HR Operations Senior Manager, Palo Alto Networks
EMEA
Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
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Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires strong managerial experience, a commitment to coaching and developing others, superior organizational skills, strong stakeholder and change management, and ability to meet tight deadlines and juggle multiple requests
- Absolutely essential to this role is having managed others in an HR Operations role and having applied extensive experience in working with HR programs (incl. employee lifecycle) and understanding HR laws & regulations across multiple EMEA countries
- To be successful in this role, you must be able to complete tasks and projects quickly with little guidance, strategically approach complex problems, and you should be comfortable with managing multiple, complex projects in parallel
- Team Management Experience: 4+ years managing and growing a diverse, potentially remote and multilingual team is crucial for a regional HR operations leader
- Workday Proficiency: Experience with Workday across various HR modules is highly relevant for managing HR operations
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working with global HR teams is essential for a regional manager to ensure alignment and achieve shared objectives
- Organizational Change Management: Experience with large-scale organizational change and project management is relevant for navigating and implementing HR process improvements and transformations. Demonstrated ability to fully define the business problem and design value driven solutions to enhance our service delivery capabilities
- HR Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with EMEA HR laws and regulations is critical for ensuring compliance within the region
- Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and organizational abilities are essential for managing complex HR operations
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are necessary for effective team management, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder management
- Discretion and Professionalism: Handling confidential information with discretion and demonstrating professionalism are fundamental requirements for an HR leadership role
What the job involves
- Our EMEA region is growing at an incredible rate, increasing in size and scope to meet the needs of our rapidly growing business.
- To support this growth, we are hiring a Manager who will lead our EMEA HR Operations team through the delivery of a wide range of critical HR services in support of employees and managers in approximately 50 countries
- The EMEA Manager of HR Operations will lead and inspire an international team of HR specialists who provide an exceptional experience to employees and managers by meeting their HR needs while simultaneously supporting the team to continuously improve processes and the team’s HR knowledge such that the team can scale with company growth.
- To be successful in this role, you must be able to complete tasks and projects quickly with little guidance, strategically approach complex problems, and you should be comfortable with managing multiple, complex projects in parallel
- Inspire the EMEA HR Operations team to deliver projects and process improvement that enhance, streamline and simplify employee and manager experiences throughout EMEA
- Provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to the EMEA HR Operations Team across areas including offboarding, employee data changes, compliance, employee lifecycle programs (performance management, compensation planning), leaves (PTO, sick leave, LOAs), time tracking and more
- Work closely with the other regional HR Ops teams, EMEA People Business Partners and other key stakeholders such as legal, finance, payroll, compensation & benefits, HRIS, and vendors
- Continuously seek ways to improve the processes that are in place - looking to disrupt the tech, processes, current ways of working and procedures to optimize our service delivery and enhance the employee experience
- Optimize day-to-day management of workday for the region with a strong focus on improving workday to strive for consistency across all EMEA countries. Strong partnership with the People Tech (who owns workday) team to drive improved employee and manager experience is critical
- Proactively analyze operational insights for the EMEA HRC team to develop plans to improve documentation, self-service solutions that decrease overall case volume for the HR Operations Team and improve the team productivity
- Understand our broader HR strategy in the context of the business and EMEA perspective, and processes to architect, develop and implement scalable, flexible solutions that meet EMEA compliance needs and drive global consistency elsewhere
Salary benchmarks
Our take
With cyber threats evolving at lightening speed, businesses need robust solutions to protect their data and infrastructure. And the global cybersecurity market is projected to grow significantly, driven by increasing cyberattacks and the adoption of digital transformation initiatives. Because of this, companies are seeking security platforms that can address these challenges efficiently.
That's where Palo Alto Networks steps in, a frontrunner in the cybersecurity arena. It offers a suite of AI-powered security solutions designed to safeguard enterprises across various sectors. Its platforms, such as Cortex XSIAM and Prisma AIRS, integrate advanced threat detection, zero trust architecture, and real-time response capabilities so organizations are ready to manage and mitigate risks.
Its leadership is evident too, with impressive growth and strategic partnerships. Recently the company surpassed $1.5M in sales through the Google Cloud Marketplace, highlighting the demand for its innovative security solutions. Additionally, a collaboration with AT&T aims to enhance cybersecurity offerings, further solidifying its position in the market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2022
$34m
SERIES A
May 2022
$11m
SEED
Total funding: $45m
Company 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. Life at Palo Alto Network
Company HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Leadership
Nikesh Arora
(CEO & Chairman)Previously the President and COO at SoftBank, CBO at Google, and CMO at T-Mobile.
Nir Zuk
(Founder & CTO)Previously CTO at NetScreen Technologies, which was acquired by Juniper Neworks in 2004. They also co-founded OneSecure where they served as CTO and was the Principal Engineer at Check Point Software Technologies.
Lee Klarich
(CPO)Initially joined Palo Alto in 2006 as the EVP of Product Management and became CPO in 2018. Prior to this, they were the Director of Product Management at Juniper Networks and a Product Line Manager at NetScreen Technologies.
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