Marketing Operations Program Manager

Company: Palo Alto Networks
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: May 15, 2022

Job Description:

Company Description

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 the 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 our way of working 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.

Job Description

Your Impact Architect, accelerate progress, and complete strategic, complex projects.
Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value.
Organize into workstreams and lead project status and working meetings.
Manage risks and issues, remove roadblocks and correct deviations from plans.
Hold teams accountable for their commitments.
Boost team efficiency and reduce redundant work by leveraging your agile program management skills, establish best practices and accelerate adoption.
Achieve scalability and establish consistent processes to enable more efficient execution across the organization.
Innovate and test new program management trends to improve processes.
Improve alignment and project visibility. Establish and own the operating rhythm for the Strategy, Growth and Operations organization.
Empower our regions and improve the alignment and scalability with our regional marketing teams.

Qualifications

Your Experience
Bachelor's degree in business or technical field required
Expertise in both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit the project and business environment
5+ years of experience as a Marketing Project Manager, PMP preferred
Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with
A proven track record of successfully managing large, complex projects in a fast paced environment using Agile methodologies and Project Management tools such as Jira
Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands; Comfortable with ambiguity
Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with both business and technical teams at all levels
Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the "big picture" view
Deadline-driven, organized, and able to adapt to the rapid business and organizational demands that result from a high-growth environment
Strong EQ - effective interpersonal skills to build working relationships and accomplish work goals; Strong ability to help people feel valued, appreciated and included in discussions.

Additional Information

Your Team

Being in marketing at Palo Alto Networks means that you will be in the midst of the changes impacting our cybersecurity industry, helping our internal teams, customers, and partners address the ever-changing threats we all face daily. Making, doing, building, and rebuilding, leading initiatives that have never been done before. We solve real problems with new ideas, striving tirelessly for simplicity.

We are disruptors; we challenge entrenched beliefs and look to the future of what's possible. We like our work to answer big questions and drive the business ahead. How do we enable more productivity and strengthen our ability to scale? How do we fuel our culture of learning, experimentation, trust, and continuous improvement? And how do we show up and collaborate with one another every day in ways that invite us to do our best work?

Disruption is at the core of FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We're changing its nature 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 firmly believe that diversity strengthens our ideas and the way we work. It's simple: we can't accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together, and for that we need you to be your true, whole self at work.

Our Commitment

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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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