Sales Specialist - Cortex & Cloud Public Sector jobs at Palo Alto in Germany, Munich

*We're considering candidates based anywhere in Germany, preferably near Berlin, Munich or Frankfurt.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

• Join the fastest-growing team where experience meets cutting-edge solutions

• Build and cultivate strong customer relationships, driving business growth within the region.

• Partner with the core sales team to align customer strategies and engagements with Cortex and Cloud business objectives.

• Take full ownership of leading strategic sales campaigns and forecasting, utilizing in-depth knowledge of sales cycles from initial contact through procurement.

• Engage in deep technical discussions beyond standard sales presentations and pitches while translating complex technical cybersecurity solutions into clear business value propositions for customers.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including sales engineers, to provide tailored customer-centric solutions.

• Partner with Alliances to develop joint strategies, enhance customer engagement, and deliver innovative solutions for existing and prospective clients.

• Travel domestically as needed to meet with customers and attend key business events.

Your Experience

• 5+ years of field sales experience focusing on key customer accounts and delivering value to public sector accounts in the cybersecurity industry.

• Extensive platform selling experience in complex sales with multiple buying centers.

• Experience selling SIEM, EDR, or CNAPP (DevSecOps, CloudOps) solutions is highly preferred.

• Established trusted relationships with CIOs and CISOs with the ability to influence and drive strategic conversations

• Expertise in applying complex solution sales methodologies to drive results.

• Experience working with channel partners and a deep understanding of a channel-centric go-to-market strategy.

• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment while collaborating effectively with sales engineers and cross-functional teams.

• Experience operating in a continuous adoption, expansion, and upsell sales motion within a matrixed sales organization is preferred

• Willingness to travel domestically as necessary to meet business needs.

• Fluent German & English

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This role can be based in the UK, the Netherlands, France or Germany

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

This role will be EMEA focused and requires attention to detail and ability to multi task and respond to tight deadlines. It is expected that the role will have consistent interaction with sales, channels, finance, deals desk, order processing across the region, as well as with the Global HQ team.

Your Responsibilities

• Work with sales to create private offers for customers in CSP marketplace
• Manage sales processing and work with order support teams to ensure fulfillment of transactions
• Occasionally act as escalation point for private offer requests and issues
• Work with relevant teams to identify root causes and communicate appropriately to internal stakeholders
• Provide subject matter expertise and training to internal team members and partners
• Create and manage sales opportunities in CSP partner portals
• Facilitate introductory calls between sales on shared opportunities, account mapping and other sales engagements.
• Develop reports, dashboards, metrics to measure and understand effectiveness of sales & marketing campaigns, and enablement activities
• Provide and understand program and insights reporting as required to the sales and finance teams
• Support projects and initiatives aligned with functional and company objectives
  

Requirements:

• Attention to detail and excellent problem solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to self-motivate and follow-through on tasks
• Effective verbal/written communication and data presentation skills, including an ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams
• Highly organized, excellent multi-tasking skills, and efficient in ambiguous situations
• Business analysis and functional experience with quantitative, analytical and organizational skills preferred
• Be able to handle stressful situations and respond to tight deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work in a virtual and matrix environment with an international team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required; other sales tools like Salesforce.com is preferred.
  

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

• Collaborate with sales teams to recommend and develop customer solutions within your assigned specialization
• Present to customers as our expert at all levels in the customer hierarchy, from practitioner to senior leadership
• Lead and support customer demonstrations that showcase our unique value proposition
• Responsible for prospective customers and partners' Technical Validation projects based on best practices to ensure technical win in assigned opportunities
• Architect solutions that will help our customers strengthen and simplify their security posture
• Document high-level design and key use cases to ensure proper implementation and value realization of Palo Alto Networks solutions
• Lead conversations about industry trends and emerging changes to the security landscape
• Responsible for discussing and highlighting product alignment with customer requirements and differentiation
• As the main technical point of contact for Network Security, you will assist and collaborate to respond effectively to RFIs/RFPs
• Position Palo Alto Networks or Partner delivered services as appropriate to ensure proper implementation and value realization of Palo Alto Networks solutions
• Discuss, with credibility, competitive offers in the marketplace and position ours as the best alternative

