Strategic Account Manager

Summary

Join Palo Alto Networks as a Strategic Account Manager and partner with major clients to secure their digital experience. You will be responsible for driving revenue expansion, leading complex sales cycles, and utilizing consultative selling techniques to identify and solve business challenges. This role requires experience selling complex solutions and a deep understanding of SaaS-based architectures, particularly SASE technology. You will need to cultivate relationships with channel partners and possess excellent time management skills. Success in this position will significantly contribute to the company's revenue and growth. The company offers a supportive environment with various development and wellbeing programs.

Requirements

• Experience and knowledge of SaaS-based architectures, ideally in a networking and/or security industry - SASE technology is preferred
• Demonstrated experience selling complex solutions, value selling, and/or consultative sales techniques
• Technical aptitude for understanding how technology products and solutions solve business problems
• Identifies problems, reviews data, determines the root causes, and provides scalable solutions
• Cultivate relationships with our channel partners to bring channel-centric go-to-market approach for our customers
• Demonstrates in depth knowledge of the full sales cycle and the ability to follow a structured sales process
• Ability to take a holistic approach to problem solving by understanding the bigger picture, and considering complex interrelationships and outcomes
• Excellent time management skills, and work with high levels of autonomy and self-direction

Responsibilities

• Own revenue expansion within Palo Alto Networks’ largest clients
• Drive and orchestrate complex sales cycles and work with our internal partners and teams to best serve the customer
• Your consultative selling experience will identify business challenges and create solutions for our customers
• Understand the competitive landscape and customer needs so you can effectively position the portfolio of Palo Alto Networks solutions
• Create clear goals and complete accurate forecasting through developing a detailed territory plan
• Leverage prospect stories to create a compelling value proposition with insights into value for that specific account
• Stay updated on industry news and trends, and how they affect Palo Alto Networks products and services
• Travel as necessary within your territory, and to company-wide meetings

Benefits

• FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees
• Mental and financial health resources
• Personalized learning opportunities