Palo Alto Networks
Cortex & Cloud Sales Specialist - SLED
$272K–$374K
Atlanta, United States of America +1 · Yes · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Location
- Atlanta, United States of America
Memphis, United States of America - Experience
- 5+ years of field sales experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
About the job
Leads strategic Cortex and Cloud cybersecurity sales campaigns for state, local, and education (SLED) customers, from customer engagement through procurement.
What you'll do
- Build customer relationships and lead regional growth, sales campaigns, and forecasting in partnership with core sales teams.
- Translate technical cybersecurity solutions into business value and coordinate tailored solutions with sales engineers and Alliances.
- Travel domestically as needed to meet customers and attend business events.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of field sales experience focused on key customer accounts and enterprise customers in cybersecurity.
- SLED experience.
- Extensive platform-selling experience in complex sales with multiple buying centers.
- Experience with channel partners and channel-centric go-to-market strategies; ability to influence CIOs and CISOs.
Nice to have
- Experience selling SIEM, EDR, XDR, SOC, and SOAR solutions.
- Experience in continuous adoption, expansion, and upsell sales motions within a matrixed sales organization.
Pay
$272,000.00 - $374,000.00/yr (base salary + commission target for sales/commissioned roles; annual range)
Tools
Cortex, Cloud, SIEM, EDR, XDR, SOC, SOAR
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