Your Career
The Channel Business Manager will at the same time be part of an international team of channel managers and will work closely with the local Palo Alto Networks sales team in his/her country or region. The goal is to develop our channel partners to become more selfsufficient more committed and more dedicated to working with our Palo Alto Networks sales teams. The role will focus on delivering measurable results including increased revenue market share and mind share with the partner sales customers and partner management
Your Impact
- Agree on a small set of Cortex Focus Partners in the region from our GSI Service Provider and NextWave Partner community with key Palo Alto Networks regional stakeholders
- Build a strategic Cortex business plan with each one of the Cortex Focus partners inconjunction with the the relevant PAN Channel Business Managers and Channel Engineers
- Educate Cortex Focus Partners on service opportunities and assist the partner with service creation facilitating the engagement with the appropriate internally
- Conduct regular quarterly business reviews to ensure the plan is on track and adjust where appropriate
- Meet regularly with key stakeholders from Palo Alto Networks Channel Sales and Technical communities to ensure continuous communication of programmes partner update and best practices
- Focus on enablement & relationships for limited # of partners & new recruits
- Management and creation of technical enablement plan for channel partners alongside a Cortex Channel SE
- Owns monitors reports on and drives technical enablement activities for assigned partner base
- Work within and contribute to the channel business plan that will drive for a sufficiently large channel landscape that can support the growth ambitions of the company
- Hold regular business planning sessions within channels
- Establish Palo Alto Networks Inc. as the standard and build contractual vehicles and achievements to measure success
- Develop and present a QBR outlining your program capture achievements and sales execution
- Set and measure strong but reachable goals with channels
- Balance short term initiatives with longerterm development
- Enable channel sales and presales people to become successful with Palo Alto Networks
- Take initiatives to build a channel community of committed and knowledgeable channel sales
- Work together with other functional managers within the country (sales presales marketing and inside sales)
- Be able to demonstrate a track record of success in developing Channel partners
Qualifications :
Your Experience
- 10 years of dynamic channel development experience around GSIs Service Providers and traditional endpoint partners in India
- Experience and deep understanding of Sec Ops environments
- Experience with engaging with MSSPs including building out service offerings and running MSSP GTMs
- A good technical foundation (with a previous technical background preferred)
- Tangible track record of building channel business successfully in a fastgrowing environment
- Key relationships built at named partners and large systems integrators is a requirement
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills presentation customer business and negotiation skills
- A strong understanding of the sales process and Business Needs of the named partners
- High energy with the capability to multitask in a dynamic rapidly growing organization
- Traveling within the region is required
- Higher education or university degree or equivalent military experience required
- Structured! Focused! Business minded! Able to prioritize! Aplayer! Standout colleague Willing to be part of an ambitious successful fast growing company offering unique and disruptive technology that addresses the security business needs of a fastgrowing customer and prospect base
Additional Information :
The Team
The channel organization at Palo Alto Networks is a strategic pillar for our continued growth within cybersecurity and a critical component to accomplishing our mission. Channel development is an extension of the territory sales team with the ultimate goal to train and enable our channel partners to become empowered in the use and sales of our products.
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.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need please contact us at .
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.
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.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need please contact us at .
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.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime