Sales Specialist, Business Development Leader

IBM

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TL;DR · Sales Specialist, Business Development Leader

Palo Alto Sales Specialist - Business Development Leader joins the IBM Consulting Cybersecurity Services team to drive growth within the Financial Services Market. This quota-carrying role involves originating, structuring, and closing integrated cybersecurity deals by combining Palo Alto Networks technologies with IBM’s consulting and managed security services. The successful candidate will build a sales pipeline, engage executive clients like CISOs and CIOs, and develop business cases for complex multi-vendor environments. Key responsibilities include positioning solutions involving Prisma, Cortex, Strata, SASE, and Cloud Security to address industry-specific risks such as fraud prevention, Zero Trust, and operational resilience. The role requires expertise in selling OEM technologies bundled with services and collaborating with Palo Alto Networks field teams. Candidates must possess experience in SOC transformation and a proven track record of meeting targets in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

What you'll do

  • Build and manage a sales pipeline to identify new logo and expansion opportunities within the Financial Services market.
  • Sell integrated cybersecurity solutions combining Palo Alto Networks technologies with IBM Consulting’s advisory and managed services.
  • Develop trusted relationships with CISOs, CIOs, and senior security leaders to lead value-based conversations.
  • Create business cases, ROI models, and executive presentations aligned with client priorities.
  • Structure complex deals involving software licensing, consulting, implementation, and managed security services.
  • Collaborate with Palo Alto Networks field teams and IBM alliance leaders to execute joint go-to-market initiatives.
  • Align cybersecurity solutions with industry-specific risks such as fraud prevention, Zero Trust, and operational resilience.
  • Partner with technical architects to ensure proposed solutions are feasible and deliver measurable outcomes.

What we're looking for

  • Master's Degree or advanced degree (preferred).
  • 8+ years of experience in enterprise cybersecurity sales or technology solution sales.
  • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding quota in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
  • Experience selling OEM cybersecurity technologies bundled with services.
  • Experience working at or with Palo Alto Networks or a strategic partner ecosystem.
  • Background in Zero Trust, SASE, Cloud Security, or SOC transformation.

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