Business Manager - Medical

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Athens (GA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a channel management professional to drive partner strategy and revenue growth across the partner ecosystem. You will collaborate with regional teams and partners to build jointly successful business plans and enable sales across the partner network.

The role emphasizes relationship management, performance reviews, and the creation of dashboards to track progress. You will work across geographies to expand market share while delivering outcomes that benefit

Qualifications

• Five to seven years experience in channel management.
• Knowledge of sales, marketing, and solution development.
• Consistent track record of leading complex sales situations through negotiation and conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute channel strategy to support territory geo and mixed sales segments.
• Manage a strategic group of partners to drive growth.
• Create territory plans and drive key sales initiatives to meet business goals.
• Build partner relationships to maximize growth opportunities and ensure successful customer implementations.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure partner and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Channel management

Sales strategy

Partnerships

Negotiation

Stakeholder comms

Job description

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will center your role on relationship management to achieve measurable results in increased revenue, market share, and depth within each partner sales team. Your success in this role will span the creation and execution of unique business plans with each potential. This segment is channel-reliant sales motion and will require focus on specific channel plays. You’ll be measured primarily on the joint business executed with each partner. You’ll be working within all levels of partner organizations and possess a commitment that focuses on developing partnerships based on the long-term, “outcome where everybody wins” strategy.

• Develop and execute channel strategy to to support territory geo supporting mix of sales segments
• Management of strategic group of partners
• Territory/district plans driving all aspects key sales initiatives to support business goals
• Partner relationship to maximize growth opportunities and ensuring the partner is well-positioned to deliver successful customer implementations and recommendations
• Work well in a team environment to ensure partner and customer satisfaction
• Provide clear and consistent communication across the region with your dedicated partners to build strong partnerships throughout your assignment
• Lead regular business performance and relationship reviews with senior management and various stakeholders
• Build and maintain the activity of performance reports and activity dashboards
• Five to seven years experience in channel management supporting the mixed sales segment territories
• Knowledge of sales, marketing, and solution development
• Consistent track record of leading complex sales situations through negotiation and conflict resolution

The channel organization at Palo Alto Networks is a strategic pillar for our continued growth within cybersecurity, and a critical component to accomplishing our mission. Channel development is an extension of the territory sales team, with the ultimate goal to train and enable our channel partners to become empowered in the use and sales of our products.

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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. 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 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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position. 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.