Senior Consulting Director, DFIR, Reactive Services (Unit 42) - Remote

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

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

Your Career

A Senior Consulting Director, Digital Forensics & Incident Response, is responsible for supporting the leadership of Unit 42’s DFIR consulting practice for North America. This person will be active in the day to day delivery aspects and functional management of the consulting organization, but will also support DFIR and Consulting leadership in setting the strategic direction of the practice, managing the practice and becoming a strategic advisor to our customers. The role requires deep cybersecurity subject matter expertise and business savvy; this person is interested in our customers' success and in scaling a profitable business.

The individual will help manage our North America DFIR team in providing world-class reactive cybersecurity solutions to Unit 42 clients across a wide array of industries, geographies, and organizational structures. They will be our clients’ trusted partner for high-stakes incident response, remediation, and recovery as well as provide strategic and technical leadership and focus on product pull through.  

Your Impact

• Partner with the DFIR Managing Director and service line leaders to develop and execute strategy for the Unit 42 Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) practice
• Support leadership of the DFIR practice by managing goals and milestones to achieve quarterly, annual and long term objectives
• Drive innovation in Unit 42’s reactive offerings, by leading the consulting team and collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring new capabilities and services to market that leverage Palo Alto Networks products
• Advance the maturation of our existing DFIR services
• Ensure the consistency and quality of our services and highest level of customer service
• Integrate threat intelligence into our services by deepening the feedback loop with Unit 42 Threat Intelligence team and telemetry
• Partner with cross-functional teams to scale and mature the Unit 42 Retainer offering
• Recruit and onboard world class DFIR talent to support our growth goals
• Support the professional growth and development of our consultants through training and technical enablement
• Foster and maintain a culture that attracts and retains smart, kind team members dedicated to executing with excellence
• Manage the productivity of the DFIR consulting team through attainment of utilization targets
• Execute strategies for service development, enablement, and process that result in the pull through of Palo Alto Networks products
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with key clientele to increase awareness of Unit 42’s’ capabilities and provide on-demand expertise for client needs
• Amplify Unit 42s’ presence and credibility in the marketplace through thought leadership, including via speaking engagements, articles, whitepapers, and media exposure
• Manage the consulting team to ensure attainment of consulting goals and milestones
• Provide hands-on, expert-level digital forensics and incident response services to clients and deliver findings to CxO and/or Board of Directors

Your Career

A Senior Consulting Director, Digital Forensics & Incident Response, is responsible for supporting the leadership of Unit 42’s DFIR consulting practice for North America. This person will be active in the day to day delivery aspects and functional management of the consulting organization, but will also support DFIR and Consulting leadership in setting the strategic direction of the practice, managing the practice and becoming a strategic advisor to our customers. The role requires deep cybersecurity subject matter expertise and business savvy; this person is interested in our customers' success and in scaling a profitable business.

The individual will help manage our North America DFIR team in providing world-class reactive cybersecurity solutions to Unit 42 clients across a wide array of industries, geographies, and organizational structures. They will be our clients’ trusted partner for high-stakes incident response, remediation, and recovery as well as provide strategic and technical leadership and focus on product pull through.  

Your Impact

• Partner with the DFIR Managing Director and service line leaders to develop and execute strategy for the Unit 42 Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) practice
• Support leadership of the DFIR practice by managing goals and milestones to achieve quarterly, annual and long term objectives
• Drive innovation in Unit 42’s reactive offerings, by leading the consulting team and collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring new capabilities and services to market that leverage Palo Alto Networks products
• Advance the maturation of our existing DFIR services
• Ensure the consistency and quality of our services and highest level of customer service
• Integrate threat intelligence into our services by deepening the feedback loop with Unit 42 Threat Intelligence team and telemetry
• Partner with cross-functional teams to scale and mature the Unit 42 Retainer offering
• Recruit and onboard world class DFIR talent to support our growth goals
• Support the professional growth and development of our consultants through training and technical enablement
• Foster and maintain a culture that attracts and retains smart, kind team members dedicated to executing with excellence
• Manage the productivity of the DFIR consulting team through attainment of utilization targets
• Execute strategies for service development, enablement, and process that result in the pull through of Palo Alto Networks products
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with key clientele to increase awareness of Unit 42’s’ capabilities and provide on-demand expertise for client needs
• Amplify Unit 42s’ presence and credibility in the marketplace through thought leadership, including via speaking engagements, articles, whitepapers, and media exposure
• Manage the consulting team to ensure attainment of consulting goals and milestones
• Provide hands-on, expert-level digital forensics and incident response services to clients and deliver findings to CxO and/or Board of Directors

Your Experience 

• Experience in managing, leading and motivating consultants at all levels
• Experience as a senior-level team leader having established a security vision, strategy, and program, while anticipating future security and incident response challenges, including overseeing other director, senior, and mid-level analyst/consultant teams
• Experience leading large teams in complex Digital Forensics and Incident Response Investigations
• Ability to travel as needed to meet business demands
• Strong presentation, communication, and presentation skills with verifiable industry experience communicating at CxO and/or Board of Directors level
• Experience in managing performance and careers of senior DFIR practit
• Technical proficiency in a wide range of cybersecurity services, including digital forensics, incident response, post-incident remediation and threat eradication, among others
• Client services mindset and top-notch client management skills
• Experienced-based understanding of clients’ needs and desired outcomes in digital forensics and incident response investigations
• Public speaking experience, demonstrated writing ability, including technical reports, business communication, and thought leadership pieces
• Operates with a hands-on approach to service delivery with a bias towards collaboration and teamwork
• Must be results-driven and strategic
• Cybersecurity industry certifications such as CISSP and/or CISM are a plus
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent military experience - an advanced degree such as MS, MBA, or Juris Doctorate (JD) is a plus

The Team

Unit 42 Consulting is Palo Alto Network's security advisory team.  Our vision is to create a more secure digital world by providing the highest quality incident response, risk management, and digital forensic services to clients of all sizes. Our team is composed of recognized experts and incident responders with deep technical expertise and experience in investigations, data breach response, digital forensics, and information security. With a highly successful track record of delivering mission-critical cybersecurity solutions, we are experienced in working quickly to provide an effective incident response, attack readiness, and remediation plans with a focus on providing long-term support to improve our clients’ security posture.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $236000 - $275000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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].

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