Cortex Cloud Sales Specialist - West jobs at Palo Alto in India, Mumbai

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, 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

• 14+ 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 SecOps 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

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

Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs

• Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by country
• Unless applicable law requires otherwise, you must be vaccinated for COVID or qualify for a reasonable accommodation if:
• The job requires accessing a company worksite
• The job requires in-person customer contact and the customer has implemented such requirements
• You choose to access a Palo Alto Networks worksite
• If you have questions about the vaccine requirements of this particular position based on your location or job requirements, please inquire with the recruiter

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

Work with your sales team to provide comprehensive solutions to your assigned customers' security challenges and issues. As a technical advisor, you will build strong relationships of trust with customers and support and lead sales activities. As an architect, you will understand our broad product portfolio, conduct demos and evaluations, and combine various products to create solutions. You will provide our headquarters development department with insights on product development and improvements, contributing to maintaining our technological superiority.

Your Impact

Consider a wide range of products, create proposals to optimize the entire solution, and work to realize mid- to long-term network security plans.

Continually self-learn to maintain technological leadership in the technologies that our products target (security, network, data center, SDN, public cloud, etc.).

By gathering information on industry trends and competitors, we understand the advantages of our products, enabling us to make effective differentiation proposals.

Deep technical knowledge in a specific technical field (network security, cloud security, endpoint security, etc.)

Experience in technical presales or solution proposals

Basic knowledge of networks (IP, TCP/IP, routing, NAT, etc.)

Advanced knowledge of Internet security.

Actively keep up with new technologies and products and have a self-learning attitude

Japanese language ability (fluent or native level, Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1)

Experience managing or leading large-scale projects

Experience making proposals to CIOs and CXOs

Security qualifications

[Desired personality]

Ability to take ownership of problem solving

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 Cortex and Cloud 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

• 14+ 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 SecOps 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.

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

Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs

• Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by country.
• Unless applicable law requires otherwise, you must be vaccinated for COVID or qualify for a reasonable accommodation if:
  • The job requires accessing a company worksite
  • The job requires in-person customer contact and the customer has implemented such requirements
  • You choose to access a Palo Alto Networks worksite
• If you have questions about the vaccine requirements of this particular position based on your location or job requirements, please inquire with the recruiter.

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

• Convert target small/medium businesses into PANW customers - manage a large number of targets

• Exceed sales expectations while enhancing client satisfaction and creating long-term relationships

• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date forecast and document all activities and customer interactions in Salesforce.com

• Use phone, email, and internal marketing tools to perform selling activities and drive new business, build & maintain a constant/future revenue pipeline

• Identify and work with channel partners to scale reach across the territory, ensuring efficient coverage and driving partner-led growth in the SMB segment.

• Proactively identify cross-selling and up-selling opportunities

• Independently drive sales campaigns, product demos and proof of concepts

• Keep up to date on our industry and PANW’s competitive position

• Maintain alignment in our cross-functional environment with Channel teams, plus Business Development Reps and Sales Engineers

• Ensure accuracy of account planning and forecasting (in Salesforce) across a number of clients and prospect

Your Experience

• 3+ years experience selling to Small and Medium customers with a substantial amount of time covering the required market(s)

• Fluent in the local language(s) of target market(s)

• Experience selling a portfolio of solutions and expanding a customer's environment with newer solutions

• Familiarity with information technology products and topics - driven to learn more. Familiarity with cybersecurity is a plus.

• Proven track record of winning new customers and exceeding revenue goals

• Demonstrated success in working with channel partners or distributors to cover a defined territory, co-selling and enabling partner success within the SMB landscape.

• Experience and proven success in new customer acquisition

• Honed organizational, planning, communication and negotiation skills

• Positive attitude and able to thrive in a matrixed, team environment anchored by our values of Collaboration, Disruption, Execution, Inclusion, and Integrity oriented mindset

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

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

• Analyze supplier spend, performance, and risk metrics to support supply base strategies and cost-reduction initiatives
• Lead cross-functional projects focused on AI integration, supply chain optimization, and automation opportunities
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports in Tableau, Pigment, Google Sheets, and Excel to provide actionable insights to stakeholders
• Utilize SAP for data extraction, supplier management, and spend analysis
• Collaborate with Procurement, Engineering, Finance, and Operations teams to support data-driven decision-making processes
• Design predictive models and what-if scenarios to assess supply chain risks and opportunities
• Implement AI tools such as Gemini and ChatGPT to streamline reporting, forecasting, and communication processes
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity across all reporting systems and processes
• Provide ad hoc analyses and presentations for executive leadership to support strategic supply chain initiatives
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process gaps and recommending enhancements using data insights

