Marc Schumacher

Securing the AI-First Enterprise | Specializing in Zero Trust & Identity (CyberArk + PANW) | Enterprise Sales Leader

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

🛡️ Identity is the new perimeter. Is yours reinforced? In today’s landscape, a single compromised credential is all an attacker needs to bypass traditional defenses. Working with Palo Alto Networks and CyberArk, I partner with German IT, Manufacturing, and Healthcare leaders to lock down the human and non-human identities that power their business. From cloud-native secrets to on-prem privileged access, we provide a unified approach to Identity Security. How we drive value: -> Neutralize Threats: Stop lateral movement before it starts. -> Simplify Compliance: Meet stringent German and EU regulatory standards effortlessly. -> Scale Securely: Protect AI agents and non-human identities as your tech stack evolves. -> Zero Trust Realized: Move from theory to a functional, high-velocity security posture. Ready to close the identity gap? Let’s connect.

Experience

  • Strategic Account Executive at Palo Alto Networks
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • Strategic Account Executive at CyberArk
    Jun 2025 - Feb 2026 · 9 mos

  • Senior Global Sales Director Automotive at Icertis
    Nov 2024 - Apr 2025 · 6 mos

    • Global sales responsibility for automotive OEM customers • Value-based MEDDPICC sales • Selling SaaS solution to digitize and to automate entire Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)

  • Strategic Account Manager at Splunk
    Nov 2022 - Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Sales responsibility for one automotive OEM customer in the north-east of Germany • Value-based MEDDPICC sales • Focus on-premises, hybrid and SaaS solution to Security, Shop Floor, Plants and Brands. • Leader of the sales team including Solution consultant, CSM, BDR, ISR, Renewal Rep • President Club member in 2024

  • Enterprise Account Executive at MongoDB
    May 2022 - Oct 2022 · 6 mos

    • Sales responsibility for two key corporate accounts (automotive / optics) • Strong focus on Pipeline generation via MEDDPICC • Modernizing legacy databases to agile microservices using end-to-end data platform • Selling Database-as-a-Service and on-premises solutions • Focus to improve developer productivity and value creation