France Area VP, Enterprise SaaS Growth & Revenue

Cisco Systems, Inc; Paris; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Splunk France, part of Cisco, seeks an Area Vice President to lead enterprise software sales across France. You will scale an enterprise SaaS sales organization, align GTM motions, and drive ARR growth while collaborating with cross‑functional teams to maximize customer value.

The role demands 10+ years in leadership of sales teams, deep SaaS knowledge, and fluency in French and English, with travel 20–40%. You will report to the France sales leadership and shape the regional strategy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience building and running enterprise sales teams.
• Subscription, SaaS, or Cloud software experience is mandatory.
• Fluent in French & English (written & spoken).
• Bachelor's degree; MBA a plus.
• Willingness to travel 20-40%.

Responsibilities

• Develop a team of first and second line leaders closely with other functional teams.
• Lead by example, set expectations, and follow through effectively.
• Provide coaching and mentorship as needed and ensure that managers do the same for their team.
• Consistently deliver against targets – ensuring company goals, and objectives are achieved consistently and sustainably.
• Accurately forecast monthly, quarterly, and annual targets for assigned region.
• Effectively manage your region by considering each and all accounts collectively; establish accurate plans and forecasts; prioritize efforts; generate short‑term results while holding a long‑term perspective to achieve overall results.
• Put into place sales force structure, process strategies, and strategic resource plans that will bring together key opportunities in target markets throughout the Region.
• Uncover customer insights, define value proposition, determine appropriate sales and marketing strategy to maximize growth objectives across the region aligned to the strategy of EMEA.
• Provide leadership and oversight to ensure the team demonstrates and deploys resources expertly and for the highest impact.
• Collaborating with sales engineering, channels/alliances, customer success, renewals professional services, product, legal, marketing, and engineering teams to create a flawless customer experience.

Skills

Enterprise sales

SaaS/Cloud GTM

Leadership

French & English

Strategy & forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA (plus)

Job description

Splunk France, part of Cisco, seeks an Area Vice President to lead enterprise software sales across France. You will scale an enterprise SaaS sales organization, align GTM motions, and drive ARR growth while collaborating with cross‑functional teams to maximize customer value.

The role demands 10+ years in leadership of sales teams, deep SaaS knowledge, and fluency in French and English, with travel 20–40%. You will report to the France sales leadership and shape the regional strategy.