Business Development Capture Manager

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

Job Description

Your Career 

The BD/Capture Manager for the DoD market is responsible for leading the strategic programmatic Business Development and capture  efforts within the Department of Defense. Responsible for identifying target opportunities, qualifying program pipeline, and being  the face of Palo Alto Networks to critical mission owners and stakeholders including  officers, mission owners across agencies up to and including CXO-level  relationships. You’ll work closely with prospects and partners as a subject-matter sales  expert to demonstrate how a proposed solution meets and exceeds customer  requirements and in quarterbacking win strategies that utilize Field/Inside Sales,  Proposal, Legal, Finance, and System Integrator teammates. This is an individual contributor position with a competitive compensation plan based on major  program milestones and wins. 

This is the opportunity for those interested in being a part of something bigger than  themselves. We are out to fulfill our company mission with the strongest products in the  industry. To fit in this role, you are personable, willing to ask questions, always learning,  have a strong work ethic, are persistent, and coachable. You are confident in who you  are and able to enjoy the personable interactions that come with a job in sales.  Becoming a part of the team means you will be surrounded by amazing, smart and  hardworking teammates and that’s a great place to be. Plus, the added bonus of  changing the world? Now that's just icing on the cake.

Your Impact 

• Responsible for meeting and exceeding assigned pipeline and bookings quota MBOs
• Work closely with the Senior Management and Sales Account Team to provide relevant analysis/market information and strategic recommendations to result in a bid/no-bid decision
• Monitor relevant bid-boards to help find and track new and existing opportunities
• Ensure Business Development Program Capture pipeline is aligned with the associated Sales Director’s priorities perform in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment
• Lead pursuit team in developing and substantiating a winning value proposition that meets the needs of the customer, including analyzing critical business drivers and risks
• Prepare and provide information and decision briefings for senior management
• Responsible for validating/endorsing the technical solution in close partnership with the Solution Architect and/or sales engineering team
• Coordinates with the Programs team to assure that solution design can be properly delivered
• Develop a timeline and ensures that we meet key deal milestones and deadlines
• Post-award lead handoff process to transition a contract to the Programs team to lead
• Become an expert in your domain, develop appropriate technical expertise, understand the value to the mission, ghost the competition, and use passion and conviction to win
• Work with Product Managers, Sales Engineering, Sales Operations, Legal and other resources to close complex opportunities - must work well in a team environment
• Partner with key business units and their leadership in developing winning value propositions, sales strategies, and gathering customer feedback
• Incubate and pioneer sales GTM approaches and develop them into a repeatable