Prisma Cloud Sales Specialist - Enterprise North India
Palo Alto Networks
Delhi
Permanent
Full-time
14 days ago
Your Career As a Prisma Cloud Sales Specialist you will join a growing team whose mission is to secure the cloud. This role is a specialist role responsible for driving the sales for our Cloud & Cloud-Native security solutions, delivering our initial customers and growing your territory. You will be responsible for managing your territory to deliver above quota sales performance for our Cloud Security products. You will lead local execution of and 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 as well as Born in Cloud (BICs) partners. By working closely with Sales and Marketing, and via a consistent cadence of management reporting visibility, the position is responsible for increasing the penetration of the company's Cloud Security solutions into its top customer accounts as measured by Lifetime Value. Your Impact Sell cloud security solutions to new and existing customers in the Enterprise sectors Achieve sales quotas on a monthly and quarterly basis Build and maintain a constant/future revenue pipeline Present regular/accurate forecasting for review Engage with the local Cloud Provider (AWS, Azure, and Google) & BIC's sales programs and joint activities Help build and project Palo Alto Networks position as the number one enterprise cloud security company Share and implement standard methodologies to increase our sales penetration of Cloud Security into our top accounts On-site visits to customers with the sales team to be the subject matter expert on Cloud & Cloud Native Qualify and follow up on sales leads Establish and maintain effective relationships with channel partners Keep up to date knowledge of Cloud Computing, DevOps & Cloud Native technologies as well as the competitive position of the company Pre-plan account strategy Conduct consistent training and communications for the Sales and Channel teams as well as joint engagement within the wider organization Track and report on all opportunities, pipeline, and bookings to provide forecast reports to region management Contribute to the larger Palo Alto Network's Cloud & Cloud Native strategy by providing regional specific intelligence and reporting Apply subject matter expertise in training, QBRs, enablement, and other engagement activities Gather Voice of Customer and competitive intelligence and share with theatre and global Cloud organization Your Experience 12+ years experience exceeding sales quota as a Major or Large Account Manager, Channel Account Manager, or Territory Account Manager for a multinational company Sales excellence - ability to demonstrate planning, strategy, qualification and execution Deep understanding of Public Cloud and the uniqueness of public cloud architectures Prior experience selling SaaS or Cloud solutions Existing relationships with at least one of the major Public Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, Google) is preferred Understanding of DevOps, containers/Kubernetes, CI/CD and the cloud native technology ecosystem Excellent communication skills including strong verbal and written skills and proven presentation skills being able to articulate complex topics Experience with target account selling, solution selling, and consultative sales techniques The Team Our sales team members work hand-in-hand with large organizations 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 won't find someone at Palo Alto Networks that isn't 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 fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredibly complex cyberthreats.
