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
In this newly created opportunity, we are looking for an extraordinary Director of Safety and Security Operations - AMER/LATAM, with a passion for protecting the health and safety of employees, corporate assets, including people, property and information. You will build and lead a program to deliver international programs, products and services related to the Safety & Security business function. Reporting to the Vice President of Global Places & Security, you will work closely with the IT, Internal Communications, InfoSec, HR and Legal teams. We are seeking a colleague who enjoys working independently but collaboratively in a collegial team environment within a fast-paced and dynamic company.
This is an in office role in our HQ ( Santa Clara, CA)
Your Impact
Creativity counts! Work with senior leadership – and ultimately every employee – to translate company culture, values, and strategies into practical application for safety and security. We don’t want static “standards”, but we do want to clearly articulate certain principles and guidelines, as well as a continuously-evolving collection of best practices.
Manage a high performing team of safety and security professionals around the world.
Oversee and enhance all aspects of security operations across the AMER/LATAM region, including event security.
Build emergency operational plans and playbooks.
Ownership and accountability for all safety and security incidents and escalations, as well as the response to them.
Operate as the global SME for all operational safety and physical security matters concerning Palo Alto Networks and its employees.
Lead the identification, selection, career development and supervision of Safety and Security Operations Managers and support the Project Managers, Program Managers, Outsourced partners and subject matter experts as required to deliver products and services. You will also find and engage with best-in-class experts.
Work closely with the real estate team to drive the physical & technical due diligence process.
Deliver all Environmental, Health and Safety initiatives/objectives globally.
Develop and manage budgets, timelines, and resourcing plans for major capital projects.
Partner effectively with key groups such as IT, Places, Procurement, Finance, Legal and HR. Maintain regular communications with a variety of stakeholders, to ensure that all concerned parties are well informed.
Represent Palo Alto Networks in certain external forums where our SAS program is a focus and leverage regular external interactions to keep Palo Alto Networks on the “leading-edge” of best practices in workplace safety and security.
Drive both cost and operational efficiency through the program as it scales, while also continuously innovating.
Be a champion for diversity and inclusion.
Other duties, projects, and initiatives as assigned.
Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time.
Qualifications
Your Experience
Bachelor’s degree required/Master’s degree preferred – with broad exposure to both safety and security-related requirements, as well as strong business acumen skills.
10+ years relevant experience in corporate office environmental influencers, to include health, safety and security cultural requirements.
Ability to build the program with growth and change in mind. Capable of leading the efforts to differentiate our offices from other companies, from the perspective of both customers and employees.
Understand and advise the company as it relates to matters of compliance, efficiency and industry standards.
Comfortable enough to constantly adapt to the terrain and circumstances of a fast-paced environment.
Thorough understanding of relevant products and vendors, including EH&S, Systems Technology and Security service providers.
Ability to set, manage, and deliver within a reasonable budget, as well as the ability to make decisions and trade-offs based on holistic financial metrics. You are detail-oriented, and have both left-brain and right-brain strengths.
Superior language, written and oral, communication skills required.
Sense of humor and commitment to professionalism.
Frequent travel required.
Dynamic and team oriented, with excellent interpersonal skills, business judgment, strategic thinking, superior work ethic.
Able to work efficiently with cross-functional teams and manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
Comfortable with ambiguity.
Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of contractual and related matters.
Spanish fluency is a plus.
Additional Information
The Team
The Global Places & Security team’s mission is to act as a data-driven business enabler that ensures a safe, efficient, and inclusive workplace, protecting our people, property, and brand. We constantly strive to make our work environments inspiring, productive, safe, and secure for our most valuable asset, our people. We are dedicated to making sure we have the work and customer spaces and experience that accelerates our business 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 $187000- $257500/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 [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.
