Revolutionizing protection.

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.

Palo Alto Networks has an exciting opportunity to be a foundational part of its Corporate Responsibility team, advancing its environmental, social and governance efforts for a more safe and secure digital future. As Director of Environmental Sustainability, you will be responsible for managing the company’s environmental sustainability efforts and ensuring progress towards commitments and goals. You will be both strategic and detail oriented, able to anticipate challenges ahead while also advancing key projects with stakeholders. You will partner closely with Finance, Places, Product, Sourcing, Legal and subject matter expert teams across the business to advance environmental sustainability practices. Additionally, you will be a key partner to ensure regulation-readiness for environmental-related topics. 

Your Impact

• Continually evolve environmental sustainability strategy that aligns with corporate goals and sustainability commitments. 

• Build and implement initiatives (often in partnership with key business stakeholders) to advance sustainability practices and progress, including reducing GHG emission.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate sustainability practices into business operations, supply chain management, and product lifecycle management.

• Strengthen process and controls around environmental practices and reporting to ensure regulation-readiness, including the EU Corporate Sustainability Report Directive.

• Lead environmental sustainability reporting to external stakeholders including CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project, EcoVadis and customer inquiries. 

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of sustainability programs through data analysis and reporting, and collaborate with stakeholders to adjust accordingly. 

• Partnering with key stakeholders on environmental-related regulation such as UK Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR), Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)

• Build the capabilities in terms of environmental sustainability with key stakeholders, including being able to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience.

• Stay up-to-date with emerging environmental trends, technologies, and regulations to drive continuous improvement in our sustainability initiatives.

• Represent the company and sustainability efforts both internally and externally with credibility and

Your Experience

• 12+ years of experience in environmental sustainability, especially in a global corporate technology company context

• Deep expertise in greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting protocols, assessing climate-related risks and opportunities, and frameworks underlying European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)

• Experience utilizing carbon accounting software platforms, and leveraging them to track and communicate progress against company carbon reduction plans.

• Proven track record in setting project plan, effectively engaging necessary stakeholders, managing evolving timelines, and ensuring accuracy and completeness of reporting.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with stakeholders of multiple levels; collaborative and clear communicator

• Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to present metrics, explain findings, and articulate issues and challenges together with proposed solutions

• Thrives in fast-paced environment and nimbly adapts to meet various stakeholder needs

• Effective listener and persuasive communicator able to influence actions and outcomes.

• Ability to multi-task and quickly prioritize projects and work well under pressure and tight deadlines

The Team

Our People team at Palo Alto Networks 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. Additionally, you will be an integral member of the Corporate Responsibility team which focuses on integrating Sustainability throughout the organization for increased business resilience and long-term growth.

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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $203000 - $278750/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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  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.

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  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.