Consulting Director, SOC Assessment Service, Proactive Services (Unit 42) - Remote

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!

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 Summary

Your Impact as a Consulting Director:

The Consulting Director will help drive the Proactive Consulting Service for the SOC assessment offering.  This senior-level consultant will serve as a trusted advisor and key contributor to helping our customers strengthen cybersecurity resilience and advance their overall security maturity. In this leadership role, you will serve as the case lead on key engagements, guide a high-performing team of  consultants, manage and coach personnel, and partner across Unit 42 and Palo Alto Networks to provide quality services, contribute to thought leadership, and elevate SOC capabilities across industries. You will be responsible for managing team members and engagements to achieve service line KPIs, including delivery excellence, customer satisfaction, and introducing Palo Alto Networks’ products as solutions to risks identified during engagements. Specifically, your impact is through ability to: 

• Serve as a key contributor to the development, maturation, and innovation of SOC consulting services

• Lead and deliver technical and strategic SOC cybersecurity maturity assessments

• Translate technical findings and observations into clear, actionable business risk implications and strategic recommendations

• Conduct reviews and assessments based on frameworks such as NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001, and other industry standards

• Provide deep subject matter expertise and delivery leadership across a range of environments, including cloud-native, hybrid, and on-premises ecosystems

• Provide guidance on the development of security programs, operations models, threat detection capabilities, and incident readiness

• Manage performance of a high-functioning technical team

• Drive cross-functional value by integrating the Palo Alto Networks product platform (e.g., Cortex XSIAM, Prisma SASE, Precision AI) into consulting engagements where applicable

• Engage in a pre-sales capacity with client prospects, uncovering cybersecurity pain points across SOC operations

• Identify alignment between Unit 42 solutions and customer challenges, crafting and delivering communications that clearly articulate solution value and outcomes

• Support engagement teams in addressing and overcoming deep technical objections that arise throughout the delivery process

• Strengthen the team’s ability to tie recommendations to each client’s unique business processes, strategic initiatives, and risk mitigation objectives

• Lead the practice and invest in developing long-term client relationships that support Unit 42’s goal of becoming a trusted strategic advisor

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of consulting enablement content to grow capabilities across the Unit 42 team

• Partner with Palo Alto Networks product development teams by contributing to feedback loops that support bi-directional communication on product features, delivery impact, and consultant needs in reducing customer risk

Qualifications

Your Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with 5+ years leading SOC-related services or operations (e.g. SOC transformation, SOC consulting, Detection Engineering, Incident Respon