Senior Business Analyst - Licensing

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 personalization 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 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 with some flexibility offered where needed. 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 on the industry’s best cybersecurity solutions together!

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks IT is seeking an experienced Senior IT Business Analyst to join our world-class IT business analysis team. As a Senior IT Business Analyst for Product Initiatives, You will be responsible to analyze business requirements, create functional specifications, design technology solutions, and manage stakeholder communications.This leadership role is focused on overseeing the analysis of cloud products and involves strategic collaboration with core product management, engineering, and DevOps teams, in addition to key business stakeholders.

In addition to your advanced analytical skills, leadership abilities, and creativity, you will spearhead partnerships with IT Software Engineers, Product Managers, Engineering, Legal, Finance, Revenue, Sales, Sales Operations, Operations, and Global Customer Support to ensure new offerings are robust and the experience for our customers and partners is seamless. Strong leadership experience, a deep analytical background, and expertise in supporting the listed business functions are critical for success in this challenging and rewarding role. The position will report to the Director of IT Product Management.

Your Impact

• Requirements Gathering and Analysis
  • Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements from stakeholders using various techniques such as interviews, workshops, and documentation review
  • Conduct thorough analysis of business processes, workflows, and systems to identify areas for improvement and opportunities for technology solutions
  • Translate business requirements into clear and detailed functional specifications, user stories, and use cases for IT projects
• Solution Design and Validation
  • Work closely with product managers, architects, developers, and other IT teams to design and validate technology solutions that meet business requirements and align with architectural standards
• Testing and Quality Assurance
  • Work with QA/QE function to develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate system functionality, performance, and usability against business requirements - where applicable, work with QA/QE to automate test cases for regression testing
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) and ensure that technology solutions meet business expectations and quality standards
  • Facilitate defect triage and resolution, working closely with development teams to address issues and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software releases
• Stakeholder Communication and Relationship Management
  • Serve as a liaison between business and IT teams, facilitating effective communication, collaboration, and alignment throughout the project lifecycle
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with business partners, understanding their needs, priorities, and challenges to effectively advocate for technology solutions that drive business value
  • Provide regular updates and status reports to stakeholders, project teams, and management, highlighting progress, risks, and opportunities for improvement
  • Direct the development and implementation of licensing models for hardware, VM, and cloud products

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Minimum 8+ years of  experience in leading business analysis or a related field
• Advanced analytical skills and a track record of dr