Commercial Sales 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.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with personalization and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

Job Description

Your Career

Our Commercial Sales Team is an important driver of company revenue and growth. As an experienced and dynamic sales professional, you will be responsible for leading and driving sales engagements into assigned commercial accounts. In this role, you are motivated by the desire to solve critical challenges facing our customer’s secure environment, so you’re prepared to connect them with a solution for every stage of threat prevention.

You will be responsible for meeting and exceeding your quota by crafting and implementing strategic and tactical sales plans targeting deployments of the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform. This is a unique opportunity for a closer with a self-starter mentality to win business and market share by actively displacing competing technologies and further improving the security posture of existing customers. Oh, and did you say you love to sell? Because selling is what gets you out of bed every morning. This is not just a career – it’s a meaningful challenge that impacts our lives in the digital age.

Your Impact

• Prospect and sell into assigned commercial accounts
• Be the primary sales driver
• Managing a sales pipeline to deliver to quarterly/annual quota
• Strong discipline around managing sales stages and SFDC hygiene
• Deliver accurate weekly and quarterly forecast
• Create and execute a robust sales strategy to penetrate into new accounts and expand into existing accounts
• Build a fundamental understanding of cybersecurity threats, solutions, security tools or network technologies
• Stay updated on industry news and trends, and how they affect Palo Alto Networks products and services
• Communicate value propositions to clients and partners that speak intimately to their needs and requirements
• Generate velocity to deliver a predictable book of business and drive forecast accuracy utilizing channel ecosystem
• Develop and deploy marketing activities and plans to end users through our channel sales partners
• Engage a programmatic approach to demand, to generate, develop, and expand your territory
• Work collaboratively with all cross-functional resources to achieve your quota - inside sales, channel systems engineering, field marketing, cybersecurity sales specialists, the services team, sales ops (including deal desk and the response team), and others

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Minimum 2 years of sales experience in a software-selling role with proven track record of success
• Experience building a network and winning new logos
• Self-motivated, driven and committed to success
• Positive and customer-centric attitude
• Aptitude for technology and cybersecurity
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills 
• Experience working in a matrix organisation would be preferred
• Experience working with Channel partners and understanding of a channel-centric go-to-market would be preferred

Additional Information

The Team

Our sales team members work hand-in-hand with organizations around the world to keep their digital environments protected. We educate, inspire, and empower our potential clients in their journey to security.

As part of our sales team, you are empowered with unmatched systems and tools, constantly updated research and sales libraries, and a team built on joint success. You won’t find someone at Palo Alto Networks that isn’t committed to your success – with everyone pitching in to assist when it comes to solutions selling, learning, and development. As a member of our sales team, you are motivated by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredibly complex cyberthreats. 

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s st