Senior Ta Analyst - Selection & Assessment

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.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. 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.

Your Career

The People & Places Team has a clear vision: we’re here to help Palo Alto Networks become a high performance culture where everyone belongs and has the opportunity to do the best work of their career. We’re looking for an innovative talent professional with deep understanding of and a passion for changing the way we approach performance. If you think it’s time to reimagine our approach to employee performance, that employees should be responsible to drive their engagement, performance, and development, and managers should be equipped to facilitate and personalize that journey for their teams, this just might be the position for you!

We are looking for an experienced business professional to lead our Performance Elevation journey, helping to create a culture of high performance across Palo Alto Networks. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working at all levels across the organization, familiar with all aspects of performance management, an expert at evolving the organization toward an always-on high performance approach, expertly driving us forward to progressive talent solutions, working collaboratively and effectively in a dynamic environment with compressed timelines. You should come with demonstrated experience leading complex talent projects with highly sensitive information and delivering simple, elegant solutions that surprise and delight customers. Building strong partnerships, creating an inclusive environment that a cross functional team can execute well in is a must. Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, strong influencing skills, and the ability to juggle multiple projects at once.

Your Impact

• Design performance calibration sessions to ensure talent decisions are made in a fair & consistent manner across the organization, and conduct fairness analysis during cycles and develop solutions to address inconsistencies systematically.
• Partner with PBPs, People Tech, Compensation, HR Operations, Talent Development and leaders to evolve our culture and the behaviors of leaders and employees to move towards performance elevation - embedding sound practices throughout our programs and processes
• Partner with People Tech/HRIS/IT to ensure technology solutions enable and enhance performance elevation within the rhythm of the business - with a focus on simplicity and scale.
• Oversee the ongoing performance elevation process ensuring all leaders and employees are equipped and engaged in all aspects of performance elevation (goal setting, check-ins, feedback, ratings, calibration, promotions, development planning, etc.).
• Redesign & enhance our goal-setting approach to ensure maximum engagement and effectiveness for individuals, teams, and overall organization.
• Lead the ongoing performance evolution from our current bi-annual process to an always-on/ongoing cadence that supports high performance and more progressive talent solutions at each phase of the employee journey.

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Deep understanding of performance management theory and practical application.
• Exceptional stakeholder management/influencing skills required.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, organizational and time management skills.
• Experience working consultatively with senior stakeholders in a fast-paced, high-touch and high tech environment, primarily focused on learning and development.
• Experience creating learning solutions to advance inclusive & diverse culture
• 5+ years in a Human Resources OD, generalist, or specialist role.
• BS/BA Degree or equivalent along with 5-7 years program management experience, leading complex people projects.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating change across a dynamic and diverse workforce
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to flex to the strategic level.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver effective performance/talent management solutions, including process/system automation, strongly preferred.

Additional Information

The Team

Our People & Places 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. Our team is scrappy and highly collaborative, and we truly value the contributions of our partners. 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 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 [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.

“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 $127,550/yr to $183,350/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.”

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.