Global Marketing Operations Leader, AI Roadmap & Transformation

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 259,000 - 356,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of Marketing Operations to define and run the operational backbone, technology strategy, and cadence for Global Marketing.

You will bridge executive vision with scalable execution and co-own the Marketing–IT Roadmap to modernize enterprise MarTech and data workflows. The role leads a global team, drives AI-enabled marketing initiatives, and partners with Legal, InfoSec, and Data teams to ensure governance, security, and compliant operations

Qualifications

• 15+ years leading Marketing Operations, Revenue Operations, or MarTech Transformation in large-scale global B2B SaaS/enterprise technology.
• Proven track record defining and operationalizing an enterprise AI roadmap to automate workflows.
• Demonstrated success co-leading technical roadmaps with IT, Enterprise Architecture, and Engineering teams.
• Deep expertise in enterprise architectures including Salesforce, Marketo/HubSpot, Snowