Senior Manager of Program Management

Who you are

• 8-10 overall years of experience within tech, including industry experience in transformation function at a top-tier tech company
• Understanding of end-to-end financial processes (Quote-to-Cash, Record-to-Report, Source-to-Pay, Hire-to-Retire, etc.), business models, modern finance systems and internal controls for a large scale global technology company
• Extensive project management skills, including system implementations, international compliance initiatives and AI-enabled redesign
• Experience in implementing and managing complex, cross-functional programs within a technology company's finance or enterprise engineering organization
• Strong AI and Data & Analytics skillset including but not limited to building agentic workflows combined with efficient use of deterministic code (e.g. JIRA Query Language and Google Apps Script) for scaling project delivery
• Familiarity with Cognitive Project Management for AI (CPMAI) principles
• Proficiency with JIRA and Asana platforms
• Strong expertise in SAP (preferably RAR, BRIM / SD and S/4 HANA), SFDC (preferably CRM and CPQ)
• Deep understanding of financial systems for a large scale global technology company, with a focus on unification and harmonization as well as automation across these domains
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Hands-on and results oriented leader with problem solving and action oriented mindset
• Intellectual curiosity, self-starter and critical thinker
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, deal with changing priorities and drive accountability
• Passion for continuous improvement of systems and workflows

What the job involves

• Drive change across the CFO organization and be willing to wear multiple hats (strategy development, deployment of projects) to do what it takes to support the business
• Establish simple, repeatable ways to gather information and drive accountability , ensuring business readiness
• Use first principles to design future state business workflows to create operational efficiencies
• Work collaboratively across a cross-functional set of stakeholders (finance and operations, IT, go-to-market, product) to gather the right information, pressure test hypotheses, articulate complex business problems, mobilize a project team, implement solutions and drive accountability
• Structure and size large complex projects into outcomes
• Develop roadmaps, key metrics, change management strategies, communication plans and conduct post implementation reviews to ensure the value of a project was successfully unlocked
• Create deliverables (business case memos, key decision documents, presentations, etc.) for executive level consumption
• Drive the end-to-end execution of initiatives that support finance-wide transformation through AI and workflow reimagining

Benefits

• Healthcare: We value your health and provide options so you can choose what best supports your lifestyle and personal health goals. Various nationwide plans — including Blue Shield of California, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, VSP, and more — are available to you and your family. Our providers offer the flexibility you want and the coverage you need
• Wellness: With a large on-site gym and daily, instructor-led exercise classes at HQ in Santa Clara, Palo Alto Networks actively supports employee fitness. Our juice bar, Gym & Juice, features fresh juice blends, a quick and nutritious option pre- or post-workout. And our ongoing wellness speaker series highlights the latest trends in health and wellness
• Development: Professional development is serious business at Palo Alto Networks, where the Talent Development team offers 25+ courses to help employees boost their careers and develop leadership capability
• Financial: Most roles are eligible for equity grants, and we now offer new hires a quarterly vesting schedule right away. We want you to be fairly compensated and rewarded as soon as you make an impact – on our team, that happens immediately! And because we consider every employee a stakeholder in our long-term success, we offer an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a 24-month lookback. From life insurance to health savings accounts, we provide ways to help you protect and grow your wealth. Palo Alto Networks offers both traditional and Roth 401(k) options, along with a company match of 50% to a max annual amount of $1,000
• Time Off: In addition to paid corporate holidays, Flexible Time Off programs empower our employees to balance their work schedules with personal time off. We offer 12 weeks of full pay for medical leave and 6 weeks of full pay for parental leave. As a company with strong ties to the military and veterans, we also offer 26 weeks of full pay for military leave
• Perks: Our corporate discount program provides employees with significant discounts on merchandise, travel and entertainment. We offer many on-site perks at headquarters, including cafeterias, fuel service, dry cleaning service, EV charging stations, and a company store. We also provide complimentary drinks, fresh fruit, and snacks in break rooms across our campus to help everyone power through the day.

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