Channel Business Manager Details

Palo Alto Networks - New York, NY

Employment Type : Full-Time

Company Description


Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We’re changing the nature of work from benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.


Job Description


Your Career

You will center your role on relationship management to achieve measurable results in increased revenue, market share, and depth within each partner sales team. Your success in this role will span the creation and execution of unique business plans with each potential. You’ll be measured primarily on the joint business executed with each partner that results in partner pipeline & booking. . You’ll be supporting Enterprise sales segments and working within all levels of large partner organizations and possess a commitment that focuses on developing partnerships based on the long term, “outcome where everybody wins” strategy.

Your Impact

  • Manage a specific set of strategic partners

  • Building effective channel business plans that drive partner alignment, enablement and demand generation

  • Develop and execute business plans driving all aspects of the partner relationship to maximize growth opportunities and ensuring the partner is well-positioned to deliver successful customer implementations and recommendations

  • Work well in a team environment to ensure partner and customer satisfaction

  • Design a compelling value proposition that inspires partners to promote our solutions

  • Create services based on our emerging and established technologies increasing revenue growth

  • Provide clear and consistent communication across the segment with your dedicated partners to build strong partnerships throughout your assignment

  • Lead regular business performance and relationship reviews with senior management and various stakeholders

  • Build and maintain the activity of performance reports and activity dashboards

District Enterprise - New York Enterprise North, New York Enterprise South


Qualifications


Your Experience

  • Experience in channel management supporting the Enterprise sales territories

  • Ability to execute on specific Enterprise initiatives and plays

  • Experience in Global Systems Integrator Business Management, Channel Management, or Business Development roles within the enterprise software ecosystem and/or network security industry

  • Understanding of channel operating models

  • Knowledge of sales, marketing, and solution development

  • Demonstrate strong initiative and ability to think creatively with excellent presentation, written, and overall communication skills

  • Consistent track record of leading complex sales situations through negotiation and conflict resolution


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

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

Palo Alto Networks is evolving and changing the nature of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, 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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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.

Posted on : 3 years ago