Senior Director of Finance

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Job Summary

Leading a team of finance professionals, the Sr Director NGFW will serve as finance leader across business decision support and SC Operations providing strategic financial planning and insights which will scale the business, driving growth strategies and improving operational excellence. The Sr Dir will guide short and long-term initiatives and analyze growth options through financial modeling, forecasting, and reporting.

Experience and knowledge in enterprise hardware is critical.  This role supports Supply Chain operations, S&OP forecasting, Excess & Obsolescence, and inventory accounting processes.

This role reports to the VP Finance for overall Network Security and would directly support Product Management, Go to Market strategy and Supply Chain leadership.

The successful candidate will have deep people leadership experience, exceptional strategic and analytical Finance expertise, strong business acumen, a strategic mindset and hands-on, responsive analytical skills.   

Your Impact

• Interact with the senior leadership team to determine new product roadmap, winning growth strategy, priorities, and to provide regular visibility of progress.

• Ensure depth of understanding around product cost structures, mix, discounts, and overall gross margin performance.

• Build and develop a high-performing team demonstrating a ‘CFO Mindset’ while fostering a culture of growth, continuous improvement, and strategic thinking.

• Work with the leadership team, the engineering team, and the product team to develop and execute product roadmaps that continue market share expansion.

• Develop and present strategic insights about the products, their competition, and customer adoption.

• Partner with key stakeholders to socialize and drive support for your vision across executive leadership, product design, marketing, customer success, and sales

• Conduct in-depth analysis of the competition to ensure Palo Alto Networks maintains its leadership position and tracks to its investor thesis.

• Closely track industry trends and adapt accordingly

• Ensure successful distribution strategy execution and appropriate channel stocking to support continued growth.

• Within strategic parameters, maximize revenue by establishing margin goals for the field, developing expansion GTM motions, and improving end-user and partner discounting over time.

• Support deal desk in carrying out deal profitability analyses and optimizing deal structures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or equivalent; advanced degree or qualification (e.g., CPA, MBA) strongly preferred.

• 10+ years of finance/managerial experience with progressing responsibilities  

• History of presenting recommendations and getting buy-in from senior executives

• Experience with hardware and supply chain business models 

• Exceptional presentation skills, concise and fluent in communication 

• Ability to distill complexity via a methodical and structured approach

 

 

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

$241,000.00 - $332,000.00/yr

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  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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.