Senior Marketing Manager, Benelux

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 Summary

• Design, build, execute, measure, and continuously optimize the marketing plan for the Benelux Region

• Become the ‘go-to’ person for marketing in Benelux, and act as the advocate/evangelist for our marketing strategy. Partner and develop a trusted peer relationship with the Regional Sales Directors, EMEAL Marketing Leadership and cross-functional leaders on the overall strategy and expected marketing results.  Build face-to-face relationships with these stakeholders on a regular basis

• Demonstrate ability to build relationships with Benelux customers and thought-leadership bodies, and use this input to enhance marketing outcomes

• Able to communicate with gravitas and comfortable in customer-facing scenarios 

• Work closely with EMEA North marketing leader to build a strategic investment plan to adequately support needs across direct activity, partners and other routes-to-market

• Directly build, execute and own a broad range of critical components of your marketing plan focused on top accounts and target segments, using the full marketing mix

• Deliver results that support pipeline creation across the full portfolio

• Develop a thorough understanding of the company’s Benelux business including sales history, account contact coverage analysis, and thought-leadership opportunities

• Use data and strategic account insight to establish, forecast and report against key success metrics, as well as drive customer satisfaction and loyalty

• Communicate program status, action items, results, and deliverables across marketing and sales

Qualifications

Your Experience

• At least 10+ years best-in-class field marketing and/or marketing program management experience within a Cybersecurity, high tech or fast-paced B2B, marketing environment, preferably with an understanding of security and its role in the future of technology

• A strong influencer, builder and collaborator, comfortable with senior stakeholder management, able to communicate with confidence and gravitas

• Experience in account-based marketing (ABM) and/or running C-level executive programs

• “Do whatever it takes” attitude. A unique and proven ability to develop strategy and execute, day in and day out, at an incredibly high level against consistent results

• Excellent project management skills, with a high sense of urgency, as well as exceptional attention to detail

• Ability to influence across the organization - advocate for needs of stakeholders and mobilize cross-functional teams

• Willingness to learn, embrace challenges, persist in the face of setbacks, see effort as a path to mastery, learn from feedback and find lessons and inspiration in the success of others

Qualifications

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.