Our Mission
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.

Who We Are:

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

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.

Job Summary:

The Team
Our Channel Business team is a strategic pillar of our sales organization. We are responsible for developing and managing relationships with our partners, including resellers, distributors, and managed service providers. Our goal is to drive indirect revenue growth, expand our market reach, and ensure our partners are equipped with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed. We work collaboratively across the company to create and execute channel programs that deliver value to both Palo Alto Networks and our partners, ultimately helping to protect our mutual customers in the digital age.

Job Summary:

You will center your role on relationship management to achieve measurable results in increased revenue, market share, and depth within each partner sales team at the assigned Value Added Resellers across Germany. Your success in this role will span the creation and execution of unique business plans with each partner. You'll be measured primarily on the joint business executed with these strategic partners at an international and regional level, working at the heart of the VAR account teams. You will be collaborating with a variety of internal stakeholders including Global and Regional Account Directors.

Your focus will be to drive enhanced alignment between the sales teams, as well as driving execution with excellence across account planning and pipeline management on all joint opportunities.

• Key Responsibilities
• Build a deal pipeline with the assigned VARs and own revenue outcomes within designated territory.
• Develop and execute business plans in collaboration with the Account Directors, driving all aspects of the partner relationship to maximize growth opportunities and ensuring the partner is well-positioned to deliver successful customer implementations and deployments.
• Work well in a team environment to ensure partner and customer satisfaction.
• Design a compelling value proposition that inspires strategic VARs to promote our solutions.
• Develop/activate services based on our emerging and established technologies increasing revenue growth, and liaise closely with our product teams to innovate new solutions and GTM strategies to drive new ways to differentiate in the market and take market share (drive scale).
• Provide clear and consistent communication (internally and externally) across the region with partners to build strong partnerships throughout your assignment.
• Lead regular business performance and relationship reviews with senior management and various stakeholders.
• Build and maintain the activity of performance reports and activity dashboards.
  Qualifications
• Required Qualifications
• Experience in Channel Management or Account Management roles within the enterprise software ecosystem and/or network security industry.
• Fluency in German and English (written and verbal) is required.
• Deep understanding of the German VAR landscape and the local "Mittelstand" vs. Enterprise procurement behaviors.
• Understanding of VAR and System Integrator operating models; knowledge of Resell /MSSP models is nice to have.
• Knowledge of sales, marketing, and solution development.
• Demonstrate strong initiative and ability to think creatively with excellent presentation, written, and overall communication skills.
• Consistent track record of leading complex sales situations through negotiation and conflict resolution.
  Our Commitment

We're trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity's status quo. It's simple: we can't accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.