Palo Alto Networks · 8 hours ago
Director, People Strategy
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$203K/yr - $279K/yr
8+ years expPalo Alto Networks is a leading cybersecurity company focused on protecting the digital way of life. The Director, People Strategy will act as a strategic advisor to the Chief People Officer and the People Leadership Team, developing and operationalizing the multi-year People Strategy while ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and transformation objectives.
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Responsibilities
Partner with the CPO to develop, evolve, and operationalize the multi-year People Strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and transformation objectives
Act as a connector and integrator across all People sub-functions, including Talent, Total Rewards, DEI, Learning, HR Tech, and Places, bringing cohesion and clarity to the collective strategy
Support the PLT in setting and prioritizing strategic initiatives that enable scale, impact, and transformation
Lead the People Team’s strategic planning and goal-setting process, ensuring tight alignment with company-level OKRs
Develop and maintain a People Strategy Dashboard that tracks performance against key enterprise and People metrics, including leadership confidence, engagement, performance differentiation, and efficiency
Drive accountability by ensuring the PLT measures what matters, reports outcomes consistently, and uses data to guide decision-making
Structure and frame People-related transformation initiatives
Provide strategic scaffolding and governance models for initiatives led across the People function, ensuring alignment, sequencing, and clarity of ownership
Serve as the strategic interface between the People Team and Corp Strategy and or other Transformation Offices to ensure synchronization of priorities
Lead the creation of executive and Board-facing communications that articulate the People Strategy and progress against key priorities
Develop clear, data-driven narratives and materials for Board updates, executive off-sites, and quarterly business reviews, reflecting the strategic maturity of the People function
Translate analytics and insights into concise, compelling stories that demonstrate organizational impact, transformation outcomes, and future priorities
Conduct market and best-practice research across high-growth and technology peers to inform the evolution of Palo Alto Networks’ People Strategy
Act as the internal strategist who anticipates talent and organizational needs based on external trends and internal data
Qualification
Required
8–12 years of experience in People Strategy, Corporate Strategy, or Management Consulting, ideally within a high-growth or technology environment
Demonstrated success in strategy development, organizational design, and enterprise planning at scale
Strong analytical and conceptual skills; able to integrate data, insight, and storytelling into actionable strategies
Exceptional communication and presentation capability, with experience preparing materials for senior executives and Boards of Directors
Proven ability to influence and align cross-functional senior stakeholders without direct authority
High learning agility, intellectual curiosity, and comfort operating in fast-moving, high-ambiguity environments
Preferred
Experience within a high-growth, global technology environment
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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