Senior Manager, Strategic Program Management

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 Career

Are you a seasoned Program Manager looking to drive large scale impact on the revenue side of the business?   Do you have experience overseeing multiple work streams - have a knack for proactively identifying synergies and efficiencies?  If you are looking to apply and grow your program management experience in a fast-growth business  - the Senior Manager, Strategic Program Management role for Palo Alto Network’s North American Sales Business is the right place.

Your Impact

• Support the development of PMOs for key programs and ensuring timelines are met and resources are aligned
• Develop and iterate on the Strategic 3 year Roadmap for scaling the North American Sales organization by partnering with Sales Finance, Sales management and the field analytics team to determine drivers of incremental growth and optimization of territories
  • Identify new areas of growth opportunity and ensure resource investment drives commensurate level of impact 
  • Develop and align teams on the annual planning cycle  integrating strategic initiatives across Sales Operations, Sales, Sales Engineering, Renewals, Channels, Marketing, Field Enablement, Product and IT
  • Collaborate with the Central Sales Operations and Compensation team to align on territory management, quota alignment and compensation schemas
• Align the Sales Operations teams and field teams on a delegated communications plan for changes in annual planning and other strategic priorities  
• Plan Quarterly Business Reviews and other executive-oriented sales presentations to ensure consistent improvement in business 

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• Ability to work from Santa Clara HQ office
• Managerial experience overseeing multi-functional teams, and program management expertise
• Ability to liaise with all areas of the business
• Self-starter, able to establish own priorities, initiatives and drive to closure
• Works well under pressure of heavy workload and time constraints
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Advanced skills in Excel or Google Sheets & PowerPoint or Google Slides
• Experience using reporting and analytics applications preferred - Salesforce preferred 

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, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential accord