דרושים Specialist Systems Engineer Pre-sales - Cortex ב-Palo Alto ב-Australia, Melbourne

Key Responsibilities

• 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

• 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 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.

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

Your Impact

• Lead collaborations with the partner’s team to drive and build unique solution offerings, leveraging the technical strengths & capabilities of Cortex - This role may require PoV development but the product delivery is owned by our product organization
• Lead and support efforts defining solution architectures, design & implementation guides, and technical enablement plans that demonstrate Cortex and the partner’s joint value proposition
• Interpret partner requirements and translate them for internal constituents - align with Product Management to drive enhancements to Cortex products to support partner use cases
• Assist the Cortex TPT Director in driving the GTM of the offerings, at the partner and the customer
• Work closely with the Cortex TPT Director, as well as peers at the partner (including but not limited to Technical, PMO, Product Marketing, and Enablement) to craft & execute the technical plan for offer/s developed
• Build POVs to showcase solutions - Participate on webinars and presentations
• Build a regular cadence of relationship-building, responsible for “partner peering” exercises to enable stronger partnerships
• Educate the partner’s teams on the Cortex platform value proposition to drive growth of our outcome-based solutions
• Work in highly collaborative environments to team with Account Managers, Sales Engineers, Marketing, and Channel Partners in the region to drive revenue and growth
• Help to exceed customer expectations by identifying impactful use cases that enable people to transform their businesses with Cortex products
• Motivate and build extended teams around you to unlock the power of Cortex within our customer base and partner organization

Your Experience

• This is a technical role - Hands-on programming skills in Python or other scripting languages
• Cloud Security market and/or product experience (such as CSPM, DPSM, DevSecOps, AppSec, etc.)
• Experience working with one or multiple CSPs.
• Cybersecurity market and/or product experience (such as SIEM, FW, EDR, sandboxes, Vulnerability Management, etc.)
• Demonstrating products, clearly showing features and value
• Clearly communicating architectures and technical concepts to non-technical teams
• Solid understanding of APIs, logs, JSON and other interface formats
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based architecture, microservices, etc.
• Your Softer Skills
• High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Organized, responsive with great follow-through with our partners
• Self starter and can work independently - we are a distributed global team so you need to work independently, know when you need help and speak up
• Strong collaboration and communication skills - you will represent Palo Alto Networks with dozens of vendors in the cybersecurity space
• Managing and leading cross-organization programs
• Experience at a cybersecurity vendor, consultancy, reseller, GSI, etc.
• Quick learner, interested in new technology
• Your Nice-to-Have Skills
• Cybersecurity/Enterprise sales experience (direct or channel)
• Understanding/Experience with other Palo Alto Networks products
• Experience with Git / version control systems (GitHub, GitLab)

We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

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 $152000/YR - $246500/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.