Sr. Compensation Advisor - Go To Market

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.

Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We’re changing the nature of 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
 


As a Senior Compensation Analyst - Go-To-Market, you will be a key part of the Global Compensation team serving as the primary point of contact for leaders and People Business Partners in our Go-To-Market Functions  (Field Sales, Systems Engineering, Partnerships, Customer Success and Support, and Operations).  You will play a major role in supporting all compensation related decision making across our compensation programs, new hire offers and competitive situations.  The ideal candidate will be highly analytical, comfortable with ambiguity and look for creative ways to solve problems. We’re a highly analytical team and we’re looking for someone who will thrive in our fast paced and collaborative culture.

Your Impact

• Conduct market compensation analyses to ensure internal equity, external competitiveness, and alignment to the company’s compensation philosophy

• Manage the semi-annual pay planning programs within each function

• Research and identify market trends and best practices

• Monitor internal compensation trends and patterns to identify areas for disruption in how we pay employees in these critical functions

Your Experience

• Experience in compensation, finance, or a related analytical field, including benchmarking studies/competitive analysis and modeling

• 6+ years of experience in broad-based compensation preferred

• Familiarity with sales compensation approaches and concepts (e.g., pay mixes, acceleration, quotas, etc)

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data with exceptional attention to detail

• Demonstrated analytical skills including the ability to create and maintain complex spreadsheets

• Able to manage a variety of projects and to effectively handle short notice assignments

• Ability to learn quickly and think independently

• Exceptional verbal, written and interpersonal skills

• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, demanding environment across multiple time zone

The Team

Our People team works throughout the organization to enable ... you guessed it: people. We’re one team, driven to one mission statement. Each piece matters, and within the People team, you are focused on enabling our teams to resolve the world’s most challenging cybersecurity threats. You will be part of a growing, passionate, and dynamic team with an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting projects — centered on what we believe is one of the most significant mission statements in the world.

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.

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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.