Principal Solution Architect - India @ Palo Alto Networks

Job Description

Your Career
As a Principal Solution Architect at Palo Alto Networks, you are responsible for improving the productivity of our sales teams through the creation and delivery of business-relevant security conversations to our key prospects and customers. As a thought leader, you will address IT-related issues by leveraging Palo Alto Networks technologies in a way that creates differentiated business value. As a trusted advisor, you will provide valuable insights and education on effective risk reduction, compliance, governance, and cost reduction through a prevention first security approach based on the Palo Alto Networks security platform.
The Principal Solution Architect value is measured in their ability to increase sales productivity by:

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  Setting and driving an agenda with the customer, both directly and through the local Sales Teams, as well as within the market through various public speaking engagements and Executive Briefings
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  Uncovering new technology applications and use cases and aiding in the creation of presentations, documents, and deliverables that will illustratevalue to prospects and customers and the Palo Alto Networks sales teams
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  Uncovering and documenting technological/business value gaps between the Palo Alto Networks platform and competitive offerings and communicating these to the wider Palo Alto Networks Sales organization.
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  Interface with Product Management to discover and fill current shortcomings in our product suite as well as requirements for future strategic market segments.

The role will require close coordination with Sales, Palo Alto Networks CISO and his theater CISO's, Sales Engineering leadership, Product Management, Marketing, Channel Partners, and the Consulting Engineering team. This is a senior technical role in the field and value produced must be obvious and recurrent. Customers and Sales Teams will ask for you by name.
Your Impact:

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  Increase sales productivity - Impact, success, and compensation is measured against the India Theater Goals

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  Engage directly with key prospects and customers as a security expert to penetrate whitespace accounts and expand Palo Alto Networks install base through the Identification, qualification, and closure of opportunities
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  Work directly with the local account teams on strategic pursuits to develop differentiated sales strategies based on opportunity specific business and technical drivers
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  Work with the Sales Teams on strategic opportunities to on the development and delivery of differentiated proposals which clearly demonstrate the business and technical value of the Palo Alto Networks Security Platform
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  Engage and establish an advisory relationship with key Manager, Director, VP, and CXO contacts at strategic customers to assist them in the pursuit of a preventative security posture
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  Educate prospects and customers as to how the security landscape is constantly changing and how it will continue to change due to evolving threat vectors, change in networking technologies (virtualized data centers, public cloud, SaaS, etc.), and enterprise outsourcing of IT resources

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  Drive mindshare for Palo Alto Networks Cloud security solution across the region via marketing events, blogs, podcasts, webinars etc. Also engage with the top customers/prospects of the region and drive architectural conversations.

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  Document and distribute proven insights and approaches for broader Sales Team consumption.
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  Provide summarized and business-relevant feedback into Product Management, Product Marketing, Competitive Marketing, and Field Marketing based on customer engagements to improve Palo Alto Networks effectiveness in communicating its value proposition to prospects and clients
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  Engage in continuous self-improvement and learning to maintain technical leadership of relevant technologies (security, data center, SDN, public cloud, networking, endpoint, etc.)
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  Work closely with the theater CISO resources to ensure that you maintain and coordinated approach to the market

Your Experience:

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  Self-motivated.
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  'Whatever it takes' attitude and motivation to do whatever necessary to close deals.
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  Extensive knowledge in the network and endpoint security architectures, history, and trends.
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  Knowledge of ancillary security areas such as identity management, SIEM, public, and private cloud architectures.
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  Demonstrable experience in establishing credibility and strategic messaging with large enterprise customers
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  BSCS or equivalent and 10+ years of experience as an end customer and/or as a vendor
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  Solid fundamental networking background.
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  Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills, both internally and externally.
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  Strong problem finding and solving skills, ability to analyze complex multivariate problems and use a systematic approach to gain quick resolution, even under duress.
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  Super organizational skills.

The Team
As part of our Systems Engineering team, you'll support the sales team with technical expertise and guidance when establishing trust with key clients. 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 systems engineer team, you are driven by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredible complex cyberthreats.

Employement Category:

Employement Type: Full time
Industry: IT
Functional Area: Operations
Role Category: Visual Merchandiser
Role/Responsibilies: Principal Solution Architect - India

Contact Details:

Company: Palo Alto Networks
Location(s): Mumbai

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