Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We’re changing the nature of work from benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

Job Description

Your Career

As a member of our sales leadership team you will be tasked with leading our Prisma Cloud sales team in France. Prisma Cloud is the industry’s only comprehensive Cloud Native Security Platform, integrating capabilities from the world’s most innovative security start-ups and delivering them on an enhanced platform to provide market-leading functionality across all our individual modules. From container security to threat detection to web application and API security, security teams benefit from best-in-class protection. 

You will build and drive your sales team to exceed company objectives while growing your region according to plan. You’ll be responsible for building a high-performance sales culture that delivers results in bookings, sales development and forecast accuracy. Simultaneously, you will mentor and develop your team members to accomplish individual and organisational goals. It will be required that you track sales activity, provide sales projects, and create and analyse metrics. 

A challenge inspires you rather than intimidates you, and you aren’t afraid of setting accelerated goals to drive you to succeed. More than that, you are motivated by empowering our clients to meet their cloud security needs and you are driven with an encompassing passion for solutions selling in a hyper-growth environment. You’re not afraid of addressing the critical challenges they are facing within digital transactions, and you thrive on the pressure.

Your Impact

• Responsible for leading and growing the Prisma Cloud sales team in France
• Own and drive revenue outcomes within the assigned region exceeding team sales quotas & goals
• Coach, develop and mentor representatives to success in all aspects of the sales cycle; lead generation, qualification, forecasting and closing opportunities while using our channel/partner network
• Build sales analysis for insight into weekly, monthly and quarterly execution & strategies
• Work closely with other District Sales Managers on crafting business strategy to accomplish company goals

Qualifications

Your Experience

• A successful track record of leading quota achieving sales teams
• A good understanding of relevant technologies is preferred (cloud security, public cloud, DevSecOps etc.)
• Consistency in achieving leadership and personal goals
• Deep understanding of enterprise sales methodology, preferably MEDDIC
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients, partners and cross-functional internal 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 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 [email protected].
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.

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• Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by country.
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