District Sales Manager, SMB

Palo Alto Networks•Plano, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a District Sales Manager, you will lead a team of SMB Sales Reps 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 expect office-based employees to be in the office three days per week, with two days working from where they choose. We believe being together facilitates casual conversations and those magic moments where we can work on issues and ideas informally. These moments build capability and deepen trusted relationships and allow our people to feel safe in taking risks and being disruptive. Like so many companies, we are working through the details and things could change …. but in general if a role is deemed office-based we want our teams to be together at least 3-days per week. 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

Requirements

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
You're 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

Responsibilities

Lead a team of SMB Sales Reps and to help formulate and execute a strategy to maximize business growth
Developing and managing your team to generate revenue and achieve individual, team, and organizational quotas
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