[Remote] Cortex & Cloud Sales Specialist

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Palo Alto Networks is dedicated to protecting our digital way of life and is seeking a dynamic Sales Specialist to drive the growth of their Cortex and Cloud business. The role involves building strong customer relationships, leading strategic sales campaigns, and collaborating with internal teams to deliver tailored cybersecurity solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build and cultivate strong customer relationships, driving business growth within the region
• Partner with the core sales team to align customer strategies and engagements with Cortex and Cloud business objectives
• Take full ownership of leading strategic sales campaigns, sales forecasting, utilizing in-depth knowledge of sales cycles from initial contact through procurement
• Engage in deep technical discussions beyond standard sales presentations and pitches; while translating complex technical cybersecurity solutions into clear business value propositions for customers
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including sales engineers, to provide tailored customer-centric solutions
• Partner with Alliances to develop joint strategies, enhance customer engagement and deliver innovative solutions for existing and prospective clients
• Travel domestically as needed to meet with customers and attend key business events

Skills

• 2+ years of field sales experience focusing on key customer accounts and delivering value to Enterprise or Major-level accounts in the cybersecurity industry
• Extensive platform selling experience in complex sales with multiple buying centers
• Established trusted relationships with CIOs and CISOs with the ability to influence and drive strategic conversations
• Expertise in applying complex solution sales methodologies to drive results
• Experience working with channel partners and a deep understanding of a channel-centric go-to-market strategy
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment while collaborating effectively with sales engineers and cross-functional teams
• Willingness to travel domestically as necessary to meet business needs
• Experience selling SIEM, EDR, XDR, SOC and SOAR solutions is highly preferred
• Experience operating in a continuous adoption, expansion, and upsell sales motion within a matrixed sales organization is preferred

Benefits

• The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus.
• A description of our employee benefits may be found https://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/

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