Your Experience

• 3+ years experience in pre-sales/sales engineering within Zero Trust, Networking, Network Security, SaaS Security or SSE/SASE
• Outstanding customer communication and problem-solving skills
• Experience in working with customers, demonstrating problem-solving skills and a can-do attitude
• Solid understanding of NGFW, Network Security, SASE, SD-WAN, CASB, Proxy, DLP and BYOD Solutions
• Advanced knowledge of On-Premise and Cloud-Delivered Network Security Technologies
• High level of German language skills, business fluent in English

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

As a Domain Consultant for SOC Transformation you will be the expert for our Cortex portfolio, a Next-Gen AI-powered security operations platform. You will play a key role in defining technical solutions that secure a customer’s key business imperatives. You evangelize our industry leading solutions in Security Intelligence and Automation, XDR, Attack Surface Management, SOAR and Incident Response that establish Palo Alto Networks as a customer’s cybersecurity partner of choice.

Your Impact

• Collaborate with account teams to recommend and develop customer solutions within your assigned specialization area
• Present to customers as our expert at all levels in the customer hierarchy, from practitioner to senior leadership
• As the main technical point of contact for Cortex, you will assist and collaborate to respond effectively to RFIs/RFPs
• Lead and support customer demonstrations that showcase our unique value proposition
• Scope and lead Proof of Value (PoV) projects for prospective customers and partners based on best practices to ensure technical win in your assigned opportunities
• Drive high technical validation and PoV win rates within your assigned specialization area
• Responsible for discussing and highlighting product alignment with customer requirements and differentiation
• Architect solutions that will help our customers strengthen and simplify their security posture
• Document High-Level Design and Key Use Cases to ensure proper implementation and value realization of Palo Alto Networks Solutions
• Help our customers build and develop further their services around Cortex solutions
• Lead conversations about industry trends and emerging changes to the security landscape
• Discuss, with credibility, competitive offers in the marketplace and position ours as the best alternative
• Position Palo Alto Networks or Partner delivered services as appropriate to ensure proper implementation and value realization of Palo Alto Networks solutions
• Initiate projects to improve individual team’s performance
• Implement organizational policies & help others adopt
• Act as a conduit for customer feedback to Product Management, Technical Marketing, competitor intelligence, and R&D to create requirements and deliver product features for our customers

Your Experience

• 6+ years experience in Security Operations or pre-sales/sales engineering within SIEM, SOAR, SOC, and/or XDR/EDR environments
• Experience in working with customers, demonstrating problem-solving skills and a can-do attitude
• Solid understanding of Security Operations Center processes
• Advanced knowledge of SIEM and/or SOAR solutions
• Scripting experience is a plus - Python preferred
• Business fluent in German and proficient in English

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

• Join the fastest growing team where experience meets cutting-edge solutions
• Build and cultivate strong customer relationships, driving business growth within the region
• Partner with the core sales team to align customer strategies and engagements with AIRS business objectives
• Take full ownership of leading strategic sales campaigns, sales forecasting, utilizing in-depth knowledge of sales cycles from initial contact through procurement
• Engage in deep technical discussions beyond standard sales presentations and pitches; while translating complex technical cybersecurity solutions into clear business value propositions for customers
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including sales engineers, to provide tailored customer-centric solutions
• Partner with Alliances to develop joint strategies, enhance customer engagement and deliver innovative solutions for existing and prospective clients
• Travel domestically as needed to meet with customers and attend key business events

Your Experience

• 5+ years of field sales experience focusing on key customer accounts and delivering value to Enterprise or Major-level accounts in the cybersecurity industry
• Extensive platform selling experience in complex sales with multiple buying centers
• Experience selling Appsec or CNAPP (DevSecOps, CloudOps) solutions is highly preferred.
• Experience selling GenAI products preferred
• Established trusted relationships with CIOs and CISOs with the ability to influence and drive strategic conversations
• Expertise in applying complex solution sales methodologies to drive results
• Experience working with channel partners and a deep understanding of a channel-centric go-to-market strategy
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment while collaborating effectively with sales engineers and cross-functional teams
• Experience operating in a continuous adoption, expansion, and upsell sales motion within a matrixed sales organization is preferred
• Willingness to travel domestically as necessary to meet business needs

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

As an Associate Account Manager (AAM), You will support our customers in securing their cloud and on-premise environments, as well as their global workforce. Driven by the desire to solve their most critical cybersecurity challenges, You’ll work closely with Account Managers to guide clients toward the right solutions for every stage of threat prevention, detection, and response.

