Compensation Program Manager, EMEAL

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

As a Compensation Program Manager, you will lead our efforts to develop deep, rigorous and scalable insights about our compensation programs in the EMEA & LATAM region. Compensation is a highly strategic and highly personal issue, so the ideal candidate will be just as comfortable thinking through both the financial and employee impacts of program changes. You’ll lead our efforts to rethink our approach to compensation analytics and mentor other analysts to help accelerate their development.

Your Impact

• Oversee the management and successful completion of complex projects and programs and be the key owner for the region with strong collaboration with the HQ team
• Develop detailed project plans for execution of programs including benchmarking, design and modeling, budgets, timelines, communication and training, and systems/tools
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders - communicate regularly to ensure they are informed of progress and changes - deliver training to ensure full enablement
• Monitor programs to regularly track progress, identify and mitigate risks, and make recommendations for improvement
• Own the pay equity and statutory reporting projects for the EMEA & LATAM region
• Lead and participate actively in the global programs (e.g. Market Analysis, Pay Planning, and others) for the EMEAL region
• Market analysis for core compensation programs - salary ranges, bonus targets, and equity guidelines
• Conduct deep analysis of compensation programs to measure effectiveness and identify areas for improvement, such as Allowance(s) review, pay mix review
• Build and refine tools for supporting Compensation programs and operations
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across Finance, IT, People Tech, and Legal at corporate and local levels to ensure world-class and seamless compensation outcomes
• Summarize complex compensation data analysis and present effectively to management to lead to sound decisions

Qualifications

Your Experience

• 8+ years of experience in one or more of the following - broad-based compensation, international compensation, short-term incentive programs, or reward/recognition programs
• Proven experience in project and/or program management - specifically managing end-to-end regulatory compliance programs, pay equity programs and gender pay reporting projects
• Experience in business partnering with a track record of successful stakeholder management
• Successful translation of complex analysis into summary outputs, and conducting enablement of team members across projects/programs
• Proven analytical, reporting, and modeling skills with the ability to see beyond the numbers to drive sound decision-making
• Advanced data analytics skills, including the ability to effectively and efficiently handle large amounts of data, advanced formulas, and build models
• Experience working in a multinational technology organization is preferred
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Economics, Statistics, Social Science, I/O Psychology, Finance, Computer Science, or another field that uses quantitative analysis, or equivalent practical experience or equivalent military experience required
• A WorldatWork certification (e.g. CCP, GRP) is a big plus

Additional Information

The Team

Our People team works throughout the organization to enable... you guessed it: people. We’re one team, driven to one mission statement. Each piece matters, and within the People team, you are focused on enabling our teams to resolve the world’s most challenging cybersecurity threats.

You will be part of a growing, passionate, and dynamic team with an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting projects — centered on what we believe is one of the most significant mission statements in the world.

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 [email protected].

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.