Your Career
We are looking for a motivated intelligent hardworking and creative candidate to join the Palo Alto Networks Technology Partnerships Team (TPT) to focus on the SASE Prisma Access Browser AI access and data security product family.
The ideal candidate will be a technology and business generalist who can go broad and deep. 50 technical/50 business). They are technology and business architects. They are deeply technical and (should/will* possess an architectural and technology/business value mindset. They stay current and informed on technology trends they thrive by driving the art of the possible discussions and focus on the value add of technical integrations. They can ideate differentiated solutions ahead of the market. The ideal candidate would have had technology consulting experience with a focus on security or would have been an Systems engineer in pre sales or a technical marketing engineer/Product Manager/Product marketeer. This role will require creating technical and business value propositions with partners and drive co build/co market and co sell motions with partners. Ability to create elegant slides quantitative and qualitative value propositions will be critical for success in this role.
Your Impact
Technology Value Proposition and Feasibility Analysis:
- Identify and prioritize key partners that solve key product challenges as defined by product management
- Evaluate the feasibility of integration based on partner API information technical architecture and our product roadmap
- Analyze and develop technical and business value propositions with key partners that help solve customer needs and are aligned with the product strategy and partnership thesis
- Pressure test value propositions with field/partner SE teams and key lighthouse customers
- collateral integration guidejoint solution brief
Partner and Sales enablement:
- Work with PMM and TME teams in creating material that will help partner field teams and RTM (CSP/GSI/Channel) understand the technical and business value proposition and the implementation steps
- Drive the GTM strategy of the offerings at the partner and the customer
- Drive Pipeline and active follow through on co sell opportunities
- Work as a technology business development as well as peers at the partner (including but not limited to: Technical PMO Product and Solutions marketing Service Creation Enablement) to craft & execute the business plan for offer/s developed
- Build POVs to showcase solutions; Participate on webinars and presentations
- Build a regular cadence of relationshipbuilding responsible for partner peering exercises to enable stronger partnerships
- You will educate the partners teams on the SASE platform value proposition to drive growth of our outcomebased solutions
- Work in highly collaborative environments to team with Account Managers Sales Engineers Marketing and Channel Partners in the region to drive revenue and growth
- Help to exceed customer expectations by identifying impactful use cases that enable people to transform their businesses with SASE products
- Motivate and build extended teams around you to unlock the power of SASE within our customer base and partner organization
- Ensure partners have access to trial licenses and work with PM/TME teams to provide the same
Joint Solution Creation
- Collaborate and advise Product management Product marketing and technical marketing in creating the technical joint value proposition for customers
- Create technology blueprint/architecture with partner(s) that demonstrates the value proposition
- Advise PM/PMM/TME team on the key joint solution features that will drive adoption of the integration
- Lead collaborations with the partners team to drive and build unique solution offerings leveraging the technical strengths & capabilities of SASE
- Lead and support efforts defining solution architectures design & implementation guides and technical and business enablement plans that demonstrate SASE and the partners joint value proposition
- Interpreting partner requirements and translating them for internal constituents; align with Product Management to drive enhancements to SASE products to support partner use cases
- Support PM/PMM/TME team as they create the correct demo and other technical Your Technical Experience
- Ability to understand the different tech partnerships and their value proposition in the SASE tech stack
- Networks and Security background preferably have experience in SSE and SDWAN architectures and deployments
- Conduct technology and business value workshops with customer CTO/CIO teams and handle in depth technology questions on the joint value proposition
- Clearly communicating architectures and technical concepts to nontechnical teams
Qualifications :
Your Experience
- High energy and the ability to work in a fastpaced environment
- Organized responsive with great followthru with our partners
- Self starter and can work independently we are a distributed global team so you need to work independently know when you need help and speak up
- Strong collaboration and communication skills you will represent Palo Alto Networks with dozens of vendors in the cybersecurity space
- Managing and leading transverse/cross organization programs
- Experience at a cybersecurity vendor consultancy reseller GSI etc.
- Quick learner interested in technology
- Fluent English (both written and spoken)
- ExtraPoints Skills
- Experience in working with partners like Okta ServiceNow
- Crafting crisp value propositions use cases and value propositions for different customer and partner stakeholder personas
- Ability to drive pipeline with partners
- Understanding of Identity concepts and how IdPs work
- Knowledge of NOC and SOC processes and operating models
- Pragmatic understanding of what ML/AI can do and the applicability to use cases
Additional Information :
The Team
Delve into the world of Technology partnerships that are key growth levers for Palo Alto Networks. Youll work cross functionally to drive SASE product partnerships and joint value propositions with key partners.
Compensation Disclosure
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications experience and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level the starting base salary (for nonsales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $152000/YR $246500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
Our Commitment
Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.
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Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Fulltime