Hiring: Senior Director, People Business Partner - Idira Company: Palo Alto Networks Location: Santa Clara, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 07:40:30 Employment Type: Full-time About the job Experience: •15+ years of progressive HR/People leadership experience in high-growth technology or multinational enterprise environments, with a strong track record at the Senior Director level. Required Skills: •Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, designing and driving scalable people strategies that align with long-term business goals, elevate leadership capability, and build high-performing teams. •Lead, mentor, and align a team of People Business Partners to ensure cohesive execution of talent initiatives across our newly acquired business, Idira and cross-functional business units. •Harness people analytics and executive instinct to predict workforce trends, mitigate organizational risk, and deliver data-backed solutions. •Protect, evolve, and champion our unique organizational culture, ensuring the company remains a premier destination for top global talent. •Partner with functional HR leaders to design, refine, and deploy market-competitive total rewards, executive development programs, and modern HR tech stack solutions. •Champion progressive people practices that foster agility, innovation, and cross-functional collaboration within a highly advanced technology organization. Qualifications: •Proven ability to translate complex business strategies into actionable, scalable talent plans in fast-paced, matrixed organizations. •Expert capability in building credibility, influencing C-suite and VP-level stakeholders, and navigating complex corporate dynamics. •Mastery in executive coaching, organizational design, change leadership, and managing sensitive employee relations and performance matters. •High proficiency in leveraging workforce analytics and talent metrics to drive executive decision-making and organizational strategy. •Exceptional listening skills with a persuasive, executive-level communication style that aligns matrixed teams around shared vision and strategy. •A collaborative, inclusion-focused, and inspiring leadership style that fosters a 'one-team' mentality across the global HR organization. •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. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!