Domain Consultant, Romania

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

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

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we're looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are 

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.  

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few! 

Job Description

Your Career

As a Domain Consultant (pre-sales) you’ll enable sales engagements into a set of large enterprise accounts in Romania. You will play a key role in navigating complex accounts in order to generate and deliver winning proposals, contract bids, statements of work, and RFI/RFP responses. It is business critical to meet and exceed sales quotas by building and implementing strategic account plans targeting enterprise-wide deployments of the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform. 

You are the “go to” person for customer interactions that exceed standard systems engineering support requirements. Your role is one of technical mentorship – working with Account Managers to build integrated solutions for our client’s unique environments. With your colleagues, you will displace competing technologies, and build market share within your targeted list of major accounts in your focus region, and most importantly, help your client through the journey for a safer world, as our product integrates to build secure digital transactions. This position is not limited to a physical Palo Alto Networks office location, but instead covers a particular market for our sales prospects.

Your Impact

• Present to customers as our expert at all levels in the customer hierarchy from technician to manager
• Lead Proof of Concept (PoC) projects for prospective customers and partners
• Help our key partners build and further develop further their services around Palo Alto Networks solutions
• Architect solutions which will help our customers strengthen and simplify their security posture
• Lead conversations about industry trends and emerging changes to the security landscape that every customer needs to be aware of and planning to deal with
• Discuss, with credibility, competitive offers in the marketplace and positions ours as the best one
• Lead and support customer demonstrations that showcase our unique value proposition
• Respond effectively to RFIs/RFPs while serving as the main technical point of contact
• Responsible for a solution sales-based quota and successful deployments of products
• Collaborate with field & channel sales teams to recommend and develop customer solutions

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in pre-sales in Romania
• Previous work in the enterprise networking security space
• Ability to present to technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex multivariate problems and find a systematic approach to gain a quick resolution, often under duress
• Familiarity working with channel partners and understanding of a channel-centric market approach
• Previous work in the enterprise networking security space
• Experience and knowledge of modern network threats and malware, network forensics, automation tools and technologies, and endpoint security technologies
• Significant industry certifications (SANS, CISSP, CCIE, etc)
• Fluent Romanian and advanced English language skills 
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience required

Additional Information

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at  accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

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