Leader, Inside Sales - Splunk Federal BDR Team

The application window is expected to close on: 10/08/2026 Meet The Team Splunk is looking for a Leader, Inside Sales to build and coach our Federal Business Development Representative (BDR) team. You'll manage reps who generate qualified pipeline across Federal Civilian and DoD/Intel accounts, from both inbound and outbound leads. This is a hands-on coaching role: you'll spend real time alongside your reps, sharpening how they run discovery and qualify opportunities before handing them to the sellers who close. This role can be performed from anywhere in the United States. Your Impact

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of BDRs covering Federal Civilian and DoD/Intel
• Drive the team to source and qualify pipeline from inbound leads and outbound prospecting
• Shadow rep calls and provide regular, specific feedback on discovery and qualification
• Partner with Marketing on event registration campaigns and digital events, turning attendance and engagement into qualified conversations
• Monitor weekly pipeline and activity metrics, keep forecast and CRM data accurate, and use the insights to adjust team focus
• Work with account teams and specialist sellers to ensure smooth, high-quality handoffs
• Attract, hire, and retain strong talent, and build a team culture that supports growth and accountability
• Report on team performance to senior leadership and recommend improvements to the BDR process What Success Looks Like
• Consistent attainment of pipeline generation goals: [add targets, e.g., qualified opportunities, pipeline value]
• Strong conversion from lead to qualified opportunity, and from handoff to accepted opportunity
• Measurable rep development, including ramp time, skill progression, and retention
• Effective collaboration with Marketing and field sales Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelors + 4 years of related experience
• 2+ years of experience with full cycle sales experience
• 1+ years of people management or team lead experience Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in the SaaS industry
• Experience running an entry level sales team (BDR, SDR) Why Cisco? At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada: The starting salary range posted for this position is $178,100.00 to $229,500.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process. U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
• 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
• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 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 For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies. Employees On Sales Plans Earn Performance-based Incentive Pay On Top Of Their Base Salary, Which Is Split Between Quota And Non-quota Components, Subject To The Applicable Cisco Plan. For Quota-based Incentive Pay, Cisco Typically Pays As Follows
• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid. The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below: New York City Metro Area $191,400.00 - $278,100.00 Non-Metro New York State & Washington State $178,100.00 - $263,900.00
• For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
• Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.