Regional Sales Manager Paris, Enterprise District 1

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks were united by a shared missionto protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here everyone has a voice and every idea counts. If youre ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are youre in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption Collaboration Execution Integrity and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest we invite you to join us!

Job Summary

The Sales department is the driving force behind our revenue growth responsible for building strategic relationships closing new business and expanding our market presence globally.

As a Regional Sales Manager you will drive sales strategy acquire new customers and expand our existing account base across local government and public sector organizations. You will lead the end-to-end sales cycle by leveraging the local partner ecosystem and internal presales teams. This role requires a strategic thinker who can navigate public procurement processes and build executive relationships with high-level decision-makers. You will orchestrate internal and external resources to maximize win rates and deliver accurate sales forecasts.

• Identify qualify and close new business opportunities across Network Cloud and Security Operations.

• Navigate public procurement processes and leverage framework agreements to accelerate sales cycles.

• Collaborate closely with system integrators resellers and specialized channel partners in the regional public sector.

• Build and maintain executive relationships with high-level decision-makers within local government bodies.

• Orchestrate internal resources including Systems Engineers and Product Specialists to maximize win rates.

• Maintain strict pipeline management in Salesforce and deliver accurate timely sales forecasts.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of proven sales experience in technology or cybersecurity (Please confirm this inferred value).

• Demonstrated success in selling to local government and public sector organizations.

• Deep understanding of public procurement processes and framework agreements.

• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales quotas and managing complex end-to-end sales cycles.

• Strong proficiency in Salesforce for pipeline management and accurate forecasting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Existing relationships with CISOs CIOs and IT Directors in the regional public sector.

• Extensive experience working with system integrators and specialized channel partners.

• Bachelors degree in Business Marketing or a related technical field.

Our Commitment

Were trailblazers that dream big take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.

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