Your Impact

• Collaborate with Account Managers on new customer acquisition and the expansion of existing Palo Alto Networks customers
• Own pipeline generation activities, including customer analysis, prospecting, cold calling, outreach via email and LinkedIn, as well as organizing and participating in events
• Follow up on pre-qualified leads with the sales team to ensure they are processed timely and lead to pipeline creation
• Document all activities and customer interactions
• Support complex sales cycles in coordination with external partners and internal teams to deliver optimal customer outcomes
• Develop a strong understanding of the full Palo Alto Networks solution portfolio and the competitive landscape to effectively position offerings to customers
• Identify client needs, provide guidance and information around our products and services with the goal of increasing customer satisfaction
• Monitor industry news and trends, assessing their impact on Palo Alto Networks products and services
• Build long-term relationships with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders
• Be a high-energy individual with a strong desire to achieve top results with a dependable, positive "can-do" attitude over the phone and in person
• Consistently meet or exceed metrics set by leaders and managers
• Travel as necessary within the assigned territory

Your Experience

• Previous work experience in sales or business development, ideally within Public Sector/Healthcare accounts
• Hands-on experience with multiple sales techniques (including cold calls)
• Basic knowledge of cloud or SaaS-based environments
• Ability to understand technical concepts, possess enthusiasm for technology and to articulate clearly to all levels of technical aptitude
• Ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced environment
• Self-driven, proactive, with a hunter mentality
• Ability to deliver engaging presentations
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills in German and English (spoken and written)
• Willingness to travel

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

As the Director of Next Generation Security Revenue Acceleration, you'll be a key leader focused on driving growth and operational excellence. You will report to the Senior Vice President of Next Generation Security Revenue Acceleration and work closely with our global Strategy, Operations, Marketing, and Field Sales teams to implement and execute revenue-accelerating initiatives.

We are looking for a highly analytical and strategic individual with a strong background in security, cloud business models, and sales operations. You will be responsible for maintaining operational cadence, managing forecasting, and supporting business reviews. You will use data to drive insights, measure performance, and ensure our sales teams can execute with precision.

Your Impact

• Lead operational initiatives with a focus on revenue acceleration.

• Act as a strategic advisor to GTM leaders on key acceleration efforts and organizational decisions.

• Manage and execute projects and programs that support the overall revenue acceleration strategy.

• Drive the QBR cadence and implement best practices within the organization.

• Collaborate with Global Sales Leaders to support sales leads and drive revenue growth in key theaters.

• Help drive change across the organization, assisting with strategy development, operations, and execution to achieve business goals.

• Assist with strategic alignment with Field Marketing and Demand Generation teams to manage the top of the funnel.

• Support the success of team members through incentives and performance management.

• Manage regular reporting on team and individual performance.

• Contribute to the execution of the strategy and ensure delivery on key metrics like bookings and pipeline.

• Act as a collaborative leader who helps elevate the capabilities of the team around you.

Your Experience

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise technology strategy and sales operations.

• Proven business acumen and a strong understanding of tech business models and Go-to-Market strategies.

• Demonstrated ability to make data-driven decisions.

• Knowledge of cybersecurity (SOC technologies preferred) and SaaS business models.

• Aptitude for navigating and influencing in a matrixed organization.

• Experience with iterative processes (experimentation, testing, etc.).

• Passion for leadership and a strong work ethic; able to establish priorities and drive initiatives to completion.

• A collaborative team player with the drive to lead initiatives, build positive relationships, and work cross-functionally.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure with a heavy workload and time constraints.

• Experience using reporting and analytics applications; Salesforce preferred.

• Excellent communication skills, and a proven ability to influence and build relationships across various teams, including sales, marketing, and executives.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $212000/YR - $265000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.