Business Director - Cortex Cloud

Your Career

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Sales Specialist to drive the growth of our Cortex and Cloud business across the region. 

The ideal candidate will operate in a high-growth environment at scale thrive in driving innovation have a solid background in cybersecurity sales and a deep understanding of security solutions. They will have a proven track record of developing strong customer relationships and executing strategies that support rapid expansion and success. This role requires a strategic thinker who excels in collaboration with internal teams engages effectively with customers and drives revenue growth through the sale of complex solutions.

Your Impact

• Join the fastest growing team where experience meets cutting-edge solutions

• 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.

Why Youll Thrive

• Innovative environment - Work at the forefront of cybersecurity delivering impactful solutions in one of the fastest-growing segments of tech
• Growth opportunities - As a key player in the territory youll have the platform to scale your career and become a recognised expert in cloud security
• Strategic collaboration - Leverage deep partnerships with leading cloud providers to drive results and unlock new revenue streams
• Meaningful work - Join a company thats dedicated to redefining security for the cloud era while making an impact across industries

Qualifications :

Your Experience

• 8 -10 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.

• Experience selling SecOps SIEM EDR or CNAPP (DevSecOps CloudOps) solutions is highly preferred.

• 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.

• Experience operating in a continuous adoption expansion and upsell sales motion within a matrixed sales organization is preferred

• Willingness to travel domestically as necessary to meet business needs.

Additional Information :

The Team

Our sales team members work hand-in-hand with large organisations around the world to keep their digital environments protected. We educate inspire and empower our potential clients in their journey to security. 

As part of our sales team you are empowered with unmatched systems and tools constantly updated research and sales libraries and a team built on joint success. You wont find someone at Palo Alto Networks that isnt committed to your success with everyone pitching in to assist when it comes to solutions selling learning and development. As a member of our sales team you are motivated by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfilment in working with clients to resolve incredibly complex cyberthreats. 

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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Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.