Palo Alto Networks

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!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks has brought a technology to market that is reshaping the network security landscape. Our ability to protect enterprises is only limited by our ability to reach out to them and help them understand what we can do. That’s where you come in.

We are growing our Inside Sale team and are looking for proven top performers to join us in driving through our next wave of success. If you are a sales professional that takes pride in always being at the top of your game and would like to put that passion to work at a company of all-stars we would like to hear from you.

Your Impact

• Convert target small/medium businesses into PANW customers - manage a large number of targets
• Exceed sales expectations while enhancing client satisfaction and creating long-term relationships
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date forecast and document all activities and customer interactions in Salesforce.com
• Use phone, email, and internal marketing tools to perform selling activities and drive new business, build & maintain a constant/future revenue pipeline
• Identify and work with channel partners to scale reach across the territory, ensuring efficient coverage and driving partner-led growth in the SMB segment.
• Proactively identify cross-selling and up-selling opportunities
• Independently drive sales campaigns, product demos and proof of concepts
• Keep up to date on our industry and PANW’s competitive position
• Maintain alignment in our cross-functional environment with Channel teams, plus Business Development Reps and Sales Engineers
• Ensure accuracy of account planning and forecasting (in Salesforce) across a number of clients and prospect
  
  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 3+ years experience selling to Small and Medium customers with a substantial amount of time covering the required market(s)
• Fluent in the local language(s) of target market(s)
• Experience selling a portfolio of solutions and expanding a customer's environment with newer solutions
• Familiarity with information technology products and topics - driven to learn more. Familiarity with cybersecurity is a plus.
• Proven track record of winning new customers and exceeding revenue goals
• Demonstrated success in working with channel partners or distributors to cover a defined territory, co-selling and enabling partner success within the SMB landscape.
• Experience and proven success in new customer acquisition
• Honed organizational, planning, communication and negotiation skills
• Positive attitude and able to thrive in a matrixed, team environment anchored by our values of Collaboration, Disruption, Execution, Inclusion, and Integrity oriented mindset
  
  

Additional Information

The Team

Our Sales team members work hand in hand with large 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 who isn’t committed to your success — everyone pitches 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 problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].

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.