Cortex & Cloud Sales Specialist

About the role

The Sales Specialist will drive the growth of Palo Alto Networks' Cortex and Cloud business across the region. This role operates in a high-growth environment, focusing on key customer accounts, and delivering value to Enterprise or Major-level accounts in the cybersecurity industry.

Responsibilities

• Develop and cultivate strong customer relationships, driving business growth within the region.
• Partner with the core sales team to align customer strategies and engagements with Cortex and Cloud business objectives.
• Take full ownership of leading strategic sales campaigns, sales forecasting, utilizing in-depth knowledge of sales cycles from initial contact through procurement.
• Engage in deep technical discussions beyond standard sales presentations and pitches; translating complex technical cybersecurity solutions into clear business value propositions for customers.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including sales engineers, to provide tailored customer-centric solutions.
• Partner with Alliances to develop joint strategies, enhance customer engagement and deliver innovative solutions for existing and prospective clients.
• Travel domestically as needed to meet with customers and attend key business events.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of field sales experience focusing on key customer accounts and delivering value to Enterprise or Major-level accounts in the cybersecurity industry.
• Extensive platform selling experience in complex sales with multiple buying centers.
• Experience selling SIEM, EDR, XDR, SOC and SOAR solutions is highly preferred.
• Established trusted relationships with CIOs and CISOs with the ability to influence and drive strategic conversations.
• Expertise in applying complex solution sales methodologies to drive results.
• Experience working with channel partners and a deep understanding of a channel-centric go-to-market strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment while collaborating effectively with sales engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Experience operating in a continuous adoption, expansion, and upsell sales motion within a matrixed sales organization is preferred.
• Willingness to travel domestically as necessary to meet business needs.