Sr. Director, AI Data Strategy & Governance

Your Career

We are looking for a Senior Director to join the Palo Alto Networks Data & Analytics this role you will lead the strategy for Data Governance across the organization while simultaneously driving the adoption of AI products at an enterprise scale.

This is a leadership role for a builder. You wont just oversee a process; you will build and lead a transformational AI-First team that uses AI to speed up its own work and enables the rest of the company to do the same. We need a player-coach who operates at the intersection of business strategy and technical execution. You will partner deeply with engineering to define what we build and work with business leaders to make sure it delivers real value. If you combine deep technical fluency in Machine Learning and Data with the ability to orchestrate complex 

Your Impact

Operationalizing AI: You will drive the transition of high-potential AI products from early pilots into full-scale production. Your focus is ensuring these tools are operationally sound scalable and actually used by the business.

Next-Gen Data Governance: Lead the strategy and execution of our Data Governance initiative. You will move beyond compliance to drive the build of an AI-powered governance platform ensuring our data is secured and curated through automation.

Driving the Technical Roadmap: Act as a strategic partner to IT Engineering and Product teams. You wont just influence the plan; you will drive the technical roadmap based on business needs ensuring we build the right infrastructure for Governance and AI enablement.

Building a Team: Recruit and lead a high-performing team. As a player-coach you will foster a culture of technical depth showing your team how to adopt AI tools to accelerate their own workflows.

Strategic Execution: You own the delivery of complex multi-quarter initiatives. You are responsible for the timeline and quality cutting through cross-functional dependencies to ensure we deliver with precision.

Executive Stakeholder Management: Serve as a trusted advisor to Senior Leadership. You will navigate complex executive requirements and provide transparent reporting on the health of our data ecosystem.

Qualifications :

Your Experience

12 years of experience leading complex data initiatives. You have a track record of operationalizing products and driving strategy in mid-to-large enterprise environments.

AI & Data Depth: You understand the Machine Learning lifecycle Data Architecture and AI technologies. You can hold your own in technical debates with engineering leads and understand the physics of data.

Governance Leadership: Proven experience leading Data Governance initiatives is required. We want someone who approaches governance with a modern automated mindset.

Execution & Builder Mindset: You have a history of building things not just managing them. You bring a strong execution muscle and can cut through ambiguity to deliver results without needing a heavy administrative layer.

Product Scale: Demonstrated success in taking data/AI products from Proof of Concept (POC) to global deployment ensuring adoption and value realization.

Education: Bachelors degree in a technical field required; an Advanced Degree (MBA or MS) is preferred. 

Leadership: Experience building and transforming teams. You know how to spot talent and foster a culture of technical curiosity.

Additional Information :

The Team

Our shared mission to safeguard our digital way of life unites and drives us. You will join a multinational team building data and data science solutions to unlock significant business potential and boost productivity by resolving complex data problems. This involves developing innovative algorithms predictive models conducting advanced statistical analysis and engineering scalable data pipelines. Your work will ultimately lead to data products and actionable insights that empower decision-making across the organization. You will be at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.

We believe in using AI to amplify not replace human intellect. We expect you to champion this mindset. You and your team will leverage the best tools availablefrom generative AI for code and analysis to agentic data science frameworksto accelerate your impact.

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 $241000 - $344500/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