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プリセールスSE‐戦略アカウント担当(商社・流通・小売・製薬業界)(Pre-sales Systems Engineer, Trading, Retails, Distribution, Pharma)

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Systems Engineering Ref ID: JR-010819
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Overview

Your next great move.

If you're passionate about staying ahead of the curve in cybersecurity and thrive on helping organizations safeguard their most valuable digital assets, a Solutions Consulting role at Palo Alto Networks could be your next great move. We're looking for individuals who are passionate about advanced security solutions and enjoy tailoring them to meet complex challenges. We're always recruiting the best and brightest who thrive on helping customers navigate the ever-changing security landscape and have the ability to make the most complex challenges attainable. You'll partner closely with Account Executives to evangelize the Palo Alto Networks platform and highlight the benefits it can provide our customers, helping them secure their most critical digital assets. At Palo Alto Networks, you'll find strong career growth, collaboration with top talent, and a mission-driven environment focused on securing our digital future.

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  • Technical Acumen
  • Focuses on the Customer
  • Drives Results
  • Demonstrates Resilience
  • Builds Trust
  • Adapts

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Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Description

Your Career In the Strategic Account Sales Division 2, you will be responsible for new development and account management for the top 50 Japanese companies in the financial industry and the media and retail distribution services industry among major enterprise companies in Japan. You will be responsible for the retail, distribution services, and media industries. You will make comprehensive proposals to solve customer problems. As a technical advisor, you will build trusting relationships with customers and support sales activities. You will play the role of a pre-sales engineer and account SE who understands our wide product portfolio and combines them to propose optimal solutions. Your Impact Present the technical benefits of our security products to existing and prospective customers, provide persuasive product demos, and provide solutions to technical questions Provide consulting and best practice guidance, including high-level design support for design, implementation, and platform migration for key user accounts Provide design test support for customer PoC verification, and verification support Provide technical advisory and lead the solution process for customer issues

Qualifications (Additional Job Description) 

Your Experience Experience as a pre-sales SE is required. Experience in pre-sales proposal activities (customer analysis, problem setting, solution proposal) Deep understanding and experience of customer network environments and security measures. Or deep knowledge and application skills of peripheral technologies. Network design experience (LAN/WAN, BGP, OSPF, etc. routing) Security solution experience (cybersecurity, internal security, cloud security, etc.) Logical thinking and communication skills. Problem-solving ability Japanese language ability (fluent or native level, Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1) English language ability (reading and writing level) Experience making proposals to global companies. Pre-sales experience of security products. Experience with router/switch products. High analytical and problem-solving skills. Positive and highly motivated people are welcome English skills (conversational level) Knowledge or work experience in cloud security Experience with security products such as firewalls, UTM, IPS, Proxy, SASE, CASB Network design experience (LAN/WAN, BGP, OSPF, etc. routing) Experience in making proposals to global companies and large-scale users

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  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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
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It's our mission.

We are the global cybersecurity leader, united in our mission to protect our digital way of life.

  • Determined to make a difference.
  • Shaping the future of cybersecurity.
  • Your unique perspective is valued.

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“I'm passionate about solving customer challenges in the most complete way possible. The advantage of working at Palo Alto Networks is the breadth and depth of technology capabilities, product innovation and all the brilliant people that make things happen for our customers.

Day-to-day I work with customers to transform their Security Operations, having our broad portfolio at my disposal enables me to do the best work possible for our customers.

Working with great people allows me to grow and succeed. My success is the sum of my efforts and the efforts of my colleagues, including everyone from Product Management, Research, my teammates, and many others.”

- Nana-Ampofo, Senior Consulting Engineer

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