Named Account Manger - Digital Natives South India

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! We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes. Job Summary Your Career Working together with a Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for growing your territory. You are the primary point-of-contact for given set of major accounts and are accountable for delivering at above quota sales performance in your region. You are motivated by a hunger to solve critically difficult challenges that face our clients. You develop trusted relationships at a high, executive level, focusing on the strategic nature of the partnership. This means that you have a concrete understanding of our product suites, and are able to help identify areas that can be resolved by Palo Alto Networks solutions. You will lead to identifying and signing appropriate channel partners as well as training them on our solutions. Additionally, your credibility will guide your customers in their search to transition to a more secure online environment. You feel empowered by our product offerings - and love a technical challenge. Your Impact ⦁ You will specifically be responsible for managing a set of key strategic Digital Natives Accounts, Fintechs, Unicorns, Soonicorns in the South India region. ⦁ Employing world-class account management skills to identify cross-selling and up-selling opportunities within the target accounts ⦁ Be a highly competent presenter, with a proven track record in selling to C level executives ⦁ Develop and maintain detailed account profiles including organisational charts for all accounts to be reviewed by management on a quarterly basis ⦁ Facilitate communication on strategic and tactical issues facing our clients and partners ⦁ Maintain continuity and up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, technical developments, and governmental regulations that affect target markets ⦁ Develop market strategies and goals for each product and service; understand the strategies, goals, and objectives of accounts ⦁ Lead coordinating account strategy and tactics for sales support team (inside sales, systems engineering, sales management) ⦁ Take full responsibility for accurate sales forecasting by demonstrating in-depth knowledge of sales cycles from initial contact through the procurement process ⦁ Extensive domestic travel and possible International travel as necessary