Sr Manager, Sales

4 weeks ago


Oslo, Norway Palo Alto Networks Full time
Job Description

Your Career  

We know the SASE opportunity is massive. Our solutions are best-in-breed and customers need a trusted cybersecurity partner who can create a truly zero-trust-based security architecture. Our customers are looking to us to create critical transformations and our portfolio of solutions will help us do that.

As a District Sales Manager, you will lead a team of field sellers and to help formulate and execute a strategy to maximize business growth. You are instrumental in developing and managing your team to generate revenue and achieve individual, team, and organizational quotas.

We are looking for a proven first-line sales leader with great energy, leadership, and initiative to drive team performance and revenue growth for our sales team. 

Your Impact

  • Deeply understanding your customers’ needs by doing the research to develop insight into their priorities
  • Bring support to your team by participating in and leading prospect meetings 
  • Deep dive into weekly territory  pipeline and forecasting activities to coach direct reports on strategies to drive closure
  • Actively engage in territory planning and development, relationship development and opportunity to drive revenue by supporting and assisting your team in closing opportunities
  • Lead a high-performance sales culture that delivers results in bookings, sales development, and forecast accuracy while simultaneously mentoring and developing your team
  • In-depth technical knowledge of our portfolio with the ability to take a holistic approach to help solve our customers' problems
  • Drive and oversee team selling opportunities
  • Holds team and self accountable to achieve challenging goals while maintaining a forward-thinking approach when faced with setbacks 
  • Ability to communicate with leaders at all levels, including C-suite and establishes open and trusting relationships
  • Successfully influences others through change management
  • Development of a winning team, including recruiting, hiring and training while upholding our core values.

Qualifications

Your Experience

  • Proven Sales manager track record required
  • Hyperscaler / Public Cloud background & experience required
  • Enterprise B2B track record
  • Direct Sales AND indirect RTM experience required
  • Industry experience - Financial Services, Energy, Manufacturing
  • Consultative profile - experienced in deal shaping / driving big deals
  • Extensive Cybersec experience not a hard requirement, but should have Network / WAN experience
  • Must be based in or close to Oslo. Excellent Norwegian language proficiency required
  • Experience and knowledge of SaaS-based architectures, ideally in a networking and/or security industry - SASE technology is preferred
  • Experience with channel and partner sales models
  • Proven leader with the ability to create high performing teams in a rapidly growing sales environment
  • Year over year track record of successful sales pipeline management and results
  • Highly driven individual with an execution focus and a strong sense of urgency with an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Track record of consistently delivering revenue numbers and goals while maintaining a focus on team development and growth
  • Capable of successfully managing significant client escalations and issues
  • Excellent at influencing others, both externally and internally - ability to communicate effectively and build consensus across various functional groups to achieve goals
  • You're a leader and you know that to get the best results, you also have to be a great team player, building excellent rapport and collaboration with cross-functional teams


Additional Information

The Team

Our sales team members work hand-in-hand with large organizations around the world to keep their digital environments protected. We educate, inspire, and empower our potential clients in their journey to security.

As part of our sales team, you are empowered with unmatched systems and tools, constantly updated research and sales libraries, and a team built on joint success. You won't find someone at Palo Alto Networks that isn't committed to your success - with everyone pitching in to assist when it comes to solutions selling, learning, and development. As a member of our sales team, you are motivated by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredibly complex cyberthreats. 

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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  accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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.


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