Lead, NetSec Strategy
About The Position
Your Career Palo Alto Networks is scaling its business strategy organization and looking for its next senior leader. Your work as a Strategy Lead will directly and visibly contribute to our overall strategy and success. You will work as part of a case team and work directly with the senior leaders in the organization to solve complex strategy problems that are on top-of-mind for our executives. This role is to be a lead on the Network Security ("Netsec") Strategy team. The Network Security platform represents the largest line-of-business for Palo Alto Networks and consists of Firewall, Cloud-Delivered Security Services and SASE business units. The Netsec strategy team plays a central role in supporting the scaling of a wide range of product portfolio. As a Lead in the Netsec Strategy team, you will be driving CEO priorities and making an impact in one of the most dynamic areas of our business. You will be tackling topics across Product and Go-to-Market. You’ll be interacting with and advising senior stakeholders who value our counsel. And most importantly you’ll be driving measurable results as we rapidly scale this business.
Requirements
- 7+ years of work experience, with at least 3+ years in management consulting (McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, etc.), private equity or top-tier tech strategy or “bizops” functions (Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc.)
- MBA graduate from a top-tier B- school or similar academic credentials or “direct promote” in Consulting or equivalent military experience required
- Effective verbal and written communication ability and comfort with both business and technical discussions with senior audiences
- Experience in building relationships and leading through influence
- Experience managing projects and large-scale transformations
- Great teammate, willing to passionately roll up their sleeves and work cross-functionally to get things done
- Self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments with minimal supervision
- Expertise in the Enterprise technology industry is a must, knowledge of cybersecurity industry is a plus but not required
Responsibilities
- Structure and break down complex business problems, develop a hypothesis, drive analysis and deliver recommendations
- Work collaboratively across a cross-functional set of stakeholders to gather the right information, pressure test your hypothesis, co-create deliverables, accelerate execution and unlock value
- Develop and present high-quality recommendation and deliverables (PPT, Word, etc.) for executive level consumption
- Support strategy / business planning processes and assist with developing strategic capabilities across the organization
- Drive change across the organization and be willing to wear multiple hats (strategy development, project management and execution) to do it what it takes to “move the needle”
- Provide coaching and mentoring to leads and associates on the team and take personal interest in their growth in the organization
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
