Senior Manager, Program Management

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 global process owners and 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.). 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 international compliance initiatives and AI projects
• Strong Generative AI and automation skillset including but not limited to LLM prompt engineering efficient use of Python and / or Google Apps Script for generating project collateral and familiarity with automation platforms like UiPath
• 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
• Working understanding of AI capabilities native to enterprise applications such as Ariba Salesforce and SAP
• Understanding of compliance agenda for a large scale global technology company with a focus on process standardization and harmonization as well as automation in this domain
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Hands-on and results oriented leader with problem solving and action oriented mindset
• Intellectual curiosity self-starter and critical thinker 
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to deal with ambiguity deal with changing priorities and drive accountability
• Passion for continuous improvement of systems and processes

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. 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