Senior Manager Sales Leadership Development & Ai Transformation jobs at Palo Alto in United Kingdom, London

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 strategic 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

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 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 Cloud Security, 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
• 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 Prisma Cloud
• 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 technical sales or equivalent experience highly preferred
• Hands-on experience using IaC software tools (CloudFormation, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager, GCP Cloud Deployment Manager etc) and CI/CD tools (IDEs, GitLab, GitHuB, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc.)
• Experience with Alicloud, AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud configuration and administration of security features and services (including identity and access management, networking, firewalls, encryption)
• Deep experience in one or more cloud security areas such as Shift Left, CSPM, CWP, KSPM, CIEM, DSPM, AI-SPMBackground in security domain or cloud security highly preferred
• Understanding of container and container orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift
• This is a field sales position where travel requirements may be required to support in person customer meetings, please discuss with the recruiter on the specifics for this position.
• Proficient in English & German

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

• Establish and execute an internal communications plan for the EMEA region in conjunction with the EMEA communications leader that engages employees, connects them to the company strategy, and ensures key messages cascade through the organization.

• Ensure organizational initiatives and projects are successfully communicated to employees and stakeholders

• Plan, edit, and write content for a variety of internal communications media, such as the company intranet and Slack

• Create communications for large internal sessions/events including the regional All Hands

• Draft senior executives’ written and spoken messages to employees using a multimedia approach including video, live meetings and email.

• Establishing ongoing metrics to measure the success and effectiveness of communications efforts, and pivoting strategies based on data.

Your Experience

You’re a skilled communicator with strong judgement, attention to detail, and the ability to build relationships and credibility at all levels. You enjoy owning comms execution from idea to delivery, and you’re comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where things move quickly.

• 5+ years in internal communications roles, ideally within a high-growth environment

• Collaborative mindset and confidence engaging with senior stakeholders

• Hands-on experience managing and evolving internal communications channels, with a strong understanding of their use cases, strengths, and governance

• Excellent writing and storytelling skills with a clear, concise and engaging tone

• Excellent organizational and planning skills, including experience building and managing an internal content calendar

• Comfort with ambiguity and change, thriving in fast-moving environments where priorities shift and context matters

• Familiarity with internal platforms and tools

• A global mindset and ability to adapt communications across diverse regions and audiences

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

As a member of our sales leadership team, you will build and drive sales teams to exceed company objectives while growing your region according to plan. You’ll be responsible for building a high-performance sales culture that delivers results in bookings, sales development, and forecast accuracy while simultaneously mentoring and developing your team members to accomplish individual and organizational goals. It will be required that you track sales activity, provide sales projects, and create and analyze metrics.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for building and developing a team of quota carrying and lead generation sales professionals
• Own and drive revenue outcomes within the assigned region, territories, and/or district, exceeding personal and team sales quotas and goals
• Review weekly forecast and business outcomes with representatives and sales leaders
• Coach, develop, and mentor representatives to success in all aspects of the sales cycle: lead generation, qualification, forecasting, and closing opportunities, while using our channel/partner network
• Build sales analysis for insight into weekly, monthly and quarterly execution and strategies
• Attend weekly regional forecast and management calls to provide Inside Sales perspective
• Work closely with other Sales Leaders on crafting business strategy to accomplish company goals
• Required to stay knowledgeable and up-to-date on product roadmap, industry changes, and competitive landscapes

Required Qualifications

• Sales experience and management experience: preferably experience handling both quotas carrying and lead generation inside sales teams
• Enterprise sales experience required: networking or network security industries strongly preferred
• Experience with channel and partner sales models
• Consistently achieved sales goals through your leadership and personal goals
• Able to learn new technology quickly, as well as adapt to changing needs
• Hired, developed and retained successful sales talent
• Deep understanding of enterprise sales methodology that you can translate and coach others in
• Built strong cross-functional relationships across clients, partners, and internal teams
• Previous practice in Salesforce.com
• 25% quarterly travel within region

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

This role requires a trusted technical advisor who can bridge the gap between strategic vision and technical execution — collaborating with vCISOs, Unit 42 engagement leads, and client stakeholders to design and deliver transformation blueprints and pragmatic roadmaps towards threat led resilience

You’ll work at multiple levels: partnering with Unit 42 peers and client senior decision makers to influence transformation direction, embedding into delivery teams to guide execution, and engaging in activities to elevate Unit 42’s voice in the market.

You bring a deep understanding of applying threat context to shape and drive transformation programmes. This role blends delivery, technical advisory, thought leadership, and enablement — ensuring our clients achieve measurable security outcomes while unlocking the benefits of a platform adoption strategy.

