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Role Summary

We are looking for a Sr Business Operations Analyst to join the Global Operation team at Splunk. Global Operations is a cross-functional team that partners with senior leaders across the company, focusing on high-impact strategic projects and analysis. This role will give you the ability to work closely with colleagues across the organization to identify, structure, and act on the most exciting strategic and operational questions impacting our business. Team members are experienced in business strategy and operations, analytical and strategic, yet highly pragmatic and committed to continuous improvement.

You will play an impactful role in building operational excellence and support critical initiatives that enable Splunk's scale and growth. While you thrive in ambiguity, you're highly organized, diligent and are passionate about designing and implementing processes to keep everyone on track and ensure all projects are delivered to completion.

This role is hybrid and requires the applicant to come into Splunk's Plano office three times a week.

What you'll get to do

• Operationalize the Executive Rhythm of the Business (RoB), including annual planning, QBRs, and MBRs; ensure content meets quality expectation

• Develop framework to track and coordinate dependencies across functions to enable decisions and ensures progress of corporate initiatives; identify risks and blockers to company goals, and raise issues to leadership

• Track and report progress against corporate priorities, initiatives, and OKRs; ensure accuracy and quality when tracking actuals against plan

• Lead and support the development and implementation of the annual operational plan in collaboration with Finance

• Assist in the annual strategic planning process - collaborating with a broad set of partners. Help align efforts and outcomes with the annual financial planning process

• Manipulate and analyze large and complex data sets to distill insights; connect disparate ideas into cohesive, well-grounded recommendations using creative, effective, structured and analytical thinking

• Build executive-level presentations for leadership reviews; communicate sophisticated information in an easy to understand format

Must-have Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in a management consulting, business analysis, and/ or comparable technology industry role with a Bachelor's degree in a related field

• Experience collaborating with senior stakeholders across functions

• A successful track record of leading through uncertainty and ambiguity in critical, enterprise-wide, multidisciplinary initiatives

• Excellent communication and presentation skills; experience building compelling PowerPoint/Google Slides presentations

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.

• Structured problem solving skills; propensity to ask questions, structure complex problems, develop solutions and recommendations

• Resilient Self-starter and high degree of motivation to go above and beyond the task at hand

• Flexibility and ability to adjust on the fly to new demands

• Experience with Google Sheets, SQL, Tableau a plus

• Passionate around quantitative analysis, Excel, and reasoning

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 Range

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

Base Pay Range: $108,000.00 - 148,500.00 per year

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

Base Pay Range: $97,200.00 - 133,650.00 per year

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

Base Pay Range: $86,400.00 - 118,800.00 per year

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 range 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 and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.

Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off and much more! Learn more about our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering at https://splunkbenefits.com .