Solutions Consultant, Telco (Next Gen Security)

Palo Alto Networks; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A global cybersecurity firm in Manila is seeking an experienced Solutions Consultant who will be responsible for driving customer adoption and exceeding sales targets. The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience in pre-sales, strong knowledge of cybersecurity, and excellent relationship-building skills. This role involves strategic account planning and delivering innovative solutions, requiring significant engagement with clients.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Diverse team culture

Training and development support

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in pre-sales/sales engineering.
• Skilled in Networking, Network Security, or Cloud Security.
• Experience in delivering cybersecurity solutions.

Responsibilities

• Meet and exceed sales quotas by implementing strategic account plans.
• Drive customer adoption of Palo Alto Networks Platform.
• Conduct discovery to understand customer needs.

Skills

Networking

Cybersecurity

Presentation skills

Sales Engineering

Job description

Company Description

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 believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem‑solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Description

Your Impact

Curiosity is core to the Solutions Consultant role, and you see complex problems as opportunities to learn and deliver innovative solutions! You define your impact by:

• Meeting and exceeding sales quotas by building and implementing strategic, technical account plans that target cross‑platform solutions.
• Understands Key customer business requirements and has the ability to position, demonstrate and create high level designs across the entire PANW portfolio solutions creating business value for customers.
• Ability to drive customer adoption of 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 your 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.
• Demonstrates 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

Your Experience

• 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 is preferred.
• 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 is preferred.
• This is a field sales position where travel requirements may be required to support in‑person customer meetings; please discuss with the recruiter on the specifics for this position.
• Proficient in English.

The Team

Our Solutions Consultant 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 transform their security architectures.

You are empowered with unmatched systems and tools 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. Our Solutions Consulting community is driven by the mission to be our customers’ cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting their digital way of life.

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.

Additional Information

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 [e-mail].

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.