Job Description

Company DescriptionAt Palo Alto Networks\xc2\xae 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.Your Career
The Channel Business Manager will, at the same time, be part of an international team of channel managers, and will work closely with the local Palo Alto Networks sales team in his/her country or region. The goal is to develop our channel partners to become more self-sufficient, more committed and more dedicated to working with our Palo Alto Networks\' sales teams. The role will focus on delivering measurable results including increased revenue, market share and mind share with the partner sales, customers and partner managementYour Impact

• Agree on a small set of Cortex Focus Partners in the region from our GSI, Service Provider and NextWave Partner community with key Palo Alto Networks regional stakeholders
• Build a strategic Cortex business plan with each one of the Cortex Focus partners in-conjunction with the the relevant PAN Channel Business Managers and Channel Engineers
• Educate Cortex Focus Partners on service opportunities and assist the partner with service creation facilitating the engagement with the appropriate internally
• Conduct regular quarterly business reviews to ensure the plan is on track and adjust where appropriate
• Meet regularly with key stakeholders from Palo Alto Networks Channel, Sales and Technical communities to ensure continuous communication of programmes, partner update and best practices
• Focus on enablement & relationships for limited # of partners & new recruits
• Management and creation of technical enablement plan for channel partners alongside a Cortex Channel SE
• Owns, monitors, reports on, and drives technical enablement activities for assigned partner base
• Work within and contribute to the channel business plan that will drive for a sufficiently large channel landscape that can support the growth ambitions of the company
• Hold regular business planning sessions within channels
• Establish Palo Alto Networks, Inc. as the standard and build contractual vehicles and achievements to measure success
• Develop and present a QBR outlining your program capture, achievements, and sales execution
• Set and measure strong but reachable goals with channels
• Balance short term initiatives with longer-term development
• Enable channel sales and pre-sales people to become successful with Palo Alto Networks
• Take initiatives to build a channel community of committed and knowledgeable channel sales
• Work together with other functional managers within the country (sales, pre-sales, marketing and inside sales)
• Be able to demonstrate a track record of success in developing Channel partners

QualificationsYour Experience

• 10+ years of dynamic channel development experience around GSIs, Service Providers and traditional endpoint partners in India
• Experience and deep understanding of Sec Ops environments
• Experience with engaging with MSSPs, including building out service offerings and running MSSP GTMs
• A good technical foundation (with a previous technical background preferred)
• Tangible track record of building channel business successfully in a fast-growing environment
• Key relationships built at named partners and large systems integrators is a requirement
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills; presentation, customer, business and negotiation skills
• A strong understanding of the sales process and Business Needs of the named partners
• High energy with the capability to multi-task in a dynamic, rapidly growing organization
• Traveling within the region is required
• Higher education or university degree
• Structured. Focused. Business minded. Able to prioritize. A-player. Standout colleague. Willing to be part of an ambitious, successful, fast growing company, offering unique and disruptive technology that addresses the security business needs of a fast-growing customer and prospect base

Additional InformationIs role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs

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