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.

Who We Are 

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe 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 FLEXBenefits 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 Career

As a Global Sales Support Specialist, you will provide support to our Field Sales Teams with quoting of complex deals, educating on one-off quotes to order inquiries, and advising on product configuration rules. You will also support short-term marketing sales promotions while collaborating with internal business partners to ensure that deals are moving forward.  

Leveraging your passion for knowledge sharing, you will facilitate training with the Field Sales Team on Quote to Order processes and procedures guidelines, educate new hires on Salesforce and advanced quoting sessions. You will also be able to identify system gaps or improvement opportunities and escalate to proper resources for resolution.

Each team member works out of a shared mailbox and is responsible for managing Global Sales Support activities with accuracy and speed.  Requests for assistance from an Account Manager are prioritised for completion based on revenue acquisition, customer relationship building and other forms of determining timing requirements. 

The Global Sales Support Specialist resides within the Sales operations organization and fulfils a variety of key support functions to help ensure revenue attainment.  This role will report to the Global Sales Support Manager.

Your Impact

• Hardware quoting and order tracking to ensure that deals are closed efficiently and accurately
• Collaborating with cross functional teams such as Sales Operations, Sales, and Deal Desk to improve the sales process 
• Reviewing and developing new processes to improve the effectiveness of the sales organization
• Providing training and coaching to sales on the contract and quote building process

Your Experience

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in sales support or sales operations
• Excellent written and verbal skills - ability to communicate with customers, distributors, and resellers
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and experience with CRM systems (Salesforce CPQ and Steelbrick highly preferred)
• Organized with demonstrated initiative - ability to independently handle and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment to ensure timelines are met
• Willingness to work extended hours depending on month-end or quarter-end workload
• Ability to work specified shifts (i.e. 8:30 am to 5:30 pm) to accommodate regional requests

The Team

Our sales team members work hand-in-hand with large organizations around the world to keep their digital environments protected. We educate, inspire, and empower our potential clients in their journey to security.

As part of our sales team, you are empowered with unmatched systems and tools, constantly updated research and sales libraries, and a team built on joint success. You won’t find someone at Palo Alto Networks that isn’t committed to your success – with everyone pitching in to assist when it comes to solutions selling, learning, and development. As a member of our sales team, you are motivated by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredibly complex cyber threats. 

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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.