Senior Compensation Specialist, EMEAL

Your Career 

Join our dynamic People team as a Senior Compensation Specialist the analytical backbone of our regional rewards strategy. This is a high-impact hybrid role perfect for a professional who thrives on both operational excellence and deep strategic analysis. You will be empowered to own our day-to-day compensation programs ensuring they run seamlessly while also delivering the data-driven insights that shape the future of compensation at our company.

If you are a meticulous self-starting professional who loves turning complex data into clear actionable stories we want to hear from you.

Your Impact

Weve structured this role to have two core functions allowing you to manage the present while building the future.

Core Compensation Operations & Program Management:

• Own and Administer Core Programs: Serve as the go-to expert for our day-to-day compensation matters including job evaluations market pricing and salary structure maintenance. Provide exceptional consultative service to People Business Partners Talent Acquisition and business leaders.

• Lead Compensation Cycles: Play a pivotal role in the successful execution of our annual compensation review cycle and other programs managing project plans timelines budgets and stakeholder communications.

• Enhance and Scale Processes: Streamline and scale our regional compensation programs by improving processes building robust tools and partnering with our People Tech team to drive system integrations and enhancements.

• Manage Vendor Relationships: Act as the primary point of contact for third-party vendors for compensation data survey submissions and systems to ensure we get the maximum value from these partnerships.

Strategic Analysis Insights & Business Partnering:

• Business Partnering: With an effective stakeholder management be the main point of contact for a sub-regional organization for all compensation matters by delivering excellent customer satisfaction and advisory service.

• Develop the Analytical Engine: Design build and lead the transformation of our regional compensation analytics. You will be the main point of contact for all regional data needs from standard reporting to complex ad-hoc inquiries.

• Translate Data into Strategy: Prepare and present complex compensation analysis to identify trends measure the effectiveness of our programs and provide data-backed recommendations for program improvements.

• Model for Impact: Develop sophisticated models to analyze the financial impact of various reward scenarios helping leadership make informed strategic decisions.

Ensure Fairness and Equity: Conduct in-depth analyses on internal equity and pay parity ensuring our compensation practices are fair competitive and aligned with our values.

Qualifications :

Your Experience

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of direct experience in compensation with a strong background in broad-based compensation analytics and program management.

• Expert-level proficiency in Google Sheets and/or Microsoft Excel including building complex models handling large datasets and advanced formulas

• Proven analytical and modeling skills with a demonstrated ability to interpret data identify trends and provide actionable insights.

• Hands-on experience with HRIS systems (e.g. Workday) and market pricing tools (e.g. Radford Mercer WTW).

• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience querying data with SQL or using statistical programming languages such as R or Python.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional certification from WorldatWork (e.g. CCP GRP).

• Experience working in a multinational and/or technology organization.

• Bachelors degree in a related field (e.g. Business Finance Human Resources) or equivalent practical experience.

Additional Information :

The Team 

Our People team at Palo Alto Networks works throughout the organization to guessed it people. Were one team driven to one mission statement. Each piece matters and within the people team you are focused on enabling our teams to resolve the worlds most challenging cybersecurity threats.

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.   

Our Commitment

Were trailblazers that dream big 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

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