Account Executive, Public Sector - Splunk

Cisco; Paris; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco in France seeks an experienced enterprise software sales professional to drive license, support, and service revenue across Public Sector accounts in France. You will manage complex, multi-stakeholder opportunities and defend renewals while pursuing expansion and growth.

Based in Paris, you will travel up to 50% for customer engagements and internal meetings, collaborating with partners, MSSPs, sales engineering, and cross-functional teams to increase deal size and value.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of quota-carrying enterprise software sales in France, with public sector success.
• Proven track record defending renewals in a competitive installed base.
• Experience selling cybersecurity, observability, data platform, or infrastructure software; SIEM/SOC experience preferred.
• Experience with complex enterprise sales and formal procurement processes.
• Proficiency in a structured sales methodology such as MEDDPICC.

Responsibilities

• Drive license, support, and service revenue growth across Public Sector accounts in France.
• Build comprehensive account plans for multi-stakeholder opportunities.
• Defend renewals while identifying expansion opportunities.
• Negotiate pricing and terms for large enterprises with clear value propositions.
• Collaborate with partners, MSSPs, sales engineering, and internal teams to expand deal size.

Skills

Quota carrying sales

Public sector experience

Cybersecurity/observability sales

MEDDPICC

Job description

Meet the Team

Join our regional sales team dedicated to driving success within France. We empower organizations to master their infrastructure by delivering innovative data management solutions across the security and observability landscape.

Our collaborative approach unites sales engineering, internal teams, strategic partners, and MSSPs to deliver exceptional value to our customers. This is an incredible opportunity to play a pivotal role in a fast-growing business while building your career in a fast-paced software environment.

Your Impact

• Drive license, support, and service revenue growth across Public Sector accounts in France .
• Build comprehensive account plans to manage complex, multi-stakeholder opportunities that increase customer value and market penetration.
• Defend renewals within competitive installed bases while simultaneously identifying opportunities for expansion and growth.
• Negotiate pricing and business terms for large enterprises by clearly articulating value propositions and return on investment.
• Collaborate with partners, MSSPs, sales engineering, and internal teams to increase deal effectiveness and expand total deal size.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of quota-carrying enterprise software sales experience in France, with a proven record of quota attainment within the Public Sector.
• Proven track record defending renewals in a competitive installed base, not only driving new logo acquisition.
• Experience selling cybersecurity, observability, data platform, or infrastructure software; SIEM, SOC, or observability experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience with complex enterprise sales involving formal procurement processes, including public sector tenders.
• Proficiency in a structured sales methodology such as MEDDPICC.
• Proficiency in French and English, with professional proficiency in English.
• Based in Paris or in the southeastern region of France.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time for customer engagements and internal meetings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to thrive and scale operations within a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• qualified to work on Large Public sector entities such as Ministries and Agencies with diverse and varied activities Existing CISO and CIO relationships in France.
• Experience co-selling with partners and MSSPs and global systems integrators.
• Executive presence with the ability to influence and engage CxO's stakeholders.
• Exceptional forecasting accuracy with a consistent track record of meeting commitments.
• Outstanding written communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills to drive collaborative outcomes.
• Proven self-starter with the ability to work effectively across internal teams, partners, and customer stakeholders.

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.