Sr People Business Partner - jobs at Palo Alto in Germany, Munich

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

Your Impact

As a Principal Business Development Manager for Unit 42, you'll be the strategic spearhead responsible for significantly expanding our consulting services across your assigned territory. Your primary mission is to drive substantial revenue growth and deepen market penetration by:

• Pioneering New Business & Strategic Growth: Proactively identify, generate, and qualify new opportunities, developing and executing comprehensive account and regional strategies in collaboration with leadership to exceed bookings goals for Unit 42. You'll act as the crucial "first person on the ground," building new pipelines and expanding existing customer relationships
• Empowering Core Sales Teams: Serve as a trusted expert and strategic partner to Palo Alto Networks Core sales organizations and channels. You'll lead high-level Unit 42-specific conversations, assist in identifying potential customers, and provide deep cybersecurity and services expertise to accelerate services adoption throughout the sales cycle
• Negotiating & Closing Complex Engagements: Scope, negotiate, and close sophisticated enterprise contracts, consistently exceeding all bookings and revenue targets for Unit 42 consulting services
• Building Executive Relationships & Market Presence: Establish and cultivate strong relationships with C-level executives and senior decision-makers (CISO, CSO, CIO), educating them on the compelling business value of Unit 42's offerings. Your efforts will directly contribute to increasing Unit 42's market share and strengthening our brand identity as the elite security advisory team
• Cross-Functional & Partner Collaboration: Collaborate seamlessly with internal stakeholders (Field Sales, Marketing, Sales Operations, etc.) and leverage strategic regional partners to maximize growth, expand reach, and ensure flawless execution
• Strategic Forecasting & Reporting: Maintain precise account intelligence and provide accurate forecasts of business opportunities in SFDC to inform strategic decisions for sales and executive leadership

Your Experience

We are seeking a highly accomplished and results-oriented professional with:

• Strategic Sales Leadership: 10+ years of extensive and progressive experience in Business Development and Sales leadership roles within the cybersecurity industry, demonstrating the ability to shape and execute go-to-market strategies
• Exceptional Quota Attainment: A consistent and demonstrable track record of significantly exceeding multi-million dollar sales quotas as a Major/Large Account Manager, Regional Sales Manager, or Enterprise Seller, with a strong focus on F1000 accounts within high-growth, dynamic environments
• Deep Cybersecurity Domain Mastery: At least 10 years of experience selling complex Security solutions or services, including a profound understanding and proven success in:
• Offensive Security Services
• Incident Response Retainers
• Risk Management Services
• SOC Assessment Services
• Threat Intelligence Services
• Channel Ecosystem Acumen: A profound understanding of global channel partners and a proven ability to strategically leverage a channel-centric go-to-market approach to drive substantial growth in your assigned region
• Advanced Solution Sales Expertise: Mastery of MEDDIC (or similar rigorous sales methodologies) and Complex Solution Sales, with a demonstrated ability to architect and close intricate enterprise software and services solutions with large, sophisticated enterprises, consistently achieving 6-figure transactions and greater
• Industry & Executive Fluency: In-depth knowledge of how specific industries leverage security solutions. You possess the executive presence and communication skills to succinctly translate complex technical benefits into high-leleverage business outcomes, effectively articulating and presenting to both technical and C-suite stakeholders
• Entrepreneurial Drive & Agility: A demonstrated passion for the cybersecurity space, a proactive and entrepreneurial mindset towards scaling new, emerging technology offerings, and exceptional comfort thriving in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Global Communication: Fluent in English, with additional regional language proficiency (e.g., Arabic, Spanish, French, German) a significant plus

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

In the last 2 years, our People organization has seen an evolution of strategic direction. As a Senior People Business Partner, your contributions are crucial to our success in achieving these goals, creating change within a transformative organization, and an environment that constantly elevates performance.

Your Impact

• Provide strategic HR support to all employees in Germany and consults with VPs, Directors, and Managers in areas of performance management, change management and labor relations

• Steward of our values of integrity and inclusion, ensuring our people's strategies are grounded in respect and transparency. Leverage people analytics and a deep understanding of Germany's labor relations to anticipate issues and bring data-driven insights, reflecting our commitment to disruptive execution in a fact-based environment.

• Implement people practices for client groups that foster innovation and collaboration within one of the world’s most advanced technology organizations working together to fight cyberattacks threatening our way of life in the digital age

• Take a hands-on approach with focus on bridging the gap between our global business strategy and the German model of institutionalized labor relations

• In partnership with business leaders and relevant stakeholders for each topic lead works council negotiations with a focus on problem-solving and consensus-building, using a data-driven approach to foster long-term partnerships and collaborative, "win-win" outcomes.

• Takes project lead on PBP related W/C topics, such as Performance Elevation Tools & Processes, Pay Planning, Department Meetings etc., for example: gathers relevant information from stakeholders for different topics to prepare W/C meetings to inform, consult or co-determine on them and contributes to strategy development for those

• Coordinates legal assessment in collaboration with internal legal counsel to adhere to labor laws, regulations, and contract terms.

