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Through partner and customer engagement, solution positioning, and enablement, the Partner Sales Engineer helps advance opportunities and strengthen partners’ ability to sell and deliver Splunk solutions.\nThe role works closely with sales teams and internal stakeholders to communicate the value of Splunk technology to both technical and business audiences.\nKey Responsibilities\nUnderstand partner business objectives and Splunk’s go-to-market strategy, then define and execute appropriate technical engagement plans.\nRespond to technical inquiries from partners and customers about Splunk technology, features, solutions, and use cases.\nDevelop and deliver enablement plans that build partners’ technical capabilities and solution-selling skills.\nDemonstrate the value and core capabilities of Splunk products through in-person and virtual demos, webinars, workshops, and events.\nWork with sales teams to support customers during technical evaluations and solution assessments.\nContribute to responses to the technical and functional sections of RFIs and RFPs.\nVisit partners and their prospects or customers, providing on-site technical support when needed.\nCoordinate with internal and external stakeholders to address technical challenges and remove barriers to sales opportunities.\nQualifications and Experience\nTwo or more years of experience in a Partner SE, Channel SE, or similar technical sales role.\nExperience in a software or technology company is preferred.\nStrong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.\nAbility to explain technical topics clearly to both technical and business audiences.\nExperience delivering product demonstrations, technical workshops, or webinars.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to address sales challenges creatively and adaptively.\nExcellent presentation and professional communication skills.\nKnowledge of one or more of the following areas: IT, security, cloud, DevOps/observability, or Cisco solutions.\nProject or program planning and delivery experience is preferred.\nOther Requirements\nWillingness to travel to meet with partners, prospects, and customers as needed.\nAbility to adapt to a fast-changing technology and business environment, with a strong commitment to continuous learning.\nWhy Cisco?\nAt Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. 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