Technical Account Manager - Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

09 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Customer Success, Cybersecurity, Project Management, Consulting, Data-Driven, Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Stakeholder Management, Technical Account Management, Managed Services, Customer Engagement, Problem Solving, Risk Management, Service Improvement, Team Player, Negotiation

Industry

Computer and Network Security

Description

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 As a Technical Account Manager in Managed Services, you will be the primary advocate for our customers, ensuring they realize the full value of our services. You will own the customer journey from onboarding to adoption, satisfaction, and advocacy across a portfolio of customers. Your work will directly influence retention, adoption, and customer outcomes. In this role, you will: Ensure customers maximize their return on investment by guiding onboarding, driving adoption, and fostering satisfaction and advocacy. Ensure customers are measurably satisfied with the service and proactively communicate refresh needs and available options. Build trusted advisor relationships with customer stakeholders, executive sponsors, and partners to maximize adoption and business value. Serve as the first line of defense in customer support, coordinating with engineering teams for timely resolution of issues and becoming a Subject Matter Expert over time. Maintain ongoing communication with customers regarding service offerings, updates, events, and act as the primary point of contact for feedback. Advocate for customers internally to influence product roadmap, service improvements, and best practices. 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 Manage performance metrics including CSAT, renewal rate, referenceability, adoption, consumption, and customer engagement. Identify renewal risks and work with internal teams to remediate. Identify risks to customers achieving their business goals and collaborate with account teams to build mitigation plans or escalate as needed. Qualifications Your Experience 4+ years of relevant experience in customer success, consulting, post-sales technical account management, or similar roles, with experience in cybersecurity Proven experience building and executing customer engagement programs in an evolving organization. Strong consulting and project management skills, with a track record of acting as a trusted advisor to drive business value. Experience managing escalations, balancing customer expectations, and negotiating successful resolutions. Highly data-driven, with a focus on metrics, process adherence, and continuous improvement. Ability to drive consistent engagement processes across a portfolio of customers. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Team player with high integrity, accountability, and a customer-first mindset. 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. 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.

Responsibilities

The Technical Account Manager will act as a trusted advisor to customers, ensuring efficient adoption of Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 Managed Services. Responsibilities include guiding onboarding, driving adoption, and maintaining customer satisfaction and advocacy.