Senior Corporate Counsel

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 looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Corporate Counsel to join a dynamic corporate legal team and support a broad range of legal matters across corporate, securities, and M&A. You will be part of a collaborative legal team and play a critical role in supporting the company’s most important corporate, securities, and M&A matters. You will work closely with your primary stakeholders, including accounting, corporate development, investor relations, finance, tax, and treasury, while being an important partner for your colleagues on a global basis. This position will be located in Santa Clara, CA and report to the Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel, Corporate, M&A, and Securities.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is intellectually curious, creative, and able to operate independently in identifying and resolving legal and business issues that arise in the context of the company’s strategic goals and risk thresholds. Our ideal candidate is diplomatic, assertive, nimble and able to provide crisp, timely, and practical legal advice with a solution-oriented mindset.

Your Impact

• Lead legal support for global corporate administrative efforts, including overseeing maintenance of our domestic and international subsidiaries, supporting internal entity expansion, and advising on entity structuring, reorganizations, and related matters
• Support our corporate development team in working on mergers and acquisitions and strategic investment activity
• Support the preparation and review of SEC filings, including periodic and current reports, our annual proxy statements for shareholder meetings, and registration statements
• Support Section 16 reporting and compliance
• Support preparation of Board of Directors and committee meeting materials, including agendas, minutes, resolutions, and board presentations
• Support review of earnings related materials, including earnings releases, presentations, and other public-facing corporate communications
• Provide legal support for capital markets transactions, such as financings, restructurings, credit facilities, and debt offerings
• Develop strong working relationships across the company with cross-functional stakeholders
• Support the management of outside counsel on various matters

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• Must be an attorney admitted to the bar in at least one U.S. state (CA or NY preferred) and eligible to obtain registered in-house counsel status in California, with a law degree from an ABA accredited law school
• A minimum of 5 years of strong corporate, M&A or securities law experience at a top law firm
• Experience advising on governance, subsidiary management, or corporate reorganization matters. 
• Experience playing a central role in capital markets transactions, M&A trans