Business Development Manager - Unit

Company Description Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution.

From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEX Benefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

Your role will centre on relationship management to achieve measurable results in increased revenue, market share, and depth within each sales segment. Your success will span the creation and execution of unique business plans in your region, in partnership with other Palo Alto Networks core sales organizations and channels.

• Business Development: Directly drive revenue by exceeding bookings goals for assigned partners and new initiatives
• Find and generate new customers, while also growing existing accounts and partnerships.
• Identify, create, and implement a comprehensive account strategy to develop new business and drive expansion growth with enterprise customers across your territory
• Scope, negotiate, and close enterprise contracts to exceed all bookings and revenue targets.
• Establish access and create positive business relationships with key executives and senior‑level decision‑makers
• Develop new accounts and/or expand existing accounts within the region
• Apply your knowledge of the cybersecurity industry, market landscape, technology, and products to educate prospective and current customers on the business value of Unit 42’s offerings and services.
• Develop relationships with select partners in your region to leverage their account presence and drive new growth and further penetration of Expanse’s solutions
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date account intelligence in SFDC, including regular forecasting of business opportunities to Sales and executive leadership
• Proactively identify up‑sell opportunities and grow revenue
• Capture and nurture CISO and executive relationships to influence recurring strategic spend and product pull through
• Customer Success: Ensure customers are maximizing their return on investment by owning the customer's on‑boarding, adoption, satisfaction, and advocacy across a portfolio of customers.
• Provide high‑touch/white‑glove customer outreach immediately post‑close to shepherd customers through the on‑boarding process
• Drive adoption by ensuring customers apply their purchased offering hours in a timely manner.
• Serve as the first line of defense in solving customer support requests, and coordinate and prioritize timely resolutions with consulting teams
• Develop a trusted advisor relationship with customer stakeholders, executive sponsors, and partners to drive cybersecurity solution adoption and ensure they are leveraging the solution to achieve full business value
• Ensure continual communication with customers regarding Unit 42 messaging, current offerings, and events
• Serve as a customer advocate in influencing the service and product roadmap.
• Manage performance metrics such as CSAT, renewal rate, up‑sell/cross‑sell lead…