Revolutionizing protection.

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

Your Career Palo Alto Networks is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Manager, FP&A to join our team and lead financial planning and analysis for our cutting-edge Cloud Delivered Security Services (CDSS) product business unit. This is a critical role for an individual who thrives on strong analytical challenges, possesses an insatiable curiosity for understanding business drivers, and demonstrates a true ownership mindset in a high-growth environment. This is currently an individual contributor role with future potential for expansion into team management. Your Impact Financial Modeling & Analytics: Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support strategic planning, forecasting, and budgeting for the CDSS business unit. This includes detailed analysis of Pipeline, Bookings, ARR, Churn and COGS. Leverage strong analytical skills to dissect large and complex datasets, providing actionable insights to drive business performance. Business Partnership: Serve as a trusted financial advisor, strategic partner and provide thought leadership to the CDSS product leadership team. Collaborate closely with product management, engineering, sales, and Go-to-Market teams to understand business initiatives, evaluate financial implications, and provide recommendations that align with company objectives. Performance Analysis: Conduct in-depth analysis of financial performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods. Identify key trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement. Present clear and concise financial reports and presentations to executive leadership. Strategic Planning: Contribute to the long-range strategic planning process, translating business strategies into financial targets and roadmaps and performing competitive benchmarking. Process Improvement: Continuously seek opportunities to enhance FP&A processes, tools, and methodologies to improve efficiency and accuracy. Experience with AI use cases in finance is a strong plus. Growth and Ownership: Take full ownership of the CDSS business unit's financial health, proactively identifying risks and opportunities, and driving initiatives to optimize financial outcomes. Demonstrate a growth mindset by continuously seeking to learn about the evolving CDSS market and its impact on financial performance.

Qualifications

Your Experience 10+ years of FP&A experience, ideally supporting high-growth Product organizations in the high-tech, SaaS, or cybersecurity domain. Exceptional business partnering and influencing skills, with a track record of linking high-level strategic vision to detailed execution and financial outcomes. Proven mastery in complex data analysis, insight extraction, and visualization, capable of dissecting large datasets to deliver actionable recommendations. Ability to serve as a trusted advisor to Product Leadership, providing thought leadership and proactive financial guidance. A strong growth mindset and intellectual curiosity regarding business operations, product roadmaps, and evolving cybersecurity market dynamics. Advanced financial modeling skills and experience with BI tools (SQL strongly preferred). A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics, Business, Finance, or a related quantitative field. MBA or equivalent advanced degree is strongly preferred.

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.

$140,000.00 - $226,500.00/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.