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About the Role

The Strategic Account Manager partners with customers to secure their entire digital experience, driving company revenue and growth by leading and driving sales engagements for Palo Alto Networks' platformization strategy and zero-trust security architecture.

Responsibilities

• Drive and orchestrate large complex sales cycles.
• Work with internal partners and teams to best serve the customer.
• Identify business challenges and create solutions for prospects and customers using consultative selling experience.
• Understand the competitive landscape and customer needs to effectively position Palo Alto Networks solutions.
• Create clear goals and complete accurate forecasting through developing a detailed territory plan.
• Leverage prospect stories to create a compelling value proposition with insights into value for specific accounts.
• Stay updated on industry news and trends and their effect on Palo Alto Networks products and services.
• Travel as necessary within territory and to company-wide meetings.
• Cultivate relationships with channel partners for a channel-centric go-to-market approach.

Requirements

• Experience and knowledge of SaaS-based architectures, ideally in a networking and/or security industry.
• Experience with CxO Executives in the Telecommunication industry is essential.
• Demonstrated experience selling complex solutions, value selling, and/or consultative sales techniques.
• Technical aptitude for understanding how technology products and solutions solve business problems.
• Identifies problems, reviews data, determines root causes, and provides scalable solutions.
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the full sales cycle and the ability to follow a structured sales process.
• Ability to take a holistic approach to problem solving by understanding the bigger picture, and considering complex interrelationships and outcomes.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work with high levels of autonomy and self-direction.

Skills

• Consultative selling
• Value selling
• Complex solution selling
• Territory planning
• Forecasting
• Relationship building
• Time management
• Autonomy
• Self-direction

Location

• Headquarters

Work Type

• Full time
• In-person

Experience Level

• Experienced

About the Company

• Palo Alto Networks is united by a shared mission to protect our digital way of life.
• We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking.
• We believe collaboration thrives in person, supporting real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and precision that drives great outcomes.
• We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do.
• We are trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo.
• We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability.

Equal Opportunity

• Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer.
• We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.