Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, Splunk

The application window is expected to close on: 05/29/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received . This role can be performed within IL, WI, MN, MI Meet the Team 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 Cisco Splunk, we’re committed to our work, customers, having fun and most importantly to each other’s success. Your Impact We are seeking a highly motivated, results oriented individual to join our dynamic presales team. You will manage a team of Solution Engineers in support of sales to achieve revenue targets and ensure customer success. Take the lead technical role in your region supporting sales activities, actively engaged with key customers and opportunities. Ensure tight alignment between field sales and other organizations within Splunk. This is a hands-on combo mentor/player management role. Engage directly with Pre-Sales and Sales Leadership to strategize on their opportunities and engage on pre-sales activities for Splunk’s solutions. Conduct pipeline recruiting efforts to find and hire top field engineering talent within your region. Mentor/coach new hires during on-boarding and subsequent phases to ensure accurate ramping of skills and capabilities. Ensure that your team is enabled to support required Splunk products and solutions along with required sales/soft skills. Work closely with field leadership to jointly develop strategic and technical account plans; Interact with customers and prospects to understand their business challenges Develop a close working relationship with Professional Services and Education to ensure alignment between pre and post sales activities. Support Splunk Professional Services by identifying and scoping new opportunities and following major engagements to ensure customer success. Provide Sales Engineers with continual development feedback and co-developing development plans for each individual. Manage performance and key talent closely ensuring that we are taking the necessary actions to retain top talent and manage performance at all levels. Deliver annual performance reviews using the skill/will methodology along with assisting SE’s with building out and delivering their individual development plans. Conduct regular 1:1’s with team members to provide constructive feedback and skills development. Work cross functionally with support, product management, engineering, and other organizations to ensure alignment with the field, provide process and product feedback, and resolve critical customer situations. Deliver presentations and technical briefings to customers on Splunk products and solutions. Assist and manage with critical Splunk evaluations and POC’s. Minimum Qualifications 7 years’ experience in technically selling and supporting software products to IT organizations. Preferred Qualifications 2 years’ related SE/SA Management experience is highly preferred. Excellent communication skills – written and oral. Ability to communicate complex ideas; Very articulate. Experience and familiarity with the Splunk portfolio is helpful. Domain expertise with IT Operations, Application Management, and/or Security/Compliance is desirable. Experience with networking, server, application, virtualization, big data, and web technologies. Ability to work with diverse groups of people; challenge and lead people toward their peak performance. Able to travel up to 30%. You live in Chicago, Milwaukee or Minneapolis. BS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Management Information Systems. Note - Must be authorized to work in the United States; this position does not provide sponsorship. Why Cisco? At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)