Remote Channel Business Manager

Summary

Join our team at Palo Alto Networks and contribute to shaping the future of cybersecurity. As a Channel Development Manager, you'll drive enhanced alignment between sales teams and execute business plans with strategic partners to maximize growth opportunities.

Requirements

• Experience in Channel Management, or Business Development roles within the enterprise software ecosystem and/or network security industry
• Fluency in both English and Swedish languages
• Understanding of the local Swedish market
• Knowledge of sales, marketing, and solution development
• Demonstrate strong initiative and ability to think creatively with excellent presentation, written, and overall communication skills
• Consistent track record of leading complex sales situations through negotiation and conflict resolution

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute business plans in collaboration with the Account Directors, driving all aspects of the partner relationship to maximize growth opportunities and ensuring the partner is well-positioned to deliver successful customer implementations and deployments
• Work well in a team environment to ensure partner and customer satisfaction
• Design a compelling value proposition that inspires this strategic partner to promote our solutions
• Develop/activate services based on our emerging and established technologies increasing revenue growth, and liaise closely with our product teams to innovate new solutions and GTM strategies to drive new ways to differentiate in the market and take market share (drive scale)
• Provide clear and consistent communication (internally and externally) across the region with partners to build strong partnerships throughout your assignment
• Lead regular business performance and relationship reviews with senior management and various stakeholders
• Build and maintain the activity of performance reports and activity dashboards