Director, IT Software Engineering
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Job Description
Your Career
We are seeking a visionary and hands-on Director of IT CPQ & ECommerce Solutions to lead our Go-To-Market (GTM) technology stack into the next generation. This role is responsible for the strategic direction architectural design and flawless execution of our Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) and E-commerce ecosystem. The ideal candidate is a deep technical expert with a passion for innovation a proven leader of global engineering teams and possesses a strong curiosity and preferably hands-on experience in applying AI to solve business challenges. You will be instrumental in driving our IT CPQ and e-commerce team towards an AI-Led Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and fostering a culture of continuous innovation.
This role reports to the Sr. Director of IT Applications.
Your Impact
AI-Driven GTM Innovation: Pioneer and integrate AI use cases within the Salesforce and CPQ landscape. Explore and implement generative AI and intelligent automation to enhance deal velocity improve quoting accuracy and create a superior customer and seller experience.
Strategic Vision: Shape and execute the long-term Salesforce CPQ roadmap evolving our capabilities from best-in-class CPQ to a fully integrated and intelligent Quote-to-Cash (Q2C) system.
Experience driving a self service e-commerce solution.
Hands-On Execution & Delivery: Lead from the front by directly engaging in complex problem-solving while managing a portfolio of high-priority projects. Ensure on-time high-quality delivery in a fast-paced agile environment.
Advanced Solution Architecture: Serve as the lead architect for Salesforce GTM solutions designing scalable high-performance systems that adhere to enterprise best practices and are primed for future AI-driven enhancements.
AI-Led SDLC Transformation: Drive the evolution of our development practices by championing an AI-Led SDLC. Leverage AI to accelerate development cycles improve code quality automate testing and boost overall team productivity through modern DevOps and CI/CD practices.
Cross-Functional Partnership: Act as a key strategic partner to IT teams supporting Ecosystems Revenue Operations Finance and Product Engineering teams. Translate their business needs into technical solutions that streamline processes and drive revenue growth.
Global Team Leadership & Mentorship: Build lead and mentor a high-performing global engineering team across AMER and APAC. Foster a culture of technical excellence accountability and curiosity upskilling the team in AI technologies and modern development practices.
Seamless Enterprise Integration: Ensure the robust and efficient integration of Salesforce with critical enterprise systems particularly ERP (SAP preferred) and middleware platforms to enable seamless data flow for order management billing and reporting.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with Sales Finance Revenue Operations and IT to streamline and optimize Q2C processes enabling faster deal cycles and revenue recognition.
Qualifications :
Your Experience
Progressive Technical Leadership: 12 years of experience in enterprise software and IT with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity managing large-scale Salesforce and GTM application development teams.
AI Exploration & Implementation: Demonstrated experience or a strong tangible curiosity in exploring and implementing AI use cases. Prior experience with Generative AI predictive modeling or leveraging AI in the software development lifecycle is highly preferred.
Deep CPQ systems Expertise: Proven mastery of Salesforce CPQ and a strong vision for the broader Revenue ecosystem including product modeling advanced pricing rules discount schedules complex approvals and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM).
Hands-On Salesforce Platform Mastery: Strong current and hands-on expertise in core Salesforce technologies including Apex Lightning Web Components (LWC) Flows SOQL and REST/SOAP APIs. You can guide and contribute to technical design and code reviews.
Advanced Configuration Engine Experience: Direct experience with or other advanced high-performance configuration engines designed for complex enterprise-grade product and pricing models is a significant plus.
Enterprise Integration Architecture: A proven track record of designing and managing integrations between Salesforce and other enterprise platforms such as ERP (SAP Oracle) and middleware/iPaaS solutions (SnapLogic MuleSoft).
Agile & DevOps Leadership: Extensive experience leading engineering teams in a fast-paced agile environment with a deep understanding of modern DevOps CI/CD Git and deployment best practices for enterprise Salesforce implementations.
Strategic Business Acumen: Ability to think strategically and effectively communicate with and influence stakeholders at all levels translating complex technical concepts into clear business value.
Global Team Management: Experience managing coaching and developing geographically distributed engineering teams fostering a collaborative and inclusive global culture.
Education & Certifications: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field. Salesforce certifications (e.g. Certified Technical Architect Application/System Architect) are highly desirable.
Additional Information :
The Team
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. We also strive to be the most people-centric company ever! That means were constantly working to make your experience amazing and you are part of the team breaking boundaries of what the workplace can be!
This is a unique opportunity to lead transformative initiatives that will drive efficiency innovation and cultural change across a large global sales organization. You will be at the forefront of integrating advanced technologies into our sales processes positioning the company for long-term success while delivering meaningful value to customers and stakeholders alike.
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) is expected to be between $224000 - $318000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. 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
