Job Information
Palo Alto Networks Project Manager, Professional Services in Plano, Texas
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!
Your Career
The Professional Services Senior Project Manager will lead large services projects as part of the delivery cycle, including handling all deployment resources and ensuring all deliverables are met and delivered on time and under budget. The Project Manager will drive customer deployment projects, including program and process initiatives, and partner with IT on systems and infrastructure processes. These engagements are typically more than 30 days of total effort and include various products. Senior Project Managers will carry a project load of about 20 projects totaling $1.5-2M in revenue.
Your Impact
Determine project partners and team structure/organization partners, including technical and business resources
In conjunction with project partners, help ensure the definition of project scope, requirements, and deliverables
Develop project timeline and landmarks using appropriate tools and techniques
Build and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities and tasks
Run day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope
Work on services operational projects that target new services IP delivery, partner communications, scheduling, etc.
Review deliverables prepared by team before passing to the client
Effectively apply Palo Alto Networks Project Management methodology and implement project standards
Minimize our exposure and risk on all projects
Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately
Track and report team hours and expenses on a weekly basis
Provide Executive Dashboards on overall project/project status
Mentor project managers and project coordinators
Your Experience
BS in Computer Science, MIS, Business, or equivalent education/training/experience or equivalent military experience required
8+ years of related work experience or leading complex projects is preferred
Analyze project profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates, and utilization
Strong proficiency with project management software, such as Microsoft Project, SmartSheets and Asana
Good presentation skills including written, oral, presentation
Good organizational skills including tool utilization (spreadsheets, project management tools, mind maps), information collection, attention to detail, and prioritization
Strong interpersonal skills including appreciation and the ability to elicit collaboration from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments
Flexible to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines - able to promptly and expertly react to project adjustments and alterations
Experience managing large scale (Global) deployments with multiple projects, teams and resources
Project Management Institute PMP(r) certification or equivalent a plus
Experience with Google’s G Suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides) is a plus
The Team
Our professional services team is critical to our success and mission. As part of this team, you enable customer success by providing support to clients after they have purchased our products. Our dedication to our customers doesn’t stop once they sign – it just evolves. Our professional services team provides behind-the-scenes support to meet our customer’s needs. As threats and technology evolve, we stay in step to accomplish our mission. You’ll be involved in implementing new products, transitioning from old products to new, and will fix integrations and critical issues as they are raised – in fact, you’ll seek them out to ensure our clients are safely supported. We fix and identify technical problems, with a pointed focus of providing the best customer support in the industry.
We’re a fast-growing, immensely successful organization because of our people and products (built and supported by our people). We work the frontlines against cyberthreats and attacks, protecting everyday transactions in the digital environment. It means we’re good at scaling quickly to new threats, get fulfillment from resolving new problems, and think about things just plain differently.
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.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.