Regional Sales Manager - Melbourne, Australia - Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

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.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before.

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.

FLEXWORK is an employee-centric reimagining of how we work. We built FLEXWORK based on employee feedback - it is about flexibility, trust, and choice whenever possible. It's been a journey of disruption that has yielded the best of our values.

We offer as much flexibility as possible, and choices that enable you to be most productive, including benefits that meet your needs and learning opportunities that you feel passionate about.

Job Description Your Career**At Palo Alto Networks, we are committed to securing the digital world and empowering organisations with endless possibilities. As an Enterprise Account Director, you will play a pivotal role in managing major, strategic accounts, establishing strong relationships with key executives, and exceeding sales quotas and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). You will adopt an indirect leadership role across a number of shared services all focused on ensuring your and our success in your assigned territory, and optimising market presence, revenues, and results for Palo Alto Networks.

Your Impact

Create and drive multimillion dollar, multi year pursuits with key Victorian Public Sector strategic accounts
Build and nurture relationships with key executive stakeholders in the Victorian Public Sector
Leverage your consultative selling experience to identify business challenges and create solutions for Victorian Public Sector prospects and our customers
Understand the Victorian Public Sector competitive landscape and customer needs so you can effectively position the portfolio of Palo Alto Networks solutions
Create clear goals and complete accurate forecasting through developing a detailed Victorian Public Sector territory plan
Leverage prospect stories to create a compelling value proposition with insights into value for the Victorian Public Sector
Stay updated on industry news and trends, and how they affect Palo Alto Networks products and services. Demonstrate Victorian Public Sector industry knowledge, articulating unique value to customers
Develop strategies aligning Victorian Public Sector customer's business goals with Palo Alto Networks' value proposition
Travel as necessary within your territory, and to companywide meetings
Take up an indirect leadership role responsible for orchestrating a diverse shared services team to optimise revenues and profitability
Establish strong relationships with Clevel executives and decisionmakers and dentify mutually beneficial business opportunities with external partners
Provide credible leadership across various business functions, fostering collaboration
Be accountable and trusted in customer and internal interactions
Drive revenuemaximising opportunities, utilising Palo Alto Networks' capabilities
Focus on highvalue growth with longterm perspective, executing innovative business models
Enhance Total Customer Experience and deliver maximum value through continuous improvement
Cultivate valueadded partnerships, extending Palo Alto Networks' reach and capabilities
Deliver incremental benefits to customers through strategic collaborations

Qualifications Your Experience**- To excel in this role, you'll bring a wealth of experience and knowledge in B2B SaaS sales, ideally within the Victorian Public Sector

Relationships with key executive stakeholders ideally in the Victorian Public Sector
Understand the Victorian Public Sector competitive landscape and customer needs so you can effectively position the portfolio of Palo Alto Networks solutions
Proven track record of leading multiyear, multi million dollar initiatives, from presales to customer service handoff ideally in the Victorian Public Sector
Successful history of direct selling, consulting, and service delivery in the technology industry, focusing on multiyear solutions
Strong understanding of various business models and connecting them with how IT drives profitability
Resilient and credible leadership abilities, indirectly leading across multiple functions and fostering collaboration and accountability
Entrepreneurial mindset, identifying and pursuing substantial growth opportunities with a longterm view
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to engage with executives and decisionmakers
Strong executive presence, building relationships with senior stakeholders and partners
Experience and knowledge of SaaSbased architectures, ideally in a networking and/or security industry
SASE technology is prefer