Sales Ops Manager Strategics West

Strategic Operator

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.

This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.

We are looking for an outstanding strategic operator to join the North America Sales Strategy & Operations organization. You will be a thought partner to support the sales leadership team for our Strategic accounts in all aspects of the business. You will also work closely with cross-functional stakeholders (Finance, Marketing, HR, Central operations, Ecosystem, IT etc.). This role is a great fit for a self-starter who enjoys driving business impact and operational efficiency, can serve as an internal consultant (e.g., problem solver) and owner and will have the opportunity for significant exposure and visibility across the business.

The candidate in this role will provide leadership, advisory & execution support in driving sales productivity, sales planning, sales forecasting, segmentation, and sales analytics.

Your Impact

• Act as key business partner & Chief of Staff to the President of Strategic Accounts and regional sales management team; establish, maintain, refine the rhythm of business
• Drive forecasting, deal structuring and participate in a month-end and quarter-end close process
• Set up cadences for inspection of quarterly targets and forecasts
• Optimize forecast accuracy by driving discipline with pipeline hygiene and forecast management
• Facilitate tracking of outstanding purchase orders, ensuring order compliance, bookings reports, etc
• Manage compliance of the non-standard transactions process; track quarterly metrics on average discounts, non-standard exceptions and recommend actions to improve these metrics
• Drive sales planning, account strategy & quarterly business review meetings with the sales management team
• Run data analytics and partner with finance/market intelligence teams to assess TAM, product propensity to buy and optimize territory coverage
• Work closely with sales management on GTM segmentation and coverage strategy implementation
• Own and drive annual planning exercise for Strategic accounts - quota setting, territory & organization design
• Partner with sales leadership to drive account & opportunity planning motion
• Manage all aspects of operations, tools, dashboards and reporting
• Review and identify areas for improvement leading to operational efficiency
• Assist in driving field readiness for new sales hires and ongoing sales processes training;
  Coordinate activities and priorities of enablement functions to improve alignment to sales strategy
• Set up and manage sales programs to drive pipe generation and growth in accounts
• Manage sales compensation escalations with the Sales Compensation team
• Work closely with Finance, Sales Compensation and Central Analytics teams to develop & maintain scorecards and dashboards that bring transparency into business performance and arms sales leadership with insights needed to drive their business

Your Experience

• 7+ years of experience in an enterprise subscription software sales strategy & operations role supporting large/strategic accounts
• Knowledge of SaaS / subscription based business models and associated KPIs (Retention & Renewal Rates, ARR, Expansion & Cross-Sell Rates, etc), sales processes and methodologies
• Proficiency with CRM & connected planning systems (e.g., Salesforce, Pigment, Anaplan)
• Attention to detail and ability to execute
• Strong business acumen and judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills, and ability to structure solutions to complex problems;
  Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets, SQL…