Distribution Business 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

A Distribution Business Manager (DBM) drives our entire Sales & Channel engagement with distributors across Palo Alto Networks’s NextWave partner ecosystem. As a DBM for Public Sector, you are responsible for owning the GTM relationship with 1 or 2 large Public Sector distributors to build an annual business plan within 30 days of the close of each fiscal year-end. Specifically defining the evolution of distributors’ businesses, headcount, investments, and go-to-market strategies each year based on Palo Alto Networks' global theater, and regional priorities and strategies. You are also responsible for the overall business execution and performance management with the distributor(s).  Furthermore, you will augment the Public Sector needs of all distributors collaborating with the associated primary DBMs. 
 

Your Impact

• Provide necessary data and reports to distributors to set plan targets and KPIs

• Responsible for scheduling, preparing, and leading recurring Business Review meetings (QBRs) at least three times per year with cross-functional audience Sales Management, Marketing, Services, Channel SE team, and optional attendees from Regional, Theatre, and WW management including executive QBRs

• Meet with Distributors to update the annual business plan with the previous quarter’s results and set targets, objectives, and activities for a new quarter and frequently convene to assess ongoing trajectory of the business and adjust activities as needed to drive better results

• Responsible for establishing senior executive relationships and leveraging your rapport with distributors’ executives to influence investments in and positive outcomes for Palo Alto Networks.  

• Lead monthly updates with the distributor(s) to cover relevant new company information or content provided in the previous month. Ensure company content, programs, and update proper “land” within the distributor and share calls-to-action for distributors with said updates

• Increase the distributor’s quoting utilization. Provide adequate training. Monitor and share quoting utilization statistics with distributors monthly. 

• Responsible for semi-annual NextWave Program Compliance efforts for Distribution Managed Partners, including working with the distributor(s) on plans to address gaps in Partner requirements and to make the decision on up-leveling, downgrading, or off-boarding these Partners

• Work closely with the Renewals team and distributors to improve renewals process efficiency and to improve key Renewal business KPIs

• Building and monitoring plans with distributors to drive attendance to important Palo Alto Networks global, regional, and local events

• Give face-to-face presentations to distributors at the start of each quarter for product updates, business opportunities, best practices from other distributors in other regions

• Facilitating cadence of “Peering” between local management teams

• Facilitating local Sales team engagement with Distribution

  • Each distributor is invited to make a presentation to PANW Sales organization during a weekly Sales meeting at least 1 time per quarter

• Handle (solve or escalate) all escala