• Contributes to collective bargain agreements docs to support legal counsel

• Keeps track and overview of relevant topics and timing for W/C involvement

Your Experience

• Demonstrated expertise and a nuanced understanding of Germany’s legal and institutional labor framework, including the Works Constitution Act (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz) and the preparation and participation of challenging negotiations, project management and implementation of people topics upon signature of work agreements

• Relevant experience (+5 years) partnering with a German Works Council in an international and matrixed company, ideally with a HQ in the US

• Experience as a strategic consultative HRBP in the EMEA region, with the ability to work in a strong growth environment at mid-to-large, global companies

• Critical thinker with a keen eye for detail and the ability to prepare and defend positions with factual data and logical arguments with proven and solid problem-solving skills

• Ability to quickly build strong reciprocal relationships among diverse groups to meet shared objectives using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others

• In-depth understanding of behavioral science, analytics and core disciplines of HR

• Ability to travel throughout Germany as needed (10-15%)

• Exceptional active listening and persuasive communication skills with German + English fluency

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

You will center your role on relationship management to achieve measurable results in increased revenue, market share, and depth within each partner sales team at the assigned Partner Accounts. Your success in this role will span the creation and execution of unique business plans with each potential partner. You’ll be measured primarily on the joint business executed with these strategic partners at an international level, working at the heart of the VAR, GSI & MSSP account teams. You will be collaborating with a variety of internal stakeholders including Global / International Account Directors.

Your focus will be to drive enhanced alignment between the sales teams at PAN+Partners, as well as driving execution with excellence across account planning and pipeline management on all joint opportunities.

Your Impact

• Develop and execute business plans in collaboration with the Account Directors, driving all aspects of the partner relationship to maximize growth opportunities and ensuring the partner is well-positioned to deliver successful customer implementations and deployments
• Work well in a team environment to ensure partner and customer satisfaction
• Design a compelling value proposition that inspires this strategic partner to promote our solutions
• Develop/activate services based on our emerging and established technologies increasing revenue growth, and liaise closely with our product teams to innovate new solutions and GTM strategies to drive new ways to differentiate in the market and take market share (drive scale)
• Provide clear and consistent communication (internally and externally) across the region with partners to build strong partnerships throughout your assignment
• Lead regular business performance and relationship reviews with senior management and various stakeholders
• Build and maintain the activity of performance reports and activity dashboards

Your Experience

• Experience in Channel Management, or Business Development roles within the enterprise software ecosystem and/or network security industry
• Fluency in both English and Norwegian languages
• Understanding of the local Norwegian market
• Understanding of SP & GSI operating models is nice to have
• Knowledge of sales, marketing, and solution development
• Demonstrate strong initiative and ability to think creatively with excellent presentation, written, and overall communication skills
• Consistent track record of leading complex sales situations through negotiation and conflict resolution

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

• Develop and execute integrated regional marketing plans based on the German marketing strategy, fully aligned with business objectives and Go-to-Market (GTM) priorities and strategy.

• Drive omnichannel campaigns that create connected customer journeys, combining digital, social, and in-person experiences to generate net-new sales opportunities, accelerate pipeline, and deepen customer relationships - especially across key accounts and buying centers.

• Plan and execute online and offline events, webinars, and thought leadership activities to engage strategic audiences, elevate brand visibility, and support business-critical deals.

• Own end-to-end campaign execution - from ideation through activation and follow-up - leveraging targeted digital outreach, content syndication, and analytics to drive measurable impact.

• Deliver data-driven insights to support strategic account engagement, audience segmentation, and tailored messaging - improving relevance, personalization, and customer satisfaction.

• Monitor and measure campaign performance and ROI, using engagement and pipeline data to refine tactics and inform future planning with a focus on high-value activities.

• Prepare and manage the regional marketing budget, ensuring smart investment allocation across programs and channels to maximize business outcomes.

• Manage multiple projects with precision, prioritizing effectively to meet deadlines and budget requirements across diverse workstreams.

• Be a true partner to sales - collaborate closely with stakeholders, agencies, and vendors to align efforts, amplify reach, and create a unified go-to-market execution across regions.

Your Experience

• 10+ years of relevant experience in field or regional marketing, with a strong track record of demand generation and pipeline contribution.

• Demonstrated expertise in digital marketing and the orchestration of connected, omnichannel customer experiences across key accounts and segments.

• Strong understanding of how to activate GTM strategies and translate business objectives into high-impact, targeted marketing programs.

• Experience providing consultative input to senior sales leaders and driving alignment between sales and marketing initiatives.

• Confident communicator and presenter with the ability to clearly convey complex ideas across marketing, sales, and executive stakeholders.

• Deep knowledge of pipeline, revenue, and ROI metrics - and how to use data to optimize targeting, personalization, and campaign impact.

• Proven ability to influence and build trusted relationships across matrixed teams and regional stakeholders.

• Excellent project management skills, including experience managing external agencies and cross-functional execution.

• Passionate learner with a growth mindset - adaptable, solution-oriented, and continuously striving for improvement.

• A true “make it happen” attitude, with a high sense of ownership, urgency, and accountability for delivering measurable results.

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

• 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.

• Your ability to position, demonstrate and create high level designs across the entire PANW portfolio based on customer business needs

• 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 and the ability to influence through effective presentations and customer-specific demos, technical engagements, and workshops

• Leading successful technical validation efforts based on best practices to ensure technical win in assigned opportunities.

• 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 our leadership

• 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

• (OT) - Identifying technical stakeholders and cultivating relationships with key personas to build and drive a security architecture transformation roadmap

Your Experience

• Understanding of data networking and/or modern application design and cloud architectures

• 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

• Complex sales involving long sales processes with multiple buying centers and multi-product solutions are preferred

• High level German and Proficient in English

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