Principal Program Manager, PMO

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

We are looking for an experienced program and delivery manager to join the Palo Alto Network’s Enterprise PMO team. The ideal candidate will have a background in planning and delivering business and technology transformation projects, is well-versed in software delivery methodologies, and is experienced in implementing these methodologies across a fast-paced, dynamic organization. You will act as a strategic business partner to our cross-functional business partners, driving and managing program/project health, making data-driven decisions on project scope and schedule, and managing executive communications to ensure that we’re delivering on our company’s most strategic initiatives.

Your Impact

• Lead large transformational initiatives, identifying cross-functional dependencies, anticipating and mitigating risks, and managing business and IT stakeholder expectations and priorities
• Effectively work with business stakeholders, product managers, product owners, and scrum masters to align business strategy and program execution, ensuring outcomes and values are aligned with company goals
• Drive transformation roadmaps and collaborate with stakeholders to help scale business capabilities with the growth of the organization and company
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with multiple levels including executive leadership team, managers, and peers
• Partner with product teams to facilitate initiatives for new product launches, feedback and escalation management
• Develop and deliver presentations and reports on progress of transformational initiatives to our operational leaders and executive team
• Contribute to development and rollout of project delivery and portfolio management standards across the organization
• Demonstrate curiosity to learn and optimize existing business processes, and assist in development of business cases/value analyses in collaboration with business stakeholders

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Minimum 8+ years of program management experience in a fast moving, agile environment in a high growth company 
• MBA graduate from a top-tier business school with Big 4 Consulting (PWC, Deloitte, Accenture etc.) and experience working for a large, enterprise Tech company or equivalent military experience requried
• Functional experience in go-to-marketing programs, customer experience, finance operations, or some other core business capability
• Experience driving quarterly portfolio planning workshops using proven frameworks to optimize ROI and measurable business value
• Excellent communication skills, problem solving, conflict resolution management, active listening, time management and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated consistent ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver technical solutions while mitigating or removing obstacles
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a strong foundational understanding of enterprise applications, infrastructure, information security, and operations
• Hands-on expertise working with Agile/Scrum methodologies including agile tools (Jira, Confluence, smart sheet)
• A self-starter that uses great judgment to keep programs and projects moving forward and completed on target