Prisma Cloud Sales Specialist, Strategics

Your CareerYou will join an exciting and high growth business unit with Palo Alto Networks positioning the industry’s most comprehensive cloud native security platform, with the industry’s broadest security and compliance coverage for applications, data, and the entire cloud native technology stack throughout the development lifecycle and across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.In this role, you will be responsible for managing a territory focusing on Major Accounts. Working closely with Palo Alto business partners and driving sales for our Prisma Cloud security solutions, into new and existing customers. It is expected that you deliver or exceed your sales targets in both new business and renewals for ACV and TCV bookings. The role expects you to define your territory, strategies and then lead local execution and in alignment to company strategies and tactics with its Cloud Provider partnerships including, but not limited to, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Accenture and IBM.Your ImpactWin new logos, renew existing customer and expand business within your territoryAchieve ACV sales quotas on a monthly and quarterly basisPresent regular/accurate forecasting for reviewTrack and report on all opportunities, pipeline, and bookings to provide forecast reports to region managementEngage with the local Cloud Provider (AWS, Azure, and Google) sales programs and joint activitiesDevelop, share and implement standard methodologies and account strategies to increase our sales penetration of Cloud Security into our top accountsEngage with customers to identify and progress opportunities whilst delivering subject matter expertise on Cloud & Cloud Native Security solutionsQualify and progress leads and opportunities through the sales cycle to closureEstablish and maintain effective relationships with channel partnersKeep up-to-date knowledge of Cloud Computing, DevOps & Cloud Native technologies as well as the competitive position of the companyConduct consistent training and communications for the sales and channel teams as well as joint engagement within the wider organisationContribute to the larger Palo Alto Network’s Cloud & Cloud Native strategy by providing regional specific intelligence and reportingApply subject matter expertise in training, QBRs, enablement, and other engagement activitiesGather “Voice of Customer” and competitive intelligence and share with theatre and global Cloud organizationHelp build and project Palo Alto Networks position as the number one enterprise cloud security company