Regional Sales Manager - Federal Systems Integrators (FSI)

Job Summary

The Regional Sales Manager (Federal Systems Integrators) is a significant driver of company revenue and growth. As an experienced and dynamic sales professional, you are responsible for leading and driving sales engagements. You are motivated by the desire to solve critical challenges facing our customer's secure environment, so you are prepared to connect them with a solution for every stage of threat prevention.

Responsibilities

• Meet and exceed your quota by crafting and implementing strategic territory plans targeting deployments of the Palo Alto Networks Next Generation Security Platform.
• Lead complex sales cycles and work with internal partners and teams to best serve the customer.
• Create and implement strategic account plans focused on attaining enterprise-wide deployments.
• Understand the strategic competitive landscape and customer needs so you can effectively position Palo Alto Networks.
• Engage a programmatic approach to demand to generate, develop, and expand your territory.
• Leverage prospect stories to create a compelling value proposition with insights into value for that specific account.
• Stay updated on industry news and trends, and how they affect Palo Alto Networks products and services.
• Travel as necessary within your territory, and to company-wide meetings.

Requirements

• Experience and knowledge of SaaS-based architectures, ideally in a networking and/or security context.
• Cultivate mutually beneficial relationships with our channel partners to bring a channel-centric go-to-market approach for our customers.
• Able to lead all aspects of the sales cycle with the ability to uncover, qualify, develop, and close new, white-space territories and accounts.
• Deep knowledge of the (Federal Systems Integrators such as (Leidos, GDIT, Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed).
• Possess a successful track record selling complex-solutions.
• Excellent time management skills, and work with high levels of autonomy and self-direction.
• Highly competitive, ramp quickly, extremely adaptive, and pride yourself on exceeding production goals.

Qualifications

• Active security clearance.

Additional Information

The Team at Palo Alto Networks works together with large organizations to keep their digital information safe. Our passionate sales teams educate, inspire, and empower our potential clients. 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.

Compensation

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here. $264,000.00 - $363,000.00/yr

Our Commitment

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. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Motor-Vehicle Requirement

This role may require travel to and from Palo Alto Networks, Inc. business meetings and events and requires reliable transportation to do so. If a hire chooses to drive in connection with company business, the hire for this role must maintain a valid driver’s license.