Solutions Consultant 1 – Pre Sales Engineer – Sled
| Company | Palo Alto Networks |
|---|---|
| Location | Union City, NJ, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Mid Level |
Requirements
- 3+ years experience in pre-sales/sales engineering or graduate of Palo Alto Networks Academy Program
- Foundational knowledge of one or more of Networking, Security Operations, Cloud and Application Security
- Experience in 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
- Understanding of sales processes with multiple buying centers and multi-product solutions are preferred
- Proficient in English
Responsibilities
- Meeting and exceeding sales quotas by building and implementing strategic, technical account plans that target cross-platform solutions
- Understands Key customer business requirements and has the ability to position, demonstrate and create high level designs across the entire PANW portfolio solutions creating business value for customers
- Ability to drive customer adoption of Palo Alto Networks Platform
- Building customer relationships by helping customers achieve increased productivity, operational efficiency, security efficacy, and greater flexibility to innovate
- 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, influencing through effective presentations and customer-specific demos, and conducts technical engagements and workshops that are clear and impactful, simplifying complex ideas for various audiences
- Leading successful technical validation efforts based on best practices to ensure technical win in assigned opportunities
- Demonstrates Cross functional leadership driving collaboration and 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 PANW’s leadership in the cybersecurity space
- 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
- Identifying technical stakeholders and cultivating relationships with key personas to build and drive a security architecture transformation roadmap
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in delivering cybersecurity solutions that solve technical challenges and influence new business initiatives is preferred
- Understanding of sales processes with multiple buying centers and multi-product solutions are preferred