Senior Director, Global Compensation

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Your Career

The Senior Director, Global Compensation is responsible for setting and driving the compensation strategy and execution across the entire organization.  You will partner with our senior business and People team leaders to drive the long-term compensation vision and roadmap for Palo Alto Networks built upon a solid understanding of our business priorities.  You will work across all aspects of compensation to develop and execute strategies that strengthen our ability to attract, grow and retain top talent and honor our commitment to global fair pay practices.

Your Impact

• Bring expertise across compensation focus areas, including broad based compensation, annual incentive design, equity compensation and executive compensation
• Innovate and respond quickly to changing business and market realities and demonstrate openness and flexibility to business needs and client requests
• Lead with internal and market insights to drive compensation solutions with business. This involves providing strong project leadership and a laser sharp focus on driving key outcomes
• Build, mentor and lead  a world class team of compensation professionals
• Design and lead all of our cyclical compensation programs ensuring that outcomes reinforce our pay for performance philosophy and are delivered in an objectively fair and consistent manner
• Be a trusted advisor to business leaders and People Business Partners, on all aspects of compensation decision making
• Manage all communications with the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, preparing materials and analysis, partnering with external independent consultants to deliver on Compensation Committee meetings, programs, and projects
• Design Palo Alto Networks’ annual equity program including budget, guidelines and grant process

Your Experience 

• BS degree or equivalent practical experience, MS degree or MBA preferred or equivalent military experience required
• 15+ years of progressive compensation experience in a technology organization
• Intellectual horsepower combined with the ability to listen, understand, analyze, synthesize and propose solutions
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with a strong executive presence
• Superior influencing, organizational and analytical capability to create and drive data-driven solutions
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous, hyper-growth environment as well as strong attention to detail and exceptional problem-solving skills
• A highly collaborative and team-oriented approach to leading and driving results
• Effective listener and persuasive communicator able to influence actions and outcome

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 we’re constantly working to make your experience amazing, and you are part of the team breaking boundaries of what the workplace can be!

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 $243,000/YR - $334,000/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

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t 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  [email protected].

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.