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Enterprise Business Development Representative – Cortex (United Kingdom)

Posted 26 Mar 2024
Work experience
1 to 3 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Degree level
Required languages
English (Fluent)
Dutch (Fluent)

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Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission: protecting our way of life in the digital age by preventing successful cyberattacks. It’s not a small goal. It isn’t simple either, but we aren’t in this for the easy answer. As a company with a foundation in challenging the way things are done, we’re looking for innovators with a dedication to best. In return, your career will have a tangible impact – one that's working toward technology that affects every level of society.

Our mission doesn’t happen by treading softly – no, it happens by defining an industry. It means building products that haven't been thought of. It means selling products with a solutions mindset. It means supporting the infrastructure of a company that moves at an incredible speed – intentionally – to stay ahead of the world’s next cyberthreat.

Your Career

As a Palo Alto Networks Cortex BDR, you will be the expert for the broader Cortex XDR portfolio within our offerings. Your portfolio includes Advanced Endpoint Protection (Traps), Cortex XDR – Investigations and Response, Cortex XDR – Analytics, Autofocus, Cortex Data Lake and Demisto (Security Orchestration, Automation & Response)

Being a Business Development Representative (BDR) is not an easy task. This is the opportunity for those interested in being part of something bigger than themselves. We are out to fulfill our company mission with the strongest products in the industry. Being a BDR means handling rejection well, but persevering, regardless. It means cold-calling, selling, and pitching our products to people who are under tremendous pressure to secure their digital environments. And it means sticking with it with a level of tenacity defined only by your commitment to seeing a sale through.

To fit in this role, you are personable, willing to ask questions, always learning, have a strong work ethic, are persistent, and coachable. You are confident in who you are and able to enjoy the personable interactions that come with a job in sales. Becoming a part of the team means you will be surrounded by amazing, smart and hardworking, teammates and that’s a phenomenal place to be. Plus, the added bonus of changing the world? Now that's just icing on the cake.

Your Impact

  • Market the company’s products and/or services via telephone and email, often cold-calling leads to gauge interest and create opportunity
  • Present Cortex platform to prospects
  • Work collaboratively with BDRs and Field Reps from other business units (Core and Prisma).
  • Generate prospective customers through cold calling and lead qualification from Marketing programs and promotions
  • Direct Pre-Qualified Leads (PQL) to a specific Sales District with high efficiency and prioritization
  • Follow up on pre-qualified leads with sales team to ensure they are processed timely and lead to pipeline creation
  • Document all activities and customer interactions in Salesforce.com
  • Set appointments for both Field and Inside Sales Representatives, Account Executives, and prospective clients
  • Identify client needs, provide guidance and information around our products and services with the goal of increasing customer satisfaction
  • Build long-term relationships with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders
  • Seek and develop new business opportunities in the market
  • Report to the Business Development Manager on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales results
  • Stay up-to-date with new products and services, including capabilities and pricing, and on cybersecurity industry trends
  • Be a high energy individual with a strong desire to achieve top results with a dependable, positive “can-do" attitude over the phone and in person
  • Consistently meet or exceed metrics set by leaders and managers

Your Experience

  • Previous work experience in inbound and outbound calls and inquiries
  • Ability to understand technical concepts, possess enthusiasm for technology and to articulate clearly to all levels of technical aptitude
  • Ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced environment
  • Proven work experience as a Business Development Representative, Sales Account Executive or similar role
  • Hands-on experience with multiple sales techniques (including cold calls)
  • Track record of achieving sales quotas
  • Experience with CRM software (e.g. Salesforce)
  • Familiarity with MS Excel (analyzing spreadsheets and charts)
  • Understanding of sales performance metrics
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Ability to deliver engaging presentations
  • BS degree in Marketing, Business Administration or relevant field

The Team

Palo Alto Networks has brought technology to market that is reshaping the cybersecurity threat and protection landscape. Our ability to protect digital transactions is limited only by our ability to establish relationships with our potential customers and help them understand how our products can protect their environments. This is where our sales and business development teams come in. We work together with large organizations as they move to a more secure environment.

As part of our sales team, you are empowered with unmatched systems and tools, including 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 driven by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredibly complex cyberthreats. You’re an amazing sales person – you’re just looking for something more substantial and challenging as your next step.

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. To learn more about our dedication to inclusion and innovation, visit our Life at Palo Alto Networks page and our diversity website.

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.

At Palo Alto Networks, we foster a culture of innovation, authenticity, and collaboration. This focus helps to advance our mission of protecting our way of life in the digital age by preventing successful cyber attacks.

IT
Amsterdam
10,000 employees