Sales Intern, Public Sector (McLean, VA - Summer 2025)

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.

Are you an undergraduate student interested in building a career in sales? Are you seeking to learn from an established, successful team in the software/IT industry? Splunk, one of the world's most innovative companies in Big Data, is experiencing high growth and seeking a Sales Development Intern to join its fast-growing Washington, DC-based sales team.

Splunk is looking for interns for Summer 2025!

What you'll get to do as a Splunktern:

• Qualify and develop inbound leads and create business pre-opportunities

• Building intelligence and fostering client relationships through personalized contact, understanding of client's needs, and ability to creatively communicate solution values of products and services

• Schedule qualified discovery meetings/product demos for Inside Sales Reps to handle

• Support attendance to all field marketing events to include, but not limited to Splunk Lives, our National Users Conference and all regional trade shows.

• Meet quarterly business objectives aimed at growing revenue in accounts through developing consistent sales pipeline

• Work closely both with sales and marketing to provide better insight into the success of the marketing activities that are being run at the same time as generate new pipeline.

Must-have Qualifications

• Students currently enrolled in a degree program or equivalent with a graduation/completion date of December 2025 or beyond

• 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 possess strong organizational and follow-up skillsYou have exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent phone manner and ability to build a rapport

• You love and strive to improve sales effectiveness and business insight

• Strong work ethic, self-motivated and driven and keen to work in a team environment and have fun!

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

Monday, May 19, 2025 - Friday, August 8, 2025

Monday, June 2, 2025 - Friday, August 22, 2025

Monday, June 16, 2025 - Friday, September 5, 2025

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.

Note

Base Pay is based on a candidate completing 3 years of university or the academic equivalent

Base Pay

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay: $25 per hour

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay: $24 per hour

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay: $ per hour

Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills, year in school and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for benefits.