Director, Business Development Technology Partnerships Strategic Alliances (NVIDIA)

Palo Alto Networks • Office - USA - CA - Headquarters, CA

2d • $212,000 - $292,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At Palo Alto Networks (PANW), we are securing the future of AI. We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated Business Development Lead to take the helm of our strategic NVIDIA alliance. In this role, you will be the strategic architect of our joint market offerings and Go-To-Market (GTM) motions, collaborating deeply with NVIDIA and our partner ecosystem to develop compelling, validated customer outcomes. You will enable PANW sellers and System Integrator (SI) partners to take these joint solutions to market, targeting Network Cloud Providers, telecommunications carriers, and enterprise accounts.

Requirements

• Proven experience in strategic alliances, business development, or partner-driven GTM within the cybersecurity, telecom/carrier, or AI/infrastructure space.
• Strong working knowledge of the NVIDIA commercial ecosystem, including their GTM motions around AI Factories, AI frameworks, and Edge compute, as well as their OEM and GSI partner landscape.
• Solid understanding of the enterprise network security (NetSec) market, including Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and cloud security business models.
• A track record of translating complex technical integrations into repeatable, sellable business outcomes, sales plays, and customer-facing commercial documentation.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and platforms (e.g., generative AI, AI-driven market research) in your daily workflow to accelerate GTM planning, content creation, or business development processes.
• Demonstrated success working strategically with complex channels and routes to market ecosystems, including GSIs, NCPs, telecommunications carriers, and hardware OEMs.
• Exceptional presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex business strategies to executive stakeholders, field sales teams, and external partners.
• A natural self-starter and a true team player who thrives in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a 'two-in-the-box' model with a technical engineering counterpart.
• Direct experience developing GTM strategies for both Network Cloud Providers (NCPs) and telecommunications carriers.
• Experience building business cases and ROI models to showcase the financial impact of AI security solutions.
• Experience in a role that required mentoring or championing a partnership internally to field sales teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Management (PM), Product Marketing (PMM), and marketing teams to craft the commercial joint value proposition and GTM frameworks for securing AI environments.
• Create the business blueprints, GTM architectures, and partner sales plays that clearly demonstrate how to monetize and sell joint AI Factory and Edge compute solutions.
• Advise internal product and pricing teams on the commercial features and consumption models required to drive market adoption among AI-forward organizations.
• Lead collaborations with NVIDIA’s alliance and business teams to build unique, sellable solution offerings that leverage the strategic strengths of both companies.
• Define sales plays, GTM execution plans, partner incentives, and commercial enablement frameworks.
• Interpret NVIDIA's business and channel requirements, translating them for internal stakeholders to ensure our sales organizations are equipped to support AI-centric use cases.
• Support PMM and marketing teams in creating highly effective sales collateral, including executive pitch decks, joint solution briefs, and battlecards.
• Work seamlessly with Account Managers, Sales Leaders, Marketing, and Channel Partners globally to drive joint pipeline, revenue, and growth for AI security.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed