Senior Director, Corporate Communication

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.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

Job Description

Your Impact 

• Develop communications strategies and execute plans that engage media and influencers, resulting in great outcomes
• Work closely with cross functional partners in product and marketing to develop strategic messaging to focus on effective storytelling, including news and events
• Lead, develop and cultivate a world-class external communications team across corporate and technology functions
• Responsible for communications around mergers and acquisitions, quarterly earnings and investor media
• Provide strategic PR counsel to Palo Alto Networks leaders as appropriate
• Lead integrated communications approach to priority events and conferences with experience and understanding of creating impact media events, interviews, and cross-team collaboration
• Collaborate with senior executives to develop written and spoken messages
• Collaborate with external communications colleagues outside HQ to develop globally integrated communications plans to support key moments and events
• Manage a PR and crisis agency to deliver exceptional results that effectively position Palo Alto Networks as the leader in cybersecurity
• Leverage earned and owned channels to ensure that Palo Alto Networks is positioned appropriately by influencers, media, employees, customers, and partners
• Develop and maintain relationships with critical media and influencers
• Manage and oversee vendor determination and relationships and deliverables - Work with procurement and legal as needed to assess and refine
• Responsible for delivery of data-driven analysis on program outcomes and results to senior leadership and across various stakeholder groups

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 12+ years of communications experience, with a focus on journalism and speechwriting
• Tech experience is essential, with experience in cybersecurity a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a portfolio of writing experience
• Proven ability to deliver results on a large scale and navigate complex structures
• Experience with crisis communications, corporate communications and public relations a  must
• Strong team player and creative thinker
• Highly organized and self-motivated individual who will oversee timely, first-rate execution
• Ability to work under pressure to adhere to tight, last-minute deadlines

Additional Information

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, s