District Sales Manager

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks were united by a shared missionto 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 youre ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are youre 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

Your Career

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. This role will entail:

• 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

Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge of SaaS-based architectures ideally in a networking and/or security industry

• 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.

• Youre 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.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications experience and work location. 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. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

$323700.00 - $445125.00/yr

Our Commitment

Were trailblazers that dream big take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant 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 .

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.

Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 323700 - 445125