Solution Consultant

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; København; On-site; DKK 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. seeks a Solutions Consultant in Copenhagen to lead technical solutions for customers in their cybersecurity journey. Responsibilities include meeting sales quotas, understanding customer requirements, and driving product adoption. Candidates must have over 6 years in sales engineering, skills in cybersecurity, and the ability to influence key stakeholders. Proficiency in English and Danish is required. Remote work may be available, and the role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in pre-sales/sales engineering.
• Skilled in at least one area: Networking, Cybersecurity, or Cloud Security.
• Experience delivering cybersecurity solutions and influencing new business.

Responsibilities

• Meet and exceed sales quotas through strategic account plans.
• Drive customer adoption of the Palo Alto Networks Platform.
• Conduct discovery to articulate key technical and commercial imperatives.

Skills

Networking

Network Security

Cybersecurity

Private/Public Cloud Security

SOC/Endpoint

SASE

Job description

Job Description

The Solutions Consultant is the evolution of the traditional Sales Engineering role, aligning how we best serve our customers in understanding their environment, providing solution guidance and ensuring value realization in their investment with Palo Alto Networks. As a Solutions Consultant you provide technical leadership and expertise and guidance in your customer’s security transformation journey. You will play a key role in defining technical solutions that secure a customer’s key business imperatives and ensuring value realization of their investment with Palo Alto Networks. You evangelize our industry leadership in on‑prem, cloud, and security operations services that establish PANW as your customer’s cybersecurity partner of choice.

Responsibilities

• Meeting and exceeding sales quotas by building and implementing strategic, technical account plans that target cross‑platform solutions.
• Understanding key customer business requirements and having the ability to position, demonstrate, and create high‑level designs across the entire PANW portfolio solutions, creating business value for customers.
• Driving customer adoption of the Palo Alto Networks Platform.
• Building customer relationships by helping customers achieve increased productivity, operational efficiency, security efficacy, and greater flexibility to innovate.
• Conducting discovery to understand and articulate the key technical, operational, and commercial imperatives of prospects and customers.
• Working closely with Professional Services, Customer Success, and Specialist teams to ensure overall customer implementation and adoption of solutions.
• Demonstrating strong communication skills, influencing through effective presentations and customer‑specific demos, and conducting technical engagements and workshops that are clear and impactful, simplifying complex ideas for various audiences.
• Leading successful technical validation efforts based on best practices to ensure technical win in assigned opportunities.
• Demonstrating cross‑functional leadership driving collaboration and orchestrating supporting resources (Specialists, Channel Resources, Customer Support) to ensure a one‑team approach that demonstrates a cohesive strategy.
• Promoting end‑to‑end solutions that include PANW and/or partner professional services to ensure customers realize business value sooner.
• Understanding the competitive landscape and effectively differentiating PANW’s leadership in the cybersecurity space.
• Continuously investing in yourself to develop technical and professional skills that drive your ever‑increasing contributions to the success of our customers while actively participating within the Solutions Consultant community and at industry events.
• Identifying technical stakeholders and cultivating relationships with key personas to build and drive a security architecture transformation roadmap.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in pre‑sales/sales engineering.
• Skilled in at least one of the following: Networking, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Private/Public Cloud Security, SOC/Endpoint, or SASE.
• Experience in delivering cybersecurity solutions that solve technical challenges and influence new business initiatives.
• Influencing and gaining buy‑in from key stakeholders, either in a customer‑facing or internal role; prior experience in a pre‑sales role is ideal.
• Creating and delivering technical presentations, workshops, or technical validation engagements.
• Experience in selling, designing, implementing, or managing one or more of the following solutions: Network Security, SASE, SaaS, CNAPP, and/or SOC Transformation Technologies.
• Partnering with Customer Support functions to ensure successful implementation and adoption of sold solutions.
• Experience in complex sales involving long sales processes with multiple buying centers and multi‑product solutions.
• Proficient in English and Danish.

Travel requirements may be needed to support in‑person customer meetings; please discuss specifics with the recruiter for this position.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No.

EEO Statement

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