PALO ALTO NETWORKS® is the fastest-growing security company in history.
We offer the chance to be part of an important mission: ending breaches
and protecting our way of digital life. If you are a motivated,
intelligent, creative, and hardworking individual, then this job is for
you!
SUMMARY
Our revolutionary, next generation network security products are the
vanguard of the enterprise security industry, leading the way in the
fight to protect our digital way of life. Before our products ever see
the light of day, they are used extensively by employees of Palo Alto
Networks and we call this the ‘First Customer Network’.
Acting as Evangelist, Pre & Post Sales Guru and Product Manager, the
Director of our First Customer Network will be the point person for
roll-out, adoption and customer advocate for the First Customer Network.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Drive the IT alpha/beta rollout, adoption, learnings, and share
feedback of Palo Alto Networks products internally with R&D, Product
Management, Support, Services and other teams
- Develop knowledge base and collateral ( White papers, videos, best
practice use cases, first customer web site, etc. ) which showcase
internal implementations for current and potential customers
- Present to current and potential customers as part of pre/post
sales initiatives to share best practices and learnings from
internal IT
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be technically savvy and have a deep understanding of Palo Alto
Networks products
- Must have worked in medium to large scale IT infrastructure to gauge
customer challenges and be able to suggest creative approaches to
problem solving
- A previous role as leading first customer implementations in other
technology companies would be a plus
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or
equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years of technical experience combined with strong management
and communication skills
- Ability to comfortably present to C-level executives and seniors
managers
- Solid understanding of Windows, Linux, Networking, TCP-IP, Routing,
Switching, Firewalls, Load balancers and other infrastructure
components
- Experience with Public cloud technologies will be a plus
- Self-motivated with ability to influence and partner with various
teams to effectively run internal adoption of Palo Alto Networks
technologies
- Demonstrated ability to develop strong alliances with those outside
of your immediate organization
- Excellent communications, organization, and time management skills
- Demonstrated experience in executing/delivering projects in a
dynamic, fast-paced environment. Not afraid to make decisions and is
able to multi-task.
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