Palo Alto Networks · 6 days ago
Sr Manager Cloud Finance and Strategy
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$185K/yr - $220K/yr
8+ years expPalo Alto Networks is committed to being the cybersecurity partner of choice, and they are seeking a Senior Manager for Cloud Finance and Strategy. In this role, you will drive financial efficiency at scale, collaborate with product and engineering leaders, and lead negotiations with Cloud Service Providers to optimize cloud spending.
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Responsibilities
Be the thought partner to product and finance leadership, on cloud hosting strategy, cost optimization, unit cost / economics to enable business growth
Develop and monitor critical success metrics, providing actionable insights that empower product and cross-functional teams to drive key business decisions
Drive alignment with all product teams and be responsible for Monthly Business Reviews, Monthly Forecast, Annual Planning, and Long-Range Planning
Negotiate with Cloud Service Providers: to secure favorable terms and optimize long-term value
Define and lead Cloud FinOps initiatives, bringing industry best practices and mobilizing cross-functional teams to jointly deliver on our priorities
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in Management Consulting, Finance (especially product finance) or business analytics, ideally within the technology sector
Demonstrated success working with product/engineering, finance and other cross-functional teams to drive change and impact
Exceptional presentation skills, with the ability to lead and clearly communicate complex ideas
Experience in initiating and executing on analysis that generates new insights to enable decision making
Demonstrated ability of being the translator between finance and product, e.g. converting engineering actions into financial implications and hosting insights into engineer actions
Bachelor or Advanced Degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Preferred
FinOps experience and/or Cloud certifications
Basic programming skills for data extraction
Experience with Looker, Tableau or other visualization tools
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
Leadership Team
Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
Recent News
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