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.

　　Our Approach to Work

　　We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

　　At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

　　Job Description Your Career

　　The Sr. Support Account Manager (SAM) manages our Customers’ services experience to ensure Palo Alto Networks is exceeding customer expectations. As a partner to the Account Team, the Sr. SAM understands the account strategy and the customer’s security and business priorities in order to address, solve and support all customer issues quickly and effectively. Also, this individual will advise other SAMs on how to proactively monitor complex issues and work closely with other stakeholders in expediting the resolution of customer technical issues

　　Performance exceeds expectations relative to:

　　Challenging goals, delivering high quality results, in all areasConsistently elevates individual and team performanceEmbodies Palo Alto Networks core values in daily execution of workEmployee operates above expectations and consistently delivers beyond what is expectedEmbodies PANW culture and core values and upholds them consistentlyExecutes to a high level of excellence, ensuring completion of all tasks/projects Your Impact

　　Serve as the Palo Alto Networks’ central point of contact for Support delivery and Case Management to ensure the customer has an integrated service delivery experienceDevelop a deep understanding of our customer’s business challenges and their technical environment to provide technical information, guidance, and supportIdentify upselling opportunities for the account teamProactively monitor complex issues working closely with other Customer Support and Engineering teams to resolve customer technical issuesLead any customer escalation communication and engagementManage complex customer situations, coordinating the actions of the Account Team, Services Teams, Partners Resources, and Engineering ensuring the customer and internal stakeholders have the information required to make decisions and to act in order to resolve customer issues quicklyDeliver Case Support Review meetings with the support and involvement of the Account TeamDeliver Risk Advisory notifications (Security, PANOS, Cloud, HW)Advises other SAMs on how to manage complex customer situations by coordinating the actions of the Account Team, Services Teams, Partners Resources, and Engineering to ensure the customer and internal stakeholders have the information required to make decisions and to act in order to resolve customer issues quicklyEngage Product Management on behalf of the customer to communicate security priorities and operational requirements as feature requestsProvide support and onboarding assistance as an expert on at least three+ PANW products and solutionsLead contributions to peer reviewed white papers, create technical content review for KB and contribute to customer facing forumsLead delivery methodology improvements and mentoring enablement efforts with fellow peers Qualifications Your Experience

　　8+ years of experience in technical support within the high-tech industry8+ years of client facing sales or services experienceProject Management or service delivery qualifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, ITIL is a plusDemonstrated ability to prioritize work within a demanding environment, delivering consistent results even under pressureDemonstrated ability to identify key customer stakeholders, engage and build relationships without direct supervisionExtensive experience in influencing teams across the organization to achieve desired customer outcomesExcellent written and verbal communication skills; the ability to clearly articulate technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences and to explain the impact in business termsDeep Knowledge of CyberSecurity Technologies and SolutionsDeep Knowledge of heterogeneous environments used by enterprise customersFluency in the Japanese language and Business level in EnglishExtensive experience in managing simultaneous projects in a dynamic environment with constant change to address emerging security risks and challengesLead fellow peers and stakeholders with a positive, growth-oriented mindsetThrives in a matrixed, team environment anchored by our values of Collaboration, Disruption, Execution, Inclusion, and IntegrityExperience mentoring fellow peers and contributing with global initiatives Additional Information The Team

　　Our technical support team is critical to our success and mission. As part of this team, you provide support to customers  after they have purchased our products. Our dedication to our customers doesn’t stop once they sign – it evolves. As threats and technology change, we stay in step to accomplish our mission. You’ll be involved in fixing integrations and critical issues as they are raised – in fact, you’ll seek them out to ensure our customers are safely supported. We fix and identify technical problems, with a pointed focus on providing the best customer support in the industry.

　　Our Commitment

　　We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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.

　　Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.