Senior Manager, M&A Integration

Your Career

The Senior Manager will act as a central leader in the Integration Management Office (IMO) responsible for the entire post-acquisition lifecycle with a focus on maximizing deal value and minimizing business disruption.

This is an in office role 3 days/week in our HQ Santa Clara CA

Your Impact

• Lead Cross-Functional Integration: Serve as the primary driver and coordinator for cross-functional integration activities across core business units including Sales Engineering Product HR Legal and Go-to-Market (GTM) in addition to Finance.

• Integration Process Refinement: Support the ongoing development standardization and implementation of the comprehensive M&A integration playbook and best practices for the IMO.

• Execution Management: Drive integration workstreams and manage execution against the overall deal timeline proactively identifying dependencies and connecting functional leads across the organization.

• Risk & Issue Mitigation: Proactively identify analyze and manage potential integration issues and risk areas providing clear concise escalation paths and mitigation strategies to senior leadership.

• Performance Tracking & Reporting: Track key integration metrics (KPIs) and post-acquisition performance preparing regular data-driven reports for presentation to the Corporate Development team and Executive Leadership.

• Change Management: Coordinate and execute change management activities across the acquired company and Palo Alto Networks functions to ensure successful adoption of new processes systems and organizational structures.

Qualifications :

Your Experience 

• 6-10 years of related professional experience with strong career progression including direct experience managing or supporting full-cycle M&A integration activities at a public high-growth technology company or a top-tier consulting firm.

• Bachelors degree in Business Finance Economics or a related field. An MBA or equivalent advanced experience is preferred.

• Cross-Functional Acumen: Proven capability to quickly grasp the big picture of a new business model while understanding the execution details across diverse functions (e.g. product roadmaps sales cycles HR policies).

• Financial Acumen: Understanding financial modeling with background in software SaaS appliance and/or other technology industry business models.  Able to understand and translate financial models into operational plans.

• Systems Proficiency (Plus): Experience with enterprise financial and business intelligence systems (e.g. SAP Oracle Workday Tableau or other BI tools) is a plus.

• Leadership & Communication: Exceptional team player with highly effective written and verbal communication skills and high Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Must be comfortable working proactively and independently to build and drive action plans.

• Adaptability: Possess intellectual curiosity and the willingness and ability to adapt to the rapid business and organizational demands inherent in a high-volume M&A environment.

Additional Information :

The Team

We work hand in hand with organizations around the world as they move to a more secure environment. As part of the Business Development team you find and create opportunity forming relationships with organizations seeking a trusted partner.

You are empowered with unmatched systems and tools including constantly updated research and sales libraries and a team built on joint success. You wont find someone at Palo Alto Networks who isnt committed to your success everyone pitches in to assist when it comes to solutions selling learning and development.

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 $158000 - $255000/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