Senior Sales Operations Leader — Strategy & Forecasting

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; California; Presencial; USD 156.000 - 253.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking an outstanding strategic operator to join the North America Sales Strategy & Operations organization.

You will be a thought partner supporting the sales leadership for Commercial accounts and collaborate with Finance, Marketing, HR, and IT to drive sales productivity and planning. The role requires building robust forecasting, segmentation, and analytics to enable data-driven decisions.

Formación

• 8+ years of experience in an enterprise subscription software sales strategy & operations role
• Understanding Partner Ecosystem and multi-tiered channel go to market process
• Knowledge of SaaS / subscription based business models and associated KPIs (Retention & Renewal Rates, ARR, Expansion & Cross-Sell Rates, etc), sales processes and methodologies
• Proficiency with CRM & connected planning systems (e.g., Salesforce, Pigment, Anaplan)
• Attention to detail and ability to execute
• Strong business acumen and judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills, and ability to structure solutions to complex problems; Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets, SQL & Tableau
• Strong communication & collaboration skills and the ability to effectively partner with all levels of management; Proficiency in PowerPoint/Google Slides
• Self-starter, highly motivated with insatiable curiosity to learn about and influence the business
• Works well within a matrixed environment, with ability to manage simultaneous projects, and tight deadlines

Responsabilidades

• Act as key business partner & Chief of Staff to the Senior Vice President of Commercial Accounts and regional sales management team; establish, maintain, refine the rhythm of business
• Drive forecasting, deal structuring and participate in a month-end and quarter-end close process
• Set up cadences for inspection of quarterly targets and forecasts
• Optimize forecast accuracy by driving discipline with pipeline hygiene and forecast management
• Facilitate tracking of outstanding purchase orders, ensuring order compliance, bookings reports, etc
• Manage compliance of the non-standard transactions process; track quarterly metrics on average discounts, non-standard exceptions and recommend actions to improve these metrics
• Drive sales planning, account strategy & quarterly business review meetings with the sales management team
• Run data analytics and partner with finance/market intelligence teams to assess TAM, product propensity to buy and optimize territory coverage
• Work closely with sales management on GTM segmentation and coverage strategy implementation
• Own and drive annual planning exercise for Commercial accounts - quota setting, territory & organization design
• Partner with sales leadership to drive account & opportunity planning motion
• Manage all aspects of operations, tools, dashboards and reporting
• Review and identify areas for improvement leading to operational efficiency
• Assist in driving field readiness for new sales hires and ongoing sales processes training; Coordinate activities and priorities of enablement functions to improve alignment to sales strategy
• Set up and manage sales programs to drive pipe generation and growth in accounts
• Manage sales compensation escalations with the Sales Compensation team
• Work closely with Finance, Sales Compensation and Central Analytics teams to develop & maintain scorecards and dashboards that bring transparency into business performance and arms sales leadership with insights needed to drive their business

Conocimientos

Sales strategy

Operations

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Herramientas

Salesforce

Pigment

Anaplan

Excel/Google Sheets

SQL

Tableau

PowerPoint/Google Slides

Descripción del empleo

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking an outstanding strategic operator to join the North America Sales Strategy & Operations organization.

You will be a thought partner supporting the sales leadership for Commercial accounts and collaborate with Finance, Marketing, HR, and IT to drive sales productivity and planning. The role requires building robust forecasting, segmentation, and analytics to enable data-driven decisions.