Inside Sales Representative - Benelux & Nordics

Palo Alto Networks; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking an Inside Sales Representative for the Benelux & Nordics region, driving sales velocity and partnering with Solutions Consultants to evangelize the platform. You will support partners and distributors, manage opportunities in Salesforce, and help close high-volume transactions with executive oversight for larger deals.

Fluency in English is required; additional local languages are a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Sales or Business Development role.
• Technical aptitude for understanding how technology products solve business problems.
• Experience with channel partners and distributors; Salesforce familiarity preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact to support partners and distributors on opportunities, quoting tools, pricing automation, and Salesforce opportunity management.
• Monitor and maintain the partner-led pipeline within territories; ensure opportunities are qualified and updated.
• Drive progression of run-rate opportunities and address partner inquiries to accelerate sales velocity.
• Conduct warm hand-offs of high-touch deals requiring deep technical expertise.
• Qualify leads and pass eligible information to partners as needed.
• Respond to partner quoting inquiries and provide deal support.
• Provide supervision to ensure quotes are properly constructed and on track.
• Identify large/complex deals and flag them to Commercial Sales Managers.

Skills

Sales

Business Development

Channel partners

Technical acumen

Tools

Salesforce

Pricing automation

Job description

If you're passionate about staying ahead of the curve in cybersecurity and thrive on helping organizations safeguard their most valuable digital assets, this role at Palo Alto Networks could be your next great move. You'll partner closely with Solutions Consultants to evangelize the Palo Alto Networks platform and highlight the benefits it can provide customers, helping them secure their most critical digital assets. At Palo Alto Networks, you'll find strong career growth, collaboration with top talent, and a mission-driven environment focused on securing our digital future.

Success Profile

What makes a successful Inside Sales Representative - Benelux & Nordics at Palo Alto Networks? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.

• Influences
• Focuses on the Customer
• Drives Results
• Technical Acumen
• Sales Hygiene
• Demonstrates Resilience

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

Your Career

Our Inside Sales Representatives are responsible for driving sales velocity and operational excellence within the EMEA Partner-Managed segment. This role provides the critical commercial and technical support necessary for partners to independently manage and close high-volume transactions, while ensuring larger, more complex deals receive appropriate Palo Alto Networks oversight and approval.

Your Impact

• Serve as the primary point of contact to support and guide partners and distributors on opportunities, quoting tools, pricing automation, and Salesforce opportunity management
• Monitor and maintain the integrity of the partner-led pipeline within assigned territories, ensuring all opportunities are accurately qualified and updated
• Drive progression of run-rate opportunities by proactively addressing partner inquiries to accelerate sales velocity
• Conduct warm hand-offs of high-touch deals that require deep-tier technical expertise and coordinate specialized resource
• Qualify leads and pass eligible information to partners as needed
• Respond to partner quoting-related inquiries and provide support for opportunities
• Provide supervision for deals to ensure quotes are properly constructed and on track
• Identify large and/or complex deals and identify them to Commercial Sales Managers

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Experience in a Sales or Business Development role
• Technical aptitude for understanding how technology products and solutions solve business problems
• Experience cultivating relationships and working with channel partners and distributors
• Experience with Salesforce opportunity management is preferred
• Familiarity with sales quoting tools and pricing automation
• Excellent time management skills, and the ability to follow a structured sales process
• English language proficiency; additional local language proficiency is preferred

Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

“For anyone considering joining our sales organization, know this: if you’re competitive, collaborative, and energized by solving real problems for real people, Palo Alto Networks is the place to build your career. You’ll work with industry-leading technology, be surrounded by teammates who genuinely want to win together, and you’ll have the opportunity to make an impact that extends far beyond a quota - you’ll help protect our digital way of life.”

Abbey, Territory Sales Manager