Sr Manager, FPandA

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 a highly motivated and experienced Senior Manager, FP&A to join our team and lead financial planning and analysis for our cutting-edge Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) product business unit. This is a critical role for an individual who thrives on strong analytical challenges, possesses an insatiable curiosity for understanding business drivers, and demonstrates a true ownership mindset in a high-growth environment. This is currently an individual contributor role with future potential for expansion into team management.

Your Impact

• Financial Modeling & Analytics: Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support strategic planning, forecasting, and budgeting for the SASE business unit. This includes detailed analysis of Pipeline, Bookings, ARR, Churn and COGS. Leverage strong analytical skills to dissect large and complex datasets, providing actionable insights to drive business performance.
• Business Partnership: Serve as a trusted financial advisor and strategic partner to the SASE product leadership team. Collaborate closely with product management, engineering, sales, and marketing to understand business initiatives, evaluate financial implications, and provide recommendations that align with company objectives.
• Performance Analysis: Conduct in-depth analysis of financial performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods. Identify key trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement. Present clear and concise financial reports and presentations to executive leadership.
• Strategic Planning: Contribute to the long-range strategic planning process, translating business strategies into financial targets and roadmaps and performing competitive benchmarking.
• Process Improvement: Continuously seek opportunities to enhance FP&A processes, tools, and methodologies to improve efficiency and accuracy. Experience with AI use cases in finance is a strong plus.
• Growth and Ownership: Take full ownership of the SASE business unit's financial health, proactively identifying risks and opportunities, and driving initiatives to optimize financial outcomes. Demonstrate a growth mindset by continuously seeking to learn about the evolving SASE market and its impact on financial performance.

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• Bachelor degree in Engineering/Economics/Business/Finance or related field 10+ years of FP&A experience, ideally supporting product organizations in high-tech; MBA preferred.
• Exceptional business partnering and influencing skills, linking big-picture strategy to detailed execution.
• Proven expertise in complex data analysis, insight extraction, and clear data presentation.
• Curious about business operations, product roadmaps, and cybersecurity market