Sr Director, Global Equity Programs

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

You are a recognized leader in the global equity programs field, and have an excellent track record in attracting top talent, and developing collaborative and effective teams. You define the strategy and lead initiatives for the global equity programs team (“team”) at Palo Alto Networks.  You engage and effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, and align and drive initiatives which help us scale.

Our team supports Palo Alto Networks’ global equity programs, which includes Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, Stock Options, an amazing Employee Stock Purchase Plan! and a complex Executive Deferred Compensation Program. We grant RSUs in over 70 countries.

Your Impact

• Lead all (global) areas of equity administration: Grants, RSU releases, Deferred Compensation, ESPP, Employee Education, Country Enablement, and Compliance
• Lead, develop, mentor, and provide ongoing feedback to the team and our global vendors, to foster continuous learning for the team and facilitate highest levels of career growth. Define annual initiatives for the team. Enable opportunities for growth for our team
• Formulate recommendations for granting equity globally by considering advice from external legal and tax advisors vis-a-vis operational capabilities and program effectiveness. Lead new country equity enablement/launch, and manage ongoing compliance
• Deliver outstanding service to internal collaborators, address inquiries from management, business partners, and employees with responsiveness and integrity
• Drive formulation of global taxation policies, and manage ongoing compliance
• Define integration strategies (deal specific) for equity, lead M&A integration process for our team and work with the team to execute on integration strategies
• Ensure global equity plans compliance (regulatory, tax, SOX), and maintain a fully reconciled share pool
• Develop and deliver employee educational materials and communications
• Continuously bring in new ideas, and define and lead/launch strategic initiatives to evolve our global equity programs offerings, by involving team members and key stakeholders and ensuring operational excellence (efficiencies, scalability, compliance), and enabling equity plan compliance.
• Be the face and the voice of the team

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• Expert knowledge of public company equity administration at company(ies) with complex global equity programs
• 10+ years of experience developing and leading high performance teams in a global setting
• Embracing challenges and coming up with strategic solutions. Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, eagle eye for details
• Communicating (verbal and written) clearly and articulately at all levels of the organization. Excellent project management skills
• Defining innovative strategies, plans