France Area VP – SaaS Growth & Team Leadership

505 Cisco Systems France SARL; Paris; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Splunk is seeking an Area Vice President, France to lead and scale enterprise software and SaaS sales across the region. The role focuses on accelerating ARR growth, acquiring new business, and expanding existing ACV with a strategic, cross‑functional leadership approach in a dynamic market.

The AVP will oversee France-based sales leadership, partner with cross-functional teams, and drive go‑to‑market execution to deliver sustainable revenue growth and customer success.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership track record in hiring, developing and scaling enterprise sales teams.
• Adaptability to fast-evolving markets with scalable operating models.
• Executive influence with senior stakeholders across complex organisations.
• Enterprise orchestration to align diverse decision-makers toward a unified vision.
• Deep SaaS and cloud GTM expertise integrating Sales, CS, Renewals, Marketing and Partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop a team of first and second line leaders with other functions.
• Lead by example, set expectations and follow through.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to managers and teams.
• Forecast monthly, quarterly and annual targets for the region.
• Manage region accounts with accurate plans and forecasts; balance short- and long-term results.
• Establish sales force structure, processes and resource plans by market.
• Uncover customer insights, define value proposition and growth strategies.
• Collaborate with sales engineering, channels, customer success, product, marketing, and more to ensure a seamless customer experience.

Job description

Splunk is seeking an Area Vice President, France to lead and scale enterprise software and SaaS sales across the region. The role focuses on accelerating ARR growth, acquiring new business, and expanding existing ACV with a strategic, cross‑functional leadership approach in a dynamic market.

The AVP will oversee France-based sales leadership, partner with cross-functional teams, and drive go‑to‑market execution to deliver sustainable revenue growth and customer success.