Remote Cybersecurity Solutions Consultant

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 206,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Solutions Consultant to advance how we serve customers in their security transformation journey. You will provide technical leadership across on-prem, cloud, and security operations, and define solutions that deliver business value while positioning PANW as the cybersecurity partner of choice.

This role is remote with global teams; travel may be required for in-person meetings.

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 is preferred
• Influencing and gaining buy-in from key stakeholders; 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 are preferred
• This is a field sales position where travel requirements may be required to support in person customer meetings.

Responsibilities

• Meet and exceed sales quotas by building and implementing strategic, technical account plans that target cross-platform solutions.
• Position, demonstrate and create high level designs across the entire PANW portfolio solutions creating business value for customers.
• Drive customer adoption of the company Platform 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 conducts 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 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 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

Skills

Pre-sales experience

Networking

Network Security

Cybersecurity

SASE

English proficiency

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Solutions Consultant to advance how we serve customers in their security transformation journey. You will provide technical leadership across on-prem, cloud, and security operations, and define solutions that deliver business value while positioning PANW as the cybersecurity partner of choice.

This role is remote with global teams; travel may be required for in-person meetings.