Sales Specialist Cortex – Major Accounts in Paris, France

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.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible – from your well-being support to your growth and development, and beyond!

Your Career

As a Cybersecurity Portfolio Sales Specialist, you will cover Majors Accounts in the region. Your portfolio includes Advanced Endpoint Protection (Traps), Cortex XDR – Investigations and Response, Cortex XDR – Analytics, Autofocus and Cortex Data Lake.

As a member of the Palo Alto Networks sales team, you will report to the Director, Cortex XDR Sales and will partner with the Major Account sales teams for your region. In this role, you and your Systems Engineer will drive the sales for our Endpoint, Behavioral Analytics, and SOC security solutions, delivering our initial customers, and growing your territory. You will own your territory to deliver above quota sales performance. In addition, you will build strategies with Security Focused Channel partners to drive integration of our products and an increase in sales. You will drive adoption and understanding of our product suite within our Channel Teams, signing new partners and growing revenue.

Your Impact

• Extensive domestic travel is required, International travel may be required as necessary

• Prior experience selling endpoint and SOC security-based products (such as Malware/Exploit Prevention, Anti-Virus, White Listing, SIEM, and other techniques) or SAS, Behavior Analytic or Logging tools in the Commercial and Enterprise markets working in a fast-paced start-up environment

Your Experience

• BS technical degree or equivalent or equivalent military experience required

• 5+ years of above quota sales experience as a Regional Sales (Executive)/Manager selling End Point solutions

• Self-motivated

• Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills, both internally and externally

• Enterprise sales experience with and actionable rolodex of decision makers

• Superb organizational skills

• “Whatever it takes” attitude and motivation to deliver above quota performance

• Prior startup experience, experience being one of the first RSMs into an organization

• Experience working with Channel partners and understanding of a channel centric go to market approach

The Team

Palo Alto Networks has brought technology to the market that is reshaping the cybersecurity threat and protection landscape. Our ability to protect digital transactions is limited only by our ability to establish relationships with our potential customers and help them understand how our products can protect their environments. This is where our sales teams come in. Our sales team members work together with large organizations to keep their digital information safe. Our passionate sales teams educate, encourage, and empower our potential clients.

As part of our sales team, you are empowered with unmatched systems and tools, including a dedicated Systems Engineer, constantly updated research and sales libraries, and a team built on joint success. You won’t find someone at Palo Alto Networks that isn’t committed to your success – with everyone pitching in to assist when it comes to solutions selling, learning, and development. As a member of our sales team, you are driven by a solutions-focused sales environment and find fulfillment in working with clients to resolve incredibly complex cyberthreats. You’re an amazing salesperson – you’re just looking for something more substantial and challenging as your next step.

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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 [email protected] .

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.

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