Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company dedicated to protecting digital lives. They are seeking a proven enterprise seller to capture market share in the Global Fortune 1000, focusing on strategic customer partners in the Ohio Valley region.
Responsibilities
- Driving new business with existing and net new enterprise accounts
- Build and execute territory plans with Quarterly and Annual Business Reviews (QBRs)
- Build and advance near-term and long-term qualified pipeline
- Selling into various stakeholders: IT side and Business side C-level engagements, positioning and proposal
- Quarterbacking the extended team on opportunities including pre-sales, partners, executive management, and customer success
- Management of all contact activity, prospecting, pipeline development, forecasting, negotiating, pricing, and closing and executing contracts
- Perform bi-weekly meetings with the territory Sales Engineers and Professional Services Engineers to assess the status of all existing accounts, and to expedite the roll-out and up-sale/cross-sale processes
- Collaborate with and engage the right Palo Alto Networks technical experts to provide an accurate and compelling story on our products’ strengths and capabilities to win deals
- Cultivate and manage relationships with partners and alliances
Skills
- 5+ years sales experience: SaaS B2B technology
- (C-Level) B2B software sales experience
- Experience in closing 8+ figure deals
- Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience (5 years cybersecurity B2B enterprise sales)
- Experience in cultivating and controlling complex sales cycles, selling across multiple stakeholders within enterprise organizations
- Discovery skills, asking insightful questions
- Adaptability to a changing environment
- Ability to craft and articulate compelling business propositions
- Outstanding presentation, written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of and usage of MEDDPICC
- Trained in sales methodologies such as The Challenger Sale, Miller Heiman, Sandler or Value-Selling Framework
- Privileged Access Management or Identity Access Management experience a plus
- Experience selling SaaS/Subscription/Cloud solutions preferred
- Experience selling with Advisory, Channel Partners, and Ecosystem Partners preferred
Benefits
- Restricted stock units
- A bonus
- Reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability
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