Your Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Data Analytics, Business, or a related field. Master’s degree is a plus or equivalent military experience required
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain data analytics, preferably within Supply Base Management
• Proficiency in SAP, Pigment, Tableau, Google Sheets, and Microsoft Excel (advanced functions, pivot tables, and macros)
• Hands-on experience using AI tools such as Gemini and ChatGPT for automation and process improvements
• Strong knowledge of supply chain processes, supplier management, and procurement analytics
• Experience managing large datasets, performing data mining, and developing KPIs
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and collaborate with diverse teams
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, with a continuous improvement mindset
• Familiarity with programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL) for advanced analytics is a plus

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 $135,000/YR - $186,000/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.

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

Your Career

As a Domain Consultant 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.

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
• Lead and support customer demonstrations that showcase our unique value proposition
• Scope and Lead Proof of Value (PoV) projects for prospective customers 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
• Architect solutions that will help our customers strengthen and simplify their security posture
• Accelerate technical validation of proposed solutions within your specialization
• 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
• Assist account solutions consultants to respond effectively to RFIs/RFPs while serving as the main technical point of contact for Cortex
• Position Palo Alto Networks or Partner delivered services as appropriate to ensure proper implementation and value realization of Palo Alto Networks solutions

Your Experience

• Deep experience with security incident response, both IR tools and IR workflow process or SOC operational processes
• Strong technical hands-on experience (At least 5+ years) with EDR/XDR
• Experience around SOAR and SIEM will be an added advantage
• Strong practical experiences with threat hunting, malware, exploits and be able to demonstrate simulation of cyber attacks
• Experience installing, configuring and integrating a complex Security environment
• Experience with Security Analytics or Threat Intel is a plus
• Deep understanding of Unix/Linux and Windows operating systems and scripting skill in Python/JavaScript/PowerShell is an advantage
• Strong problem finding and solving skills, ability to analyze complex multivariate problems and use a systematic approach to gain quick resolution
• 8+ years of experience in a customer facing role
• Strong English language skills, both oral and written - Ability to confidently present with impact to an audience in person and remotely
• A team player - ability to share knowledge openly, interact with integrity, embrace diversity
• A Self-Starter, self-motivated and a quick learner with the ability to embrace change - the Cortex portfolio is always evolving and as a technical Specialist your expertise must be at the leading edge

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

Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs

• Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by country.
• Unless applicable law requires otherwise, you must be vaccinated for COVID or qualify for a reasonable accommodation if:
  • The job requires accessing a company worksite
  • The job requires in-person customer contact and the customer has implemented such requirements
  • You choose to access a Palo Alto Networks worksite
• If you have questions about the vaccine requirements of this particular position based on your location or job requirements, please inquire with the recruiter.

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

Your Career

As we continue to grow as an organization, we are hiring premier named accounts sales professionals to run and drive sales engagements into state governments in West India. You will be expected to exceed sales quota by creating and implementing strategic account plans targeting Enterprise wide deployments of the Palo Alto Networks Next Generation Security Platform. Partnering with a systems engineer, you will displace competing technologies and build market share within your targeted list of major accounts.

Your Impact

• Acquire, lead, and develop major accounts within West India State Government accounts
• Strong account management skills to identify cross-selling and up-selling opportunities within targeted major accounts
• Conduct effective presentations to C—level sales planning, leading to accurate forecasting of the business
• Establish relationships with and sell through channel partners
• Demonstrate knowledge of cybersecurity industry, products, and competitor offerings
• Rolodex of mid to senior level connects in the named accounts

Your Experience

• Exceeding quota sales experience
• Rolodex of mid to senior level connects in the West Indian State Government accounts & Government centric Partner ecosystem (Consulting Partners, SIs etc)
• Prior experience selling network infrastructure-based security appliances including but not limited to - Firewalls, SSL/IPSEC VPNs, Security Proxies and Caches
• Practical knowledge of routing and switching products that will be installed adjacent to the Palo Alto Networks appliances
• Strong communication both written and verbal, including presentation skills for clients and internal partners
• Very strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Experience working with Channel partners and understanding of a channel centric go to market approach
• Possess a deep understanding of the complexities around products and technology integrations

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

Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs

• Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by country.
• Unless applicable law requires otherwise, you must be vaccinated for COVID or qualify for a reasonable accommodation if:
  • The job requires accessing a company worksite
  • The job requires in-person customer contact and the customer has implemented such requirements
  • You choose to access a Palo Alto Networks worksite
• If you have questions about the vaccine requirements of this particular position based on your location or job requirements, please inquire with the recruiter.