Hiring: Senior People Business Partner, NAM Sales Company: Palo Alto Networks Location: Santa Clara, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 07:40:30 Employment Type: Full-time / Hybrid About the job Experience: •10+ years of progressive HR Business Partner experience (or a combination of HRBP and COE experience), with a proven track record supporting high-growth, fast-paced global organizations Required Skills: •Strategic Partnering: Act as a core member of the client leadership team. Translate complex commercial and technical operational strategies into a unified multi-year talent roadmap. Address organizational design (structural and segmentation models) alongside specialized skills mapping and global service-delivery models. •Executive Coaching for Leadership: Provide proactive coaching to executives and directors across technical and operational domains. Help highly analytical and results-driven leaders navigate high-pressure environments, scale their leadership capabilities, and leverage performance management as a strategic tool. •Program Leadership: Lead the implementation of annual people cycles (performance management, compensation calibration, and talent reviews) for your client groups. Identify and implement process improvements that enhance scalability and drive objective, behavior- and competency-based talent assessments. •Cultural Stewardship: Serve as a steward of company culture by modeling high ethical standards. Coach commercial and technical leaders through ambiguous situations to ensure aggressive operational targets and customer-first goals are balanced with core values and inclusive practices. Qualifications: •Strategic Depth: Demonstrated ability to independently diagnose root-cause organizational issues within a matrixed environment, designing preventative, systemic talent solutions rather than reactive fixes. •Change Management: Advanced proficiency in change management principles, with specific experience leading the "people side" of large-scale operational shifts, such as scaling global support networks, restructuring compensation plans, or transitioning toward subscription-based customer success models with minimal friction. •Analytical Acumen: Strong ability to leverage analytics and technology (including visualization dashboards and capacity planning models) to accelerate data interpretation and project planning. •Influence: Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to alternate seamlessly between technical and commercial language to establish immediate credibility with senior stakeholders. •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!