Lead, GCS Strategy

Palo Alto Networks is expanding its business strategy team, seeking a senior leader to directly contribute to overall strategy and success. The Strategy Lead will work on case teams with senior leaders to solve complex strategy problems. Responsibilities include structuring business problems, developing hypotheses, driving analysis, delivering recommendations, collaborating cross-functionally, and presenting high-quality deliverables to executives. The role also involves supporting business planning, developing strategic capabilities, driving organizational change, and mentoring team members.

Must Have

• Structure and break down complex business problems
• Develop a hypothesis, drive analysis and deliver recommendations
• Work collaboratively across a cross-functional set of stakeholders
• Develop and present high-quality recommendation and deliverables (PPT, Word, etc.) for executive level consumption
• Support strategy / business planning processes
• Assist with developing strategic capabilities across the organization
• Drive change across the organization
• Be willing to wear multiple hats (strategy development, project management and execution)
• Provide coaching and mentoring to leads and associates on the team
• 8+ years relevant work experience
• At least 3+ years in management consulting, private equity or top-tier tech strategy or “bizops” functions
• MBA graduate from a top-tier B- school or similar academic credentials or “direct promote” in Consulting or equivalent military experience
• Effective verbal and written communication ability and comfort with both business and technical discussions with senior audiences
• Experience in building relationships and leading through influence
• Experience managing projects and large-scale transformations
• Great teammate, willing to passionately roll up their sleeves and work cross-functionally to get things done
• Self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments with minimal supervision
• Expertise in the Enterprise technology industry

Good to Have

• Knowledge of cybersecurity industry

Perks & Benefits

• Restricted stock units
• Bonus
• Employee benefits
• Flexibility when needed

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is scaling its business strategy organization and looking for its next senior leader. Your work as a Strategy Lead will directly and visibly contribute to our overall strategy and success. You will work as part of a case team and work directly with the senior leaders in the organization to solve complex strategy problems that are on top-of-mind for our executives.

Your Impact

• Structure and break down complex business problems, develop a hypothesis, drive analysis and deliver recommendations
• Work collaboratively across a cross-functional set of stakeholders to gather the right information, pressure test your hypothesis, co-create deliverables, accelerate execution and unlock value
• Develop and present high-quality recommendation and deliverables (PPT, Word, etc.) for executive level consumption
• Support strategy / business planning processes and assist with developing strategic capabilities across the organization
• Drive change across the organization and be willing to wear multiple hats (strategy development, project management and execution) to do it what it takes to “move the needle”
• Provide coaching and mentoring to leads and associates on the team and take personal interest in their growth in the organization

Your Experience

• 8+ years relevant work experience, with at least 3+ years in management consulting (McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, etc.), private equity or top-tier tech strategy or “bizops” functions (Google, Facebook, Amazon, etc.)
• MBA graduate from a top-tier B- school or similar academic credentials or “direct promote” in Consulting or equivalent military experience required
• Effective verbal and written communication ability and comfort with both business and technical discussions with senior audiences
• Experience in building relationships and leading through influence
• Experience managing projects and large-scale transformations
• Great teammate, willing to passionately roll up their sleeves and work cross-functionally to get things done
• Self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments with minimal supervision
• Expertise in the Enterprise technology industry is a must, knowledge of cybersecurity industry is a plus but not required

The Team

Our Strategy team works on our most critical business challenges to drive and support Palo Alto Networks’ industry-leading growth. You will help to support the Palo Alto Networks Global Customer Services (“GCS”) organization. We match our best-in-class cybersecurity product portfolio with our industry-leading services portfolio including Professional Services, Customer Success and Technical Support to ensure customers have a seamless experience to drive optimal security outcomes for their business. Your efforts will directly impact the overall strategy and success of a world-leading cybersecurity business. You will collaborate on complex business and technology problems that are top-of-mind for our executives. You possess a unique blend of business insight, business strategy experience, big-picture thinking, influencing skills and ability to collaborate with a large number of constituents within Palo Alto Networks.