment, cloud migration, service assurance, and operational resilience.
• Collaborate closely with Splunk Sales Engineering, Professional Services, Partner, and Cisco teams to deepen account penetration and deliver long‑term value.
• Lead pricing, commercial negotiations, and value‑based selling discussions with all levels across customers.
• Maintain accurate forecasting and pipeline management in Salesforce in partnership with Sales Operations and management.
• Ensure strong pipeline hygiene and reporting accuracy through effective use of Salesforce and internal systems.

Minimum Qualifications

Extensive Federal Government sales experience within ACT in the SaaS space, with a track record of success in managing and growing customers through the full sales lifecycle.

Established senior‑level and executive relationships within the Federal Government space - ideally in the Civilian area Confidence in using Salesforce CRM.

Preferred Qualifications

• Comfortable engaging and influencing C‑suite and senior Government/Public Sector executives.
• Experience selling solutions related to security, cloud, observability, analytics, or infrastructure management.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and relationship‑building skills within complex corporate environments.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across technical, partner, and professional services teams.
• Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills.

This role is available immediately.

This role is Hybrid/Remote with flexible working arrangements from home and our Canberra Office.

Benefits

• private healthcare
• quarterly wellbeing days
• education an development
• other generous benefits
• great team around you

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. Cisconians power the future. We make impact as a team, innovating fast and fearlessly to create meaningful solutions on a large scale. The depth and breadth of our technology doesn't just benefit our customers – it also means limitless opportunities for us to experiment and learn. We understand the power each of our unique backgrounds bring when we work together. Because of that, we have a global network of thinkers, doers, experts, and curious creators who help one another do their life’s best work.