Director of Business Operations, Palo Alto Networks
Digital Marketing
$196-269k
More information about location
Office located in Santa Clara, CA
Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
Be an early applicant
Leading cybersecurity protections and software platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$196-269k
More information about location
Office located in Santa Clara, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Role
Who you are
- Industry Experience: 15+ years of experience in Digital Marketing, Marketing Operations, Strategic Operations, or Chief of Staff roles within a global enterprise technology or SaaS company
- Strategic Executive Presence: Proven track record as a high-impact individual contributor operating as a trusted advisor to senior executives (VP/SVP/C-Suite) and influencing cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority
- Proactive Problem Solver: Strong ownership mindset with a reputation for identifying risks before they escalate to the SVP’s and CMO’s desk, arriving with structured analysis and clear decision frameworks
- High Integrity & Discretion: Absolute integrity and experience handling sensitive operational decisions, organizational changes, budget allocations, and executive communications
- Matrix Collaboration: Exceptional skill in coordinating through central strategy and operations teams (specifically Digital Strategic Operations) to align priorities, track deliverables, and execute programs smoothly
- Deep GTM & MarTech Knowledge: Strong understanding of modern enterprise B2B SaaS demand generation, digital marketing channels, MarTech/AdTech ecosystems, and lead-to-revenue models
- Data-Driven & Tech Fluent: Comfortable utilizing BI dashboards (e.g., Tableau, Adobe Analytics) to monitor health metrics, pipeline velocity, and marketing performance to inform strategic recommendations
- Financial Acumen: Strong familiarity with global marketing budgets, ROI tracking, vendor spend, and headcount planning in an enterprise setting
- Master Storyteller: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to synthesize complex operational concepts into compelling strategic narratives
What the job involves
- The Director Business Operations - Digital Marketing owns the operational rhythm of the business and coordinates strategic initiatives for the Digital Marketing organization at Palo Alto Networks
- Reporting directly to the SVP, Global Digital Marketing, you will act as a critical force multiplier for the SVP serving as the trusted representative across the organization, translating executive vision into execution, and keeping the business running smoothly
- We are seeking a high-caliber strategic operator to bridge the gap between high-level marketing vision and end-to-end execution across global teams
- In this role, you will lead day-to-day business cadence, drive executive-level projects, and partner closely with the Digital Leadership team and Digital Strategic Operations team to execute cross-functional programs
- Help modernize our digital marketing strategy, assure achievement in Digital KPIs and its connectivity to the Marketing and Company goals
- Instill data-driven decision-making
- Align teams, remove friction and carry through the exec key priorities, ensuring cohesive execution at scale
- Executive Proxy & Alignment: Serve as the face and voice of the SVP across Digital Marketing and broader cross-functional teams. Carry through their strategic vision, requests, and priorities to ensure organizational alignment and momentum
- Strategic Roadmapping & Coordination: Partner with Digital Marketing leadership and the Digital Strategic Operations team to translate enterprise business objectives into a cohesive, multi-year strategic roadmap. Align Digital Marketing initiatives with Product, Sales, Finance, IT, and broader GTM teams
- End-to-End Program Delivery: Oversee key strategic initiatives from inception through launch, working through cross-functional project leads and functional workstreams to achieve organizational goals
- Executive Communications: Author high-impact presentations, board-level materials, strategic memos, and organization-wide communications on behalf of the SVP. Distill complex data into clear, compelling narratives for executive consumption
- Special & High-Stakes Projects: Spearhead high-impact initiatives directly such as evaluating new agency delivery models, piloting AI integration into digital workflows, or optimizing global team collaboration
- Budget & Headcount Strategy: Strategically partner with Finance and DSO to track and monitor the Global Digital Marketing operating budget and headcount plan. Identify cost-optimization opportunities and implement spend guardrails to maximize ROI
- Organizational Health & Enablement: Partner with HR to champion team culture, talent development strategies, offsites, and internal communications to keep the global team engaged, aligned, and informed
- Cross-Functional Orchestration: Work hand-in-hand with the Digital Strategic Operations team and functional leads to resolve systemic bottlenecks across the digital marketing lifecycle and drive program frameworks that balance speed with enterprise stability
- Drive full delivery of Digital KPI, keep all roadmaps from each digital team on time and ensure high quality deliverables
- Own Planning cycles and visibility into Digital Marketing’s plans, budgets and strategy across marketing
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. In 2025, the company surpassed $1.5B 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 market position.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
119% employee growth in 12 months
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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