Palo Alto Networks · 4 hours ago
People Team Business Partner
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$126K/yr - $204K/yr
8+ years expPalo Alto Networks is dedicated to protecting our digital way of life through innovative technology and collaboration. The People Team Business Partner (PBP) will support the Network Security Product organization by consulting with people managers, providing data analytics support, and leading various organizational initiatives. The role requires a strong focus on coaching and enabling teams to achieve their business objectives effectively.
Agentic AICloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity
No H1B
Responsibilities
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
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
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
Qualification
Required
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
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
Leadership Team
Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
Recent News
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