Major Account Manager📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Major Account Manager to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The company's mission is to protect digital life through advanced technology and innovative thinking. This role is integral to securing customers' digital experiences and driving company revenue and growth. The Major Account Manager will collaborate with customers to address critical challenges within their secure environments, offering solutions for threat prevention across all stages.

Role Context and Development

This position is part of a sales team focused on platformization and delivering best-in-breed solutions. The goal is to enable customers to build zero-trust security architectures and manage critical transformations. New hires will benefit from an immersive onboarding program, FLIGHT, which combines virtual and in-person learning to prepare them for guiding customers through Palo Alto Networks' comprehensive portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive and manage large, complex sales cycles, coordinating with internal teams to serve customer needs.
• Apply consultative selling techniques to identify customer business challenges and develop effective solutions for prospects and existing clients.
• Gain a deep understanding of the competitive landscape and customer requirements to position the Palo Alto Networks portfolio.
• Develop detailed territory plans to establish clear objectives and ensure accurate sales forecasting.
• Utilize prospect success stories to create compelling value propositions with specific insights into account value.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry news and trends, and analyze their impact on Palo Alto Networks products and services.
• Travel as required within the assigned territory and for company meetings.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Experience and knowledge of SaaS-based architectures, particularly within the networking and/or security industry.
• Demonstrated experience selling complex solutions, utilizing value selling and/or consultative sales techniques.
• Strong technical aptitude to understand how technology products and solutions address business problems.
• Ability to identify problems, review data, determine root causes, and provide scalable solutions.
• Experience cultivating relationships with channel partners to implement a channel-centric go-to-market approach.
• 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, understanding the bigger picture and complex interrelationships.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to work with high levels of autonomy and self-direction.

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires travel as necessary within the territory.