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As we rapidly scale the commercial field force to onboard new sellers, SEs and leaders, this role is directly responsible for designing, developing, and executing ground-up instructional programs, digital learning paths, and interactive curriculum that accelerate time-to-revenue and drive field readiness.\nThis individual will replace static training materials with modern, high-engagement instructional assets across our core solutions (Secure Networking, Unified SASE, AI-SecOps), core selling methodologies, discovery/qualification frameworks, and competitive displacement strategies. 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