Identity Enterprise Account Executive - Texas

About the Role

Idira, by Palo Alto Networks is seeking a proven enterprise seller to capture rapid market share in the Global Fortune 1000 covering strategic customer partners in the Dallas and Austin area. The Enterprise Account Executive will sell market leading solutions by gaining a thorough understanding of the client's business needs, and will be responsible for the formulation and execution of a hyper-growth business plan that targets existing enterprise customers. This role reports directly to the District Sales Manager.

What You Will Do

• Drive new business with existing and net new enterprise accounts
• Build and execute territory plans with Quarterly and Annual Business Reviews (QBRs)
• Build and advance near-term and long-term qualified pipeline
• Sell into various stakeholders: IT side and Business side C-level engagements, positioning and proposal
• Quarterback the extended team on opportunities including pre-sales, partners, executive management, and customer success
• Manage all contact activity, prospecting, pipeline development, forecasting, negotiating, pricing, and closing and executing contracts
• Perform bi-weekly meetings with the territory Sales Engineers and Professional Services Engineers to assess the status of all existing accounts, and to expedite the roll-out and up-sale/cross-sale processes
• Collaborate with and engage the right Palo Alto Networks technical experts to provide an accurate and compelling story on our products' strengths and capabilities to win deals
• Cultivate and manage relationships with partners and alliances

Qualifications

• 3+ years sales experience: SaaS B2B technology (C-Level) B2B software sales experience
• Experience in closing 8+ figure deals
• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience (3 years cybersecurity B2B enterprise sales)
• Experience in cultivating and controlling complex sales cycles, selling across multiple stakeholders within enterprise organizations
• Discovery skills, asking insightful questions
• Adaptability to a changing environment
• Privileged Access Management or Identity Access Management experience a plus
• Ability to craft and articulate compelling business propositions
• Outstanding presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of and usage of MEDDPICCTrained in sales methodologies such as The Challenger Sale, Miller Heiman, Sandler or Value-Selling Framework
• Experience selling SaaS/Subscription/Cloud solutions preferred
• Experience selling with Advisory, Channel Partners, and Ecosystem Partners preferred