Senior Manager, Pricing and Licensing

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.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. 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.

We’re changing the nature of work. Palo Alto Networks is evolving to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks.  And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

Your Career

Looking to join a fast-paced, growing company at a company that fosters a healthy culture, and works to make the world a safer place each day?

Then this role could be right for you!

Reporting to VP of Pricing & Licensing, the Sr. Manager is primarily responsible for directing and executing the end-to-end pricing & licensing strategy across Palo Alto Networks operating units, including development of new and innovative pricing models, setting price levels, constructing licensing structures, and creating price promotions/packaging. 

In this role, you will continuously assess pricing and licensing needs of the operating units, define new opportunities for pricing improvement, and conduct customer segmentation, competitive analysis, develop financial models, and help to define overall go-to-market strategies. You will play a key role in shaping the future direction and growth of Palo Alto Networks pricing & licensing organization.  You'll be an experienced pricing and licensing professional focused on strategy and execution.

This is an amazing opportunity to take on a highly visible and impactful role.  We are a rapidly growing company adding more subscriptions to our customer offerings and there is room for creativity, collaboration, execution, and fun too!

Your Impact

• Lead the pricing and licensing activities across Palo Alto Networks operating units, working collaboratively to develop and implement Pricing strategies across Product, Finance and GTM (Go to Market) teams
• Interact with the senior leadership and product teams to determine licensing strategy, priorities, and to provide regular visibility of progress
• Coordinate cross functional teams to align priorities with revenue goals
• Develop new and improve on existing pricing strategy development processes, frameworks, and approaches
• Conduct pricing analyses to inform pricing strategy for new, renew and upsell/cross-sell offerings
• Conduct and commission end-user pricing studies, including competitive market positioning and price elasticity analyses
• Develop global pricing, as well as any localized or vertical pricing approaches, such as multi-currency
• Maximize revenue by establishing margin goals for the field, developing expansion GTM motions, within strategic parameters, and improving end-user and partner discounting over time
• Support deal desk in carrying out deal profitability analyses and optimizing deal structures
• Work cross-functionally to manage the licensing process, reducing complexity and ensuring customer satisfaction
• Support negotiation of the large licensing transactions
• Provide mentorship and guidance to Pricing Analysts

Your Experience

• Bachelor’s in business administration, Finance, Economics, or equivalent (e.g. CPA, MBA) preferred
• 5 + years of experience in designing and implementing pricing and licensing strategies for B2B software companies 
• 2 + years of people management experience
• History of presenting recommendations and getting buy-in from the senior executives
• Experience and understanding of patent and portfolio valuation
• Exceptional presentation skills, concise and fluent in communication
• Ability to distill complexity via a methodical and structured approach
• Approximately 15- 25% domestic/international travel may be required

The Team

Are you looking for a career with a more fulfilling mission?  Are you open to a Flexible work culture? We have open positions to top talent seeking a challenge. Being part of the Finance department, Pricing and Licensing function performs deep analyses to understand the business and inform the strategic direction of the company. The ideal candidate has exceptional skills in financial modeling, pricing analytics and an innovative mindset to approach problems differently. Our innovation doesn’t stay in Research and Development. Within Pricing and Licensing, we seek people who are looking to try new things, while solving business critical equations. If you’re seeking a challenge with a worldwide impact – this is it.

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

Palo Alto Networks is evolving and changing the nature of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, 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.

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Disclosure required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum compensation (includes on-target earnings = base + on target incentives for sales roles) for this role to be located in the state of Colorado. If hired in Colorado, this position starts at $121,700/yr. Depending on the position offered, restricted stock units and incentive or bonus pay may be provided as part of this compensation package. Additional benefits may be found here.