Senior Manager, NetSec Business Development

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Manager for NetSec Business Development in London. This role is pivotal in driving revenue and pipeline through strategic partnerships and direct sales initiatives. You will collaborate with various teams to enhance product visibility and market penetration. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in business development and sales within the data networking or security sectors. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and excellence, where your contributions will shape the future of cybersecurity. If you're ready to make an impact in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Flexible Benefits

Mental Health Resources

Personalized Learning Opportunities

Wellbeing Spending Account

Qualifications

• Proven track record in Business Development or Sales leadership.
• Ability to identify growth opportunities and create pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Drive NetSec revenue and pipeline through strategic partnerships.
• Train alliance partners and sales teams to close opportunities.
• Collaborate with marketing for product launches and lead generation.

Skills

Business Development

Sales Leadership

GTM Strategy

Cross-functional Team Collaboration

Market Analysis

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Posted:

24.04.2025

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08.06.2025

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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.
Who We Are
We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us every day - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included. As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!
Your Career
The Senior Manager, NetSec Business Development has the primary responsibilities to drive NetSec revenue and pipeline with and through our strategic alliance partnerships, VAR Ecosystem enablement and direct sales teams leverage in EMEA. Working in conjunction with Sales, channel sales, and marketing, contribute to and support plans that drive the growth of our products and increase brand recognition in the market. Depending on the initiative, plans include: direct and indirect sales initiatives, direct and indirect sales training, and direct and indirect marketing initiatives.
Your Impact

• Develop and execute field engagement strategy.
• Training of alliance partners, sales teams, reseller partners to identify and close opportunities.
• Target and recruit new partnerships and alliances in new market segments.
• Identify common use cases, develop and share selling strategies directed at specific market segments (examples: 5G, IOT, Zero Trust, Critical Infrastructure, Manufacturing).
• Provide feedback to Business Development leadership and Product Management teams to execute product integrations for incremental growth.
• Collaborate with all Marketing functions to appropriately scope, and organize product/partnership launches and lead generation activities ensuring alignment with overall product positioning and messaging.
• Work with sales to align our sales resources, assist in closing opportunities and drive strategy execution across the EMEA region.
• Ensure sales alignment, develop and deliver content for executive briefings, roadshows and events.
• Support broader NetSec strategy execution and collaboration with regional and global business leaders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive pipeline generation, customer engagements and market penetration.
• Support the development and execution of strategies to identify, qualify and convert a robust pipeline of potential customers for NetSec security solutions.

Qualifications
Your Experience

• Proven track record in Business Development, Sales or GTM leadership in the data networking/security industries.
• Ability to identify growth opportunities and help create pipeline for acceleration and focus.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and interact with senior executives.
• Experience assembling and launching solutions to market.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing market conditions.
• Ability to conduct travel up to 20% of the time across the region.

The Team
We work hand in hand with organizations around the world as they move to a more secure environment. As part of the Business Development team, you find and create opportunity, forming relationships with organizations seeking a trusted partner. You are empowered with unmatched systems and tools, including constantly updated research and sales libraries and a team built on joint success. You won’t find someone at Palo Alto Networks who isn’t committed to your success — everyone pitches in to assist when it comes to solutions selling, learning, and development.
Our Commitment
We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together. 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 [emailprotected]. 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.
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