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
This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.
Job Description
Your Career
The Technical Account Manager will act as a trusted advisor to our customers to help ensure efficient Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 Managed Services adoption. In this role, you will work closely with CISOs, Security Architects, Security Engineers, and Operations teams within mid-to-large enterprises to implement best-in-breed Managed Detection and Response & Managed Threat Hunting services. The end result is increased customer satisfaction, value, retention, and expansion of the Unit 42’s security footprint.
Your Impact
Ensure customers are maximizing their return on investment by owning the customer’s on-boarding, adoption, satisfaction and advocacy across a portfolio of customers
Provide high touch/white glove customer outreach immediately post close to shepherd customers through the on-boarding process
Drive adoption- ensure customer applies the offering in a timely manner
Ensure customer is measurably satisfied with the service they are receiving, informing customers of refresh needs and options
Develop a trusted advisor relationship with customer stakeholders, executive sponsors and partners to drive the managed services adoption to ensure they are leveraging the solution to achieve full business value
Be the first line of defense in solving customer support requests, and coordinating and prioritizing timely resolutions with engineering teams and become a Subject Matter expert over time
Ensure continual communication with customers on Unit 42 messaging, current and offerings updates, events, main points contact within Unit 42, and touchpoint for all feedback from our customers
Serve as a customer advocate in influencing product roadmap and improvements
Manage performance metrics CSAT, Renewal rate, Reference-ability, Renewal likelihood, Adoption, Consumption, Customer Engagement. Identify renewal risk and collaborate with internal teams to remediate
Identify risks to the customer achieving their stated business goals and work with the account team to build a risk mitigation plan or escalate as needed
Qualifications
Your Experience
4+ years of relevant work experience in customer success, consulting, post-sales technical account management, and similar roles in the cybersecurity field- a must!
Experience building out new programs and initiatives within an ever-evolving organization
Strong consulting and project management skills, with proven results working as a trusted advisor to drive business value for customers, including the ability to interact with client teams at various levels of technical and non-technical depth
Proven track record of managing customer escalations, balancing customer expectations, and negotiating successful resolutions
Highly data-driven with a commitment to following process
Excited about driving and tracking a consistent engagement process with all customers in your portfolio
Team player with the highest level of integrity, who will innovate to continue improving the way we serve our customers
Previous experience with a Cybersecurity/SaaS solutions company and/or an enterprise software company highly desired
Experience with enterprise security products and/or offerings
Additional Information
The Team
Unit 42 is the global threat intelligence team at Palo Alto Networks. We believe threat intelligence should be shared and available to all within the industry. We deliver high-quality, in-depth research on adversaries, malware families, and attack campaigns. Our analysts uncover and document adversary behaviors and then share playbooks that give insight into the various tools, techniques, and procedures threat actors execute to compromise organizations.
If you’re looking for a career with access to the brightest minds in cybersecurity, you’ve found it. We have a hunger for researching, hunting out the world’s newest threats and sharing them with our industry to make the digital world a safer place.
You will be part of a growing, passionate, and dynamic team with an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting projects — centered on what we believe is one of the most significant mission statements in the world. We also strive to be the most people-centric company ever! That means we’re constantly working to make your experience amazing, and you are part of the team breaking boundaries of what the workplace can be!
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 $110,800 – $179,200/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
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 [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.
