Splunk
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Reading, Berkshire
Inside Sales Representative, Public Sector UK
Overview
Job Description
Join us as we pursue our disruptive new vision to make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. We are a company filled with people who are passionate about our product and seek to deliver the best experience for our customers. At Splunk, we're committed to our work, customers, having fun and most importantly to each other's success. Learn more about Splunk careers and how you can become a part of our journey! Splunk is the world's first Data-to-Everything Platform. Now organizations no longer need to worry about where their data is coming from, and they are free to focus on the business outcomes that data can deliver. What you get from this role: Our Inside Sales teams partner with Field Sales to bring Splunk solutions to the most transformative companies in the world. A career at Splunk means challenging yourself and your customers to reach higher - and to have fun doing it. We are seeking a dynamic, early career professional to join our fast-growing team. There is a defined growth path for successful Inside Sales Representatives to be promoted throughout the sales organization and other similar roles and marketing functions. What your day to day responsibilities look like: In this role, you will showcase the ability to focus on an organization's initiatives, challenges, pain points and partner with Splunk Field Sales to bring value to those organizations through our sales process. You will: * Lead your own sales opportunities * Build a pipeline for your territory using demand generation and prospecting tools * Drive sales velocity by supporting the quote-to-order process * Build customer relationships to increase adoption * Research and present business intelligence about customers and prospects * Travel occasionally for training and/or meetings You'll be driving sales activities on highly strategic accounts and projects within an ecosystem of elite sales, technical and operational partners. Successful team members develop and demonstrate their sales acumen and move on to other sales positions and other roles. In order to be successful in this role, we are looking for someone who has: * Previous experience in selling or generating demand for enterprise IT solutions (BI, data analytics, security software, risk management software or networking performance) * Logic-based problem solving * Leading conversations that result in accountable outcomes * Task prioritization, discipline, and accountability * A passion for research, data, and analysis that drives action * Confident handling of objections and conflict * Keen situational awareness within a team environment * Project management to accomplish complex tasks * Modeling business data to tell a compelling and actionable story * Full understanding of the sales cycle, from generating leads through closing deals * Excellent presentation skills and clear communication * An instinct to Google a solution to a new problem * A strong executive presence, with polish and dedication to customer outcomes Location: One of our fun offices in either London Paddington or Reading We provide competitive compensation, generous benefits and a professional atmosphere. This is a very collaborative and inclusive work environment where individuals strong on aptitude and attitude will have an opportunity to grow their professional careers. We value diversity at our company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying. For job positions in San Francisco, CA, and other locations where required, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Thank you for your interest in Splunk!