Director, Solutions Consulting

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.

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!

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.

The Director, Solutions Consulting for the UK Public Sector is the evolution of the traditional Systems Engineering Director Role, aligning how we lead teams to best serve our customers in understanding their environment, providing solution guidance and ensuring value realization in their investment with Palo Alto Networks. As the Director, Solutions Consulting, UK Public Sector you will have the responsibility to oversee Solutions Consulting operations and achieve revenue generation, individual, team, and organisational quotas.

You will also play a key role in driving strategic sales related initiatives within our lines of business. You will interact at a senior level with customers and partners and provide valuable insight into industry trends, customer challenges, technical evolutions, and business changes that will help the customer make their security decisions. This job is for you if you already have a reputation with the customers and partners in the Public Sector as a trusted advisor who will always take care of their needs.

You will lead the Solutions Consulting team within the region, including a team of Managers throughout Central Government, NHS/Local Government, Higher Education and Research and Defence, Intelligence, Security and Policing.

You are an experienced manager of managers, with a demonstrable background as a dedicated Technology Executive with broad technology and business background, able to demonstrate consistent success in utilising innovation to achieve revenue and sales growth. Just like the rest of the Technical Solutions team, this is a position that will require a business savvy individual with a strong background in security platform, application architecture, and sales coupled with a successful track record in leadership.

You should also possess a strong reputation for achieving company goals and relationship development with key customer contacts and be an excellent presenter, ranging from tech level up to senior executives.

• Work with the Senior Director Public Sector Sales Leader to develop a technical strategy that accelerates growth of pipeline and sales. Identify key verticals, markets, use cases, and solutions to focus on, and devise a comprehensive strategy and engagement model tailored to the UK Public Sector.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with Palo Alto Networks' partners (reseller, distribution, system integrators, and alliances) through the design, drive and measure of various initiatives (training, evaluation installations, to improve sales productivity through partners, also with focus on ensuring partners drive products in new technology areas)
• Demonstrated people leadership skills—leading through change, coaching managers, demonstrated development plans and execution, reduced attrition results and initiatives, a clear history of promotions and success, experience of leading teams across multiple…