Palo Alto Managing Director Digital Forensics Incident Response - Unit 

United States, Texas, Arlington 

30091579

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

Your Impact

• Partner with the Unit 42 executive team and service line leaders to develop and execute strategy for the Unit 42 Incident Response (IR) practice.

• Lead the IR practice by managing goals and milestones to achieve quarterly, annual and long term objectives.

• Drive innovation in Unit 42’s reactive offerings, by leading the consulting team and collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring new capabilities and services to market that leverage Palo Alto Networks products.

• Advance the maturation of our existing IR services.

• Ensure the consistency and quality of our services and highest level of customer service.

• Integrate threat intelligence into our services by deepening the feedback loop with Unit 42 Threat Intelligence team and telemetry.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to scale and mature the Unit 42 Retainer offering.

• Recruit and onboard world class IR talent to support our growth goals.

• Support the professional growth and development of our consultants through training and technical enablement.

• Foster and maintain a culture that attracts and retains smart, kind team members dedicated to executing with excellence.

• Forecast revenue, utilization, and product pull through and develop a budget for the IR practice, in collaboration with senior leadership.

• Manage the practice to achieve quarterly and annual revenue targets.

• Manage the productivity of the IR consulting team through attainment of utilization targets.

• Identify and execute strategies for service development, enablement, and process that result in the pull through of Palo Alto Networks products.

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with key clientele to increase awareness of Unit 42’s capabilities and provide on-demand expertise for client needs.

• Amplify Unit 42’s presence and credibility in the marketplace through thought leadership, including via speaking engagements, articles, whitepapers, and media exposure.

• Create an operating rhythm and manage the consulting team to ensure attainment of consulting goals and milestones.

• Provide hands-on, expert-level incident response services to clients and deliver findings to CxO and/or Board of Directors.

Your Experience

• Demonstrated prior experience and success in designing and leading a global scale incident response program, including organizational structures, processes and technical capabilities.

• Experience in managing, leading and motivating consultants at all levels.

• Experience as a senior-level team leader having established a security vision, strategy, and program, while anticipating future security and incident response challenges, including overseeing other director, senior, and mid-level analyst/consultant teams.

• Ability to travel as needed to meet business demands.

• Strong presentation, communication, and presentation skills with verifiable industry experience communicating at CxO and/or Board of Directors level.

• Expert level of knowledge of applicable laws, compliance regulations, and industry standards as it relates to privacy, security, and compliance.

• Technical proficiency in a wide range of cybersecurity services, including digital forensics, incident response, post-incident remediation and threat eradication, among others.

• Client services mindset and top-notch client management skills.

• Experienced-based understanding of clients’ needs and desired outcomes in incident response investigations and post-incident recovery.

• Public speaking experience, demonstrated writing ability, including technical reports, business communication, and thought leadership pieces.

• Operates with a hands-on approach to service delivery with a bias towards collaboration and teamwork.

• Must be results-driven and strategic.

• Cybersecurity industry certifications such as CISSP and/or CISM are a plus.

• Bachelor’s Degree; an advanced degree such as MS, MBA, or Juris Doctorate (JD) 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 $248,000 - $290,000/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.