Treasury Manager, Investments

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.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. 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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

Reporting to the Treasury Manager, Investments this role will be part of a world-class team helping drive results within the Corporate Treasury function. The Treasury team is responsible for investment oversight and risk management of Palo Alto Networks’ multi-billion dollar cash investment portfolio. The portfolio is invested in high-quality fixed income securities including money market funds, commercial paper, U.S. government and agency securities, corporate debt securities, and asset-backed securities.

Your Impact

As Treasury Manager, Investments, the principal responsibility is to ensure investments adhere to policy targets and guidelines and achieve the corporate investment goals of capital preservation, liquidity, and income generation. The ideal candidate will make a meaningful impact by employing quantitative analysis and a multi-disciplinary skill set to optimize investment portfolio returns within the investment policy parameters. You will collaborate with a team of fixed income portfolio managers to develop and implement investment strategies for a short-duration fixed income portfolio. This includes building portfolio construction models and executing self-directed rebalancing of US Treasury and investment-grade credit portfolios.

A key aspect of this role is ensuring portfolio activities align with investment policy parameters and the portfolio benchmark, maintaining compliance with all investment policy requirements. You will need to understand how macroeconomic factors, corporate cash flow, yield objectives, accounting rules, and tax considerations influence investment decisions.

This role also requires strong collaboration with key business partners, including Accounting, FP&A, Legal, and Tax, on all investment -related matters. You will develop and maintain a network within the institutional investment community and with corporate cash peers to stay informed of current investment themes and best practices. Additionally, you will contribute to various ad-hoc investment and Treasury related projects.

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 8+ years in corporate treasury or fixed income portfolio management and analysis, with trading experience being a plus. 6+ years of experience with an advanced degree.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or Accounting required; MBA or Masters preferred.
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation or progress toward completion is highly desired.
• Strong understanding of fixed income and economic markets.
• Ability to apply fixed income investing knowledge and a growth mindset to manage a global corporate cash portfolio.
• Proficient in applying quantitative techniques to analyze portfolio risk and macroeconomic conditions.
• Excellent ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and impactfully to influence investment decisions.
• Possesses grit and thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Proficient in Bloomberg and Google Suite applications

Additional Information

The Team

You have a passion for numbers, our organization has a passion for cybersecurity. You’re looking for a career with a more fulfilling mission. We have open positions to top talent seeking a financial challenge. Our accounting department deals with numbers daily, supporting infrastructure, dealing in automation, building solutions and providing accurate, insightful financial information to empower our business lines. The ideal candidate has exceptional skills in accounting and analytics and an innovative mindset to approach finance problems differently. Our innovation doesn’t stay in Research and Development. Within finance and accounting, we seek people who are looking to try new things, while solving business critical equations. If you’re seeking a financial challenge but with a world-wide impact – this is it.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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 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.

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