Regional Field CSO: Cyber Resilience & Exec Advisory

Palo Alto Networks; Warszawa; Remote; PLN 710,000 - 1,183,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks seeks a seasoned CSO/CISO to lead regional cybersecurity initiatives across Central Eastern Europe. You will build trusted advisor relationships with CISOs and IT executives while guiding strategic cyber resilience journeys and industry leadership commitments.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, thought leadership, and market influence, with a focus on security transformation and executive messaging. Remote work with global reach is expected.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a CSO / CISO in large corporate enterprise, plus customer facing experience in a vendor or consulting organization
• Well known in the central eastern european region as a cybersecurity expert
• Has a vision for the cybersecurity future and can help us think through and develop the roadmap
• Possesses the ability to bridge the gap between deep technical content and information that a C-Level executive can digest and use to make quality decisions
• Technical enough to understand various technologies and have credibility with customers
• Has credibility in front of large audiences as well as one-on-one meetings
• Demonstrates credibility in front of large and small audiences as well as one-on-one meetings
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and at least 1 additional regional language (Romanian, Czech, Polish strongly preferred) , interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to communicate security and risk-related concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences
• An innovative thinker, with great problem-solving skills
• Bachelor degree in Business, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Management Systems, or related field or equivalent military experience - master’s preferred
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in a combination of risk management, information security and IT jobs – at least four must be in a senior leadership role
• Employment history must demonstrate increasing levels of responsibility
• Demonstrated industry expertise through contributions to security industry groups, speaking at industry events, and / or writing blogs and whitepapers on advanced cyber security techniques and tools

Responsibilities

• CISO Advocate (60% of role) Deep knowledge of security frameworks and regulations
• Ability to add value to customer CISO’s by sharing experiences and providing guidance on board-level messaging, internal project selling, stakeholder alignment, etc.
• Craft and deliver C-level messaging focused on security trends, known customer challenges and best practices in cybersecurity, with a focus on positioning security outcomes
• Technical Knowledge: Ability to integrate Palo Alto Networks Platformization value into the customer’s cybersecurity transformation plan, addressing specific business challenges
• Ability to articulate high-level technical differentiation from the competition across Network Security, SASE, AI Security, Cloud and SOC transformation
• Possesses the ability to bridge the gap between deep technical content and information that a C-level executive can digest and use to make quality decisions
• Market and Brand Impact (20%) Deliver thought leadership content at marquee conferences and Palo Alto Networks sponsored events
• Owns customer executive advisory board motion in specified geography
• Active member in Industry Associations/Communities, applying appropriate regional influence be they standards, government or industry driven

Skills

CSO/CISO experience

CE region expertise

Executive communication

Public speaking

Security leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Security, Computer Science

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Palo Alto Networks seeks a seasoned CSO/CISO to lead regional cybersecurity initiatives across Central Eastern Europe. You will build trusted advisor relationships with CISOs and IT executives while guiding strategic cyber resilience journeys and industry leadership commitments.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, thought leadership, and market influence, with a focus on security transformation and executive messaging. Remote work with global reach is expected.