Senior Manager, Program Management
Senior Manager, Program Management
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Job Description
Your Career
Palo Alto Networks has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Manager Program Management to join our finance accounting and operations organization.
Our finance accounting and operations groups deal with everything touching the CFO organization covering the numbers supporting infrastructure automation building solutions and providing accurate insightful financial information to empower our business lines. Your efforts will directly impact the overall transformation and success of a world-leading cybersecurity business.
Youll collaborate on complex business financial and technology problems that are top-of-mind for our executives. You possess a unique blend of business insight big-picture thinking deep understanding of end-to-end financial processes and related systems strong project management skills ability to influence and collaborate with a large number of constituents within Palo Alto this role youll lead initiatives across finance accounting and operations groups at Palo Alto Networks. The role will partner closely with the quote-to-cash and other subject matter experts and leaders within the finance accounting and operations organization.
A successful candidate for this role will be proactive confident and solution-oriented have a broad set of work experiences within a finance organization will provide a strong voice to represent finance across the portfolio of initiatives - and will work collaboratively with finance accounting and operations leaders and outside of Finance (IT etc.). Additionally they will support quote-to-cash and go-to-market initiatives. The Senior Manager Program Management will be an individual contributor role reporting directly to the Head of CFO Program Ops.
Your Impact
- Drive change across the CFO organization and be willing to wear multiple hats (strategy development project management and execution) to do what it takes to move the needle
- Assess current processes and use first principles to design future state business processes to create operational efficiencies
- Work collaboratively across a cross-functional set of stakeholders to gather the right information pressure test hypotheses articulate complex business problems mobilize a project team implement solutions and drive accountability
- Structure and size large complex projects into an executable plan
- Develop long-term roadmaps detailed project plans project success criteria and key metrics change management strategies communication plans and conduct post implementation reviews to ensure the value of a project was successfully unlocked
- Create deliverables (business case memos key decision documents presentations etc.) for executive level consumption
- Capture and drive accountability of RAID items
- Drive adherence to transformation playbook software development lifecycle milestones
Qualifications :
Your Experience
- 8-10 overall years of experience within tech with a combination of consulting (McKinsey Bain BCG Big 4 etc.) and industry experience in PMO function at a top-tier tech company
- Extensive project management skills including system implementations large-scale transformations and AI projects
- Strong Generative AI and Data & Analytics skillset including but not limited to LLM prompt engineering and efficient use of Python and / or Google Apps Script for generating project collateral
- Certification and / or on-the-job experience using system development lifecycle (SDLC) methodology for project delivery ideally in combination with Cognitive Project Management for AI (CPMAI) methodology approach
- Proficiency with JQL (JIRA Query Language) or equivalent and Asana platform
- Understanding of end-to-end quote-to-cash process and sub-process and systems including Primary Data Management Lead Management Contract Lifecycle Management Deal Desk Configure-Price-Quote Order booking Invoicing Collections Return logistics Revenue Recognition & Reporting
- Strong expertise in SAP (preferably RAR BRIM / SD and S/4 HANA) SFDC (preferably CRM and CPQ) and HighRadius
- Deep understanding of go-to-market and quote-to-to-cash financial processes and related financial systems for a large scale global technology company with a focus on process standardization and harmonization as well as automation across these domains
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Additional Information :
The Team
You have a passion for numbers; our organization has a real passion for cybersecurity. Youre looking for a career with a more fulfilling mission. We have open positions to top talent seeking a financial challenge. Our Finance department deals with numbers daily supporting infrastructure dealing in automation and building elegant models and solutions to empower our business lines and solutions. If youre seeking a financial challenge but with a worldwide impact this is it.
You will be part of a growing passionate and dynamic team with an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting projects centered on what we believe is one of the most significant mission statements in the world.
Compensation Disclosure
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications experience and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $190000 - $236500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus(15 - 20%). A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
Our Commitment
Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant 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 .
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 according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
