Consulting Director - Unit 42

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

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

Your Career

The role of Consulting Director in Unit 42 is a senior-level consulting position. The individual will be responsible for the day to day delivery of our threat-led and technology driven cyber security consulting services, leading and overseeing a team of Consultants on their engagements. This person will have experience in developing and coaching team members, and working with sales and domain leaders.

The Consulting Director will work with a dedicated Regional Business Development Manager (BDM) and Customer Success Manager (CSM) to deliver pitches and prepare proposals to win new business and manage client relationships.

We are seeking an individual who is passionate about cyber security and making a difference. You will be a continuous learner and have a sound knowledge of emerging cybersecurity trends and technologies.

The individual serves as a trusted advisor to clients, is dedicated to delivering technical consulting services to an exceptional standard, thrives in a fast paced team environment, and advocates for innovative approaches to deliver the best outcomes for our cross-sector clients.

Your Impact

You are an Industry-recognized inspiring leader with media and public speaking experience, deeply embedded in information security community

Partner with the Unit 42 executive team and capability leaders to develop and execute strategy for the Unit 42 practice

Oversee the delivery of our proactive and/or reactive consulting services, ensuring their consistency, quality and highest level of customer service

Provide hands-on, expert-level cybersecurity assessment and transformation services to clients and deliver findings to CxO and/or Board of Directors as required

Work with the BDM and CSM to perform pipeline generation activities

Lead scoping and services overview conversations with clients for prospective engagements in area of expertise, presenting with credibility and authority, clearly articulating various approaches and methodologies to audiences ranging from highly technical to executive personnel

Drive innovation in Unit 42's offerings, collaborating with consulting and cross-functional teams to bring new capabilities and services to market

Manage the productivity of a team through attainment of utilisation targets

Collaborate with peers and leaders across Unit 42 to drive operational and practice development goals

Recruit, onboard and work to retain world class talent to support our growth goals

Support the professional growth and development of our consultants through training and technical enablement

Foster and maintain a culture that attracts and retains smart, collaborative team members dedicated to executing with excellence

Identify and execute strategies for service development, enablement, and product adoption

Cultivate and maintain relationships with key clientele to increase awareness of Unit 42's? capabilities and provide on-demand expertise for client needs

Amplify Unit 42s? presence and credibility in the marketplace through thought leadership, including via speaking engagements, articles, whitepapers, and media exposure

Your Experience

12+ years of hands-on experience delivering a wide range of cybersecurity consulting services, including at least 4 of the following, for global enterprise customers:

Security operations

Digital forensics & Incident response

Offensive Security - Red & purple teaming

Cloud security

Cybersecurity strategy & transformations

Security Architecture & Zero Trust

Cyber crisis management

Cybersecurity risk assessments

Application security (including AI)

Experience as a senior-level team leader including overseeing other principal, senior, and mid-level analyst/consultant teams

Able to split your time across commercial support, client delivery, team leadership, individual mentoring, and technical expertise and skills maintenance activities

Strong presentation, communication, and presentation skills with verifiable industry experience communicating at CxO and/or Board of Directors level

Client services mindset and exceptional client management skills

Public speaking experience, demonstrated writing ability, including technical reports, business communication, and thought leadership pieces

Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security, or equivalent years of professional experience or equivalent relevant experience to meet job requirements and expectations

Professional industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC and other leading industry certifications in line with our services portfolio

Expert level of knowledge of applicable laws, compliance regulations, and industry standards as it relates to privacy, security, and compliance

+ You will have experience operating across not only across the Indian market, but globally as well

The Team

Unit 42 Consulting is Palo Alto Network's security advisory team.

Our vision is to create a more secure digital world by providing the highest quality incident response, risk management, and digital forensic services to clients of all sizes. Our team is composed of recognized experts and incident responders with deep technical expertise and experience in investigations, data breach response, digital forensics, and information security. With a highly successful track record of delivering mission-critical cybersecurity solutions, we are experienced in working quickly to provide an effective incident response, attack readiness, and remediation plans with a focus on providing long-term support to improve our clients? security posture.

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

accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com .

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.

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