Director, Strategic Finance

Company Description

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!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is seeking an experienced finance professional to join our team as a Director, Finance. You will lead our long-range planning process, ensuring we have a granular and actionable plan that is foundational for our finance organization and the broader company.  This is a high-impact role that requires strong analytical skills, an ability to creatively drive solutions and partner with key stakeholders across the company.

Your Impact

• Work as a critical member of the Corporate Finance team, driving the long-range plan that supports our long term growth strategy, investment and resource allocation decisions, and efficiency targets

• Build a long range plan model that triangulates market, product, and GTM key assumptions and drivers, to enable strategic business decisions and execution plan formation

• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the company, establish end-to-end planning processes, and lead proactive communications, to ensure alignment and execution

• Provide actionable recommendations as a result of the long-range planning process to help creates shareholder value

• Drive ad-hoc strategic and financial analyses

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• Bachelor's degree in Economics/Finance, MBA preferred

• 8~10+ years of experience in finance, including an ability to recruit, manage and mentor high performing teams

• Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills with a mix of top-line and cost analysis 

• Ability to prioritize, adapt to changes, meet deadlines, and communicate effectively

• Team player, self-motivated, proactive, organized, positive attitude

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and FP&A-oriented software offerings.  Experience with financial systems including SAP and data visualization tools, including Tableau

• Strong market research skills and industry experience is a plus

Additional Information

The Team

You have a passion for numbers, and our organization has a real passion for cybersecurity. You’re looking for a career with a more fulfilling mission. We have open positions to top talent seeking a financial challenge. Our finance department deals with numbers daily, supporting infrastructure, dealing in automation, and building elegant models and solutions to empower our business lines and solutions. If you’re seeking a financial challenge but with a worldwide impact, this is it.

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 $203,000 - $279,500/YR. The