Customer Experience Manager - Splunk (remote)

Cisco•Chicago, IL

17d•$164,600 - $280,300•Remote

About The Position

The Customer Success team at Splunk, a Cisco company, partners directly with enterprise organizations to accelerate digital resilience and maximize the business value of their technology investments. We serve as trusted strategic advisors, guiding customers through transformative adoption journeys across cybersecurity, observability, and IT operations platforms. Our team culture is collaborative, customer-obsessed, and agile, combining deep technical domain expertise with consultative relationship-building. Working at the forefront of the Cisco and Splunk integration, you will help leading global enterprises solve complex operational challenges, optimize data utilization, and achieve measurable business outcomes.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of professional experience in customer success management, technical consulting, professional services, or enterprise technical support.
Minimum 3 years of experience managing accounts or deploying technical solutions within Cybersecurity, IT Operations, Observability, or DevOps environments.
Minimum 3 years of experience managing enterprise customer accounts, strategic customer journeys, or multi-stakeholder technical projects.
Experience preparing and delivering Executive Business Reviews (EBRs/QBRs), milestone-based adoption plans, or value realization frameworks to customer leadership.
Ability to travel up to 25% for on-site customer engagements, executive briefings, and strategic planning sessions.
Must be a citizen of the United States.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience utilizing Splunk Enterprise/Cloud, SIEM platforms, observability tools, or big data analytics architectures.
Prior professional experience in team leadership, talent mentoring, or technical project management.
Demonstrated ability to articulate complex technical value propositions to C-Suite executives, product owners, and technical decision-makers.
Experience coordinating cross-functional resources across Sales, Product Engineering, and Technical Support to resolve customer operational roadblocks.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or relevant industry certifications (such as Splunk Certified Core Consultant, ITIL, or PMP).

Responsibilities

Serve as a strategic advisor to enterprise customers, developing customized success roadmaps and adoption plans that directly align with executive business priorities.
Partner cross-functionally with Account Executives, Technical Services, and Product Specialists to deliver targeted resources, mitigate operational onboarding risks, and drive long-term value realization.
Lead structured Executive Business Reviews (EBRs) and milestone assessments to articulate measurable ROI across Security, IT Operations, DevOps, and Observability domains.
Conduct customer discovery sessions to uncover operational bottlenecks, propose high-impact data utilization strategies, and accelerate recurring renewal velocity.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)
grants of Cisco restricted stock units