Palo Alto Networks
Cortex Cloud Sales Specialist - SLED
$264K–$363K
Madison, United States of America · Full-time · Posted Jan 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of field sales experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- No immigration sponsorship; the company will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
About the job
Drives regional Cortex and Cloud sales growth by leading strategic customer campaigns, developing relationships, and selling complex cybersecurity solutions.
What you'll do
- Build customer relationships and partner with core sales teams to align customer strategies with Cortex and Cloud objectives.
- Lead strategic sales campaigns and forecasting from initial contact through procurement, translating technical solutions into business value.
- Collaborate with sales engineers and Alliances on tailored customer solutions and joint strategies; travel domestically as needed.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of field sales experience focused on key customer accounts in cybersecurity, delivering value to Enterprise or Major-level accounts.
- Extensive platform selling experience in complex sales with multiple buying centers.
- Established trusted relationships with CIOs and CISOs; expertise in complex solution sales methodologies.
- Experience working with channel partners and understanding of a channel-centric go-to-market strategy; willingness to travel domestically as necessary.
Nice to have
- Experience selling SIEM, EDR or CNAPP (DevSecOps, CloudOps) solutions.
- Experience in continuous adoption, expansion, and upsell sales within a matrixed sales organization.
Pay
$264,000.00 - $363,000.00/yr (USD, base salary + commission target for sales/commissioned roles)
Tools
Cortex, Cloud, SIEM, EDR, CNAPP, DevSecOps, CloudOps
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