Major Account Manager - FSI (Cape Town)

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Major Account Manager in South Africa, Wes-Kaap to oversee complex sales engagements. The successful candidate will connect customers with innovative cybersecurity solutions and manage the full sales cycle. The role emphasizes consultative selling and collaboration with internal teams to meet customer needs. Ideal applicants will have a background in SaaS and demonstrated success in complex solution sales. The position offers a flexible location option as part of a hybrid team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with SaaS architectures in networking/security industry.
• Demonstrated experience in complex solutions selling.
• Technical ability to understand how products solve business problems.
• Identifies problems and provides scalable solutions.
• Cultivates relations with channel partners.
• Knowledge of full sales cycle with structured sales process.
• Holistic problem-solving approach.
• Excellent time management and autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Drive and orchestrate large complex sales cycles.
• Identify business challenges and create customer solutions.
• Understand competitive landscape and customer needs.
• Create goals and accurate forecasting.
• Leverage prospect stories to add value.
• Stay updated on industry trends.
• Travel as necessary within territory.

Skills

SaaS-based architectures

Complex solutions sales

Technical aptitude

Problem solving

Relationship cultivation

Sales cycle knowledge

Time management

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. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

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!

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 be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.

Job Summary

The Major Account Manager partners with our customers to secure their entire digital experience. You’re motivated by the desire to solve critical challenges facing our customer’s secure environment, so you’re prepared to connect them with a solution for every stage of threat prevention. This role is a significant driver of company revenue and growth. As an experienced and dynamic sales professional, you’re responsible for leading and driving sales engagements. Palo Alto Networks is leading the charge in platformization, offering best‑in‑breed solutions that enable customers to build a truly zero‑trust security architecture and navigate critical transformations. To ensure our sales team is equipped to guide customers, we've developed FLIGHT, an immersive onboarding program. Flight blends virtual and in‑person learning at our headquarters, where new sales hires will participate in dynamic cohorts, fully dedicated to their training without customer distractions. This focused approach ensures they emerge as well‑prepared sales professionals, ready to help customers leverage our comprehensive portfolio.

Your Impact

As a Major Account Manager, you will drive and orchestrate large complex sales cycles and work with our internal partners and teams to best serve the customer. Your consultative selling experience will identify business challenges and create solutions for prospects and our customers. Understand the competitive landscape and customer needs so you can effectively position the portfolio of Palo Alto Networks solutions. Create clear goals and complete accurate forecasting through developing a detailed territory plan. Leverage prospect stories to create a compelling value proposition with insights into value for that specific account. Stay updated on industry news and trends, and how they affect Palo Alto Networks products and services. Travel as necessary within your territory, and to company‑wide meetings.

Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge of SaaS‑based architectures, ideally in a networking and/or security industry
• Demonstrated experience selling complex solutions, value selling, and/or consultative sales techniques
• Technical aptitude for understanding how technology products and solutions solve business problems
• Identifies problems, reviews data, determines the root causes, and provides scalable solutions
• Cultivate relationships with our channel partners to bring channel‑centric go‑to‑market approach for our customers
• Demonstrates in depth knowledge of the full sales cycle and the ability to follow a structured sales process
• Ability to take a holistic approach to problem solving by understanding the bigger picture, and considering complex interrelationships and outcomes
• Excellent time management skills, and work with high levels of autonomy and self‑direction

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 [e-mail].

Equal Opportunity Employment

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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.