Splunk is here to build a safer and more resilient digital world. The world’s leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. While customers love our technology, it’s our people that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination and why we’ve won so many awards as a best place to work. If you become a Splunker, we want your whole, authentic self, what we call your "million data points". So bring your work experience, problem-solving skills and talent, of course, but also bring your joy, your passion and all the things that make you, you.

Role Summary

Do you want to make an impact and help change the world? As a Splunk Sales Intern, you’ll be a valuable resource to our sales team and help us bring Data to Everything. This is an opportunity to work at Splunk to help us in changing the way information supports business decisions and positively impacting companies all over the world. You will gain hands-on experience on how to prospect, work campaigns, and set appointments for Splunk customers and new organizations that have never used Splunk before. You will work alongside the Sales team and experience firsthand how our Sales teams engage and act as advisors and advocate for our products and services. You will help identify various issues and use cases that many of our customers encounter and help assure complete customer happiness through all stages of the sales process.

What you’ll get to do

• You will become proficient in pitching the value of Splunk and being able to provide examples of specific use cases where Splunk has been implemented.
• You will answer questions at a high level from prospects/customers in an accurate and expedient manner and help to advance issues or questions that need further attention to your sales team and/or Splunk technical support.
• You will build craft business profiles to display your ability to turn data and facts into valuable business insights and tell a story.
• You will get hands-on experience calling on Splunk prospects and customers to gauge interest and qualify BANT criteria.

Must-have Qualifications

• Actively pursuing a Bachelor’s in business, technology, communications, or related field and a strong record of academic achievement
• At least one semester/quarter remaining to complete after the internship
• Available to work 40 hours a week for 12 weeks

Nice-to-have Qualifications

We’ve taken special care to separate the must-have qualifications from the nice-to-haves. “Nice-to-have” means just that: Nice. To. Have. So, don’t worry if you can’t check off every box. We’re not hiring a list of bullet points–we’re interested in the whole you.You have a real passion for sales and groundbreaking technology, and you are involved in various leadership roles in your University’s programs and associations. In addition, you have:

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational, analytical, creative, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to learn and take coaching.
• You know how to work both smart and hard.
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to communicate clearly and professionally.
• Previous experience in a sales or marketing role is a plus.

Our Splunktern Program allows incoming interns the flexibility to choose from three start dates, currently anticipated to be:

• Monday, May 20, 2024
• Monday, June 3, 2024
• Monday, June 17, 2024

Candidates should consider their availability to start on one of these three dates prior to submitting an application. Please note: the dates above are subject to change at Splunk’s sole discretion.

Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Splunk, we believe creating a culture of belonging isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also the smart thing. We prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to ensure our employees are supported to bring their best, most authentic selves to work where they can thrive. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.