People Team Business Partner

Palo Alto Networks•Santa Clara, CA

7d•$126,000 - $203,500•Hybrid

About The Position

In the role of Product team People Business Partner (PBP) at Palo Alto Networks, your contribution will be vital to supporting the Network Security Product organization.. You will be responsible for providing consulting and coaching to first line People Managers and Directors, providing strong data and analytics support to identify needs in the organization and leading execution of both annual cycle programs like Performance Elevation and business specific projects and initiatives. We are seeking an individual that is passionate about enabling organizations to more effectively achieve their business objectives and creating a workplace environment that’s a magnet for the industry’s best and brightest. You should be an innovative HR professional who is energized by coaching employees and leaders, and creating teams that work together and win together. You should be comfortable working with any level of employee or managers up to the VP level,, understand business strategy, have a knack at reading a situation, navigating sensitivities and finding creative solutions to people issues. This is an in office role 3 days/week in our HQ, Santa Clara CA

Requirements

8+ years working in HR Operations, Analytics and Client Facing HR Partner roles.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to organize and analyze data and a love for driving people programs from data insights
Track record of effectively coaching leaders and advising action in sensitive or ambiguous situations, including employee relations, performance management, or organizational diagnostics
Spreadsheet and Data familiarity - ability to work with data and use basic spreadsheet functions effectively
Project management - Ability to deconstruct complex projects into manageable components and hold others accountable for their respective responsibilities
Communications - Clear, concise communication that is easy for others to understand, you put things into context and make the actions that are needed clear
Accountability - comfortable with a high degree of accountability and delivering on commitments. ‘Get stuff done’ mindset.
Learning Orientation - strong desire to learn and expand skillbase via new experiences and willingness to stretch in service of building new capabilities.
Ability to establish strong relationships at all levels and across functions within the organization

Responsibilities

Business leader consulting
Consult with first line people leaders and Directors on common benefits, policy and people related issues, including but not limited to: leave of absence or health related matters, remote work or Return to Office (RTO) exception requests, other benefits related concerns
Provide guidance to people leaders and Directors on low performance cases, helping them understand the Palo Alto Networks performance management process and navigating them through it in partnership with ER
Coordinate immigration related cases with the Global Mobility team
Drive Annual Cycle Programs and Org Design initiatives
Partner with senior Product PBPs through the performance calibration process, providing data support and scaling PBP coverage in talent reviews and ratings calibration discussions.
Independently lead small scale organization changes and partner with senior PBPs as they coach business leaders through organizational redesigns and changes, helping to implement and roll out the changes in a well communicated and thoughtful way
People Analytics and Reporting
Build skills around story-telling with data and leveraging insights to drive change and action. In partnership with the Product Analytics partner, regularly gather, analyze and provide reports on key people metrics - Identify trends, patterns and actionable insights
Provide regular reporting on the data & insights that would support decision making and action across Product teams
Organizational Initiatives
Serve as program lead driving key initiatives for the Netsec organization. These include responsibility for the Performance Elevation process, Quarterly People Reviews and ongoing strategic projects. In this capacity you will partner with People Business Partners to successfully plan and execute these initiatives.