Your Impact

Client Engagement and Programme Delivery:

• Embed into key Unit 42 client engagements to design and deliver security transformation roadmaps

• Partner with vCISOs and engagement leads to translate high-level strategy into actionable, resilience-building programmes

• Contribute to blueprint generation, architecture reviews, and post-incident transformation programme design

• Identify opportunities for platform adoption, particularly across Cortex, Prisma, and NGFW portfolios

Thought Leadership & Industry Collaboration:

• Represent Unit 42 and Palo Alto Networks in technical workshops, industry roundtables, or conferences

• Maintain expertise in AI, cloud security, Zero Trust, SOC transformation, and platformization strategies

• Co-author technical thought leadership content, micro-briefs, and transformation guides for clients.

• Serve as an internal technical SME, supporting GTM campaigns and enablement initiatives across EMEA

Technical Excellence & Enablement:

• Ensure transformation recommendations are pragmatic, achievable, and aligned to client operating realities

• Maintain awareness of industry best practices, emerging technologies, and regulatory shifts impacting transformation

• Provide technical mentoring and knowledge sharing across Unit 42 teams to strengthen delivery capability

Your Experience

• Proven experience delivering large-scale security transformation programmes in enterprise environments

• Background in architecture, presales, professional services, or platform strategy

• Strong understanding of cloud-native security, AI applications, Zero Trust, and SOC modernisation

• Skilled communicator — able to engage confidently with both technical teams and senior executives

• Experience in the EMEA market, with understanding of local delivery and sales ecosystems

Highly Desired

• Hands-on expertise with Palo Alto Networks technologies, particularly Cortex and Prisma; NGFW experience highly valued

• Recognised expertise in a specialist technical topic and the ability to present it at industry events.

• Professional certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CCSK, PCNSE).

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

• Deliver accurate revenue and RPO forecasts as part of the Close the Quarter process
• Assess topline impact of internal initiatives, new opportunities, and accounting policy changes
• Establish new processes and improve existing processes for topline reporting & visibility, including topics such as renewals revenue streams, registration behavior, and theater performance
• Prepare regular reporting packages, including CFO topline insights, executive team / Board of Directors content, and internal / external auditor close requirements
• Provide financial support for M&A activities, including analysis and integration planning
• Investigate and provide insights to ad hoc C-suite requests

Your Experience

• 7+ years related experience showing strong career progression and prior topline ownership. Prior Corporate FP&A experience and familiarity with US GAAP revenue standards for technology companies/SaaS companies are both a plus
• Experience working with a combination of bookings, RPO, revenue, and ARR
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable reporting solutions, leveraging Tableau and Pigment to improve accuracy, automation, and visibility of key metrics.
• Familiarity in managing large datasets, applying relevant statistical frameworks and concepts, and deriving executive-level insights
• Strong experience with Google Workplace (Sheets & Slides), Microsoft Excel, SAP, and Tableau. Pigment experience is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics/Business/Finance or related field (or equivalent military experience) is a plus

Your Qualities

• Analytical thinker, with a desire to dig into and understand the details - and connect to the big picture
• Willingness and ability to adapt to rapid business and organizational changes that accompany a high-growth environment
• Team player with strong communication and presentation skills
• Independent with enthusiasm for solving unstructured questions and providing thought leadership

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 $185,000 - $210,000/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

You will be part of an exciting, high-growth business unit within Palo Alto Networks and position the industry's most comprehensive SASE platform.You will be at the forefront of securing the modern hybrid workforce, representing a solution that offers the broadest security and compliance coverage for all applications, wherever users work - in the office, at home, or on the go.

Your Impact

• Win new logos, renew existing customers, and expand business within your territory
• Track and report on all opportunities, pipeline, and bookings to provide forecast reports to regional management
• Build strong relationships with local resellers and alliance partners to execute joint sales programs and activities
• Develop, share and implement standard methodologies and account strategies to increase our sales penetration of Enterprise Browser into our top accounts
• Engage with customers to identify opportunities and provide subject matter expertise on Enterprise Browser solutions
• Qualify, manage, and close leads and opportunities throughout the full sales cycle
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Enterprise Browser and other browser technologies, including competitive positioning
• Conduct consistent training and communications for the sales and channel teams, and foster joint engagement within the wider organization
• Contribute to the broader Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE strategy by providing region-specific insights and reporting
• Apply subject matter expertise in training sessions, QBRs, enablement initiatives, and other engagement activities
• Collect and share “Voice of Customer” feedback and competitive intelligence with the regional and global Prisma SASE organization
• Champion Palo Alto Networks' position as the number one enterprise SASE security company
• Travel as necessary within your territory, and for company-wide meetings

Your Experience

• Proven track record of exceeding sales quotas in an Account Manager role within a multinational organization
• Technical aptitude for understanding how technology products and solutions solve business problems
• Prior experience selling SaaS security, network security, or cybersecurity solutions
• Skilled in sales excellence: ability to demonstrate planning, strategy, qualification and execution
• Established network of relationships across the region, including key enterprise accounts and reseller partners
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbally
• Experience with target account selling, solution selling, and consultative sales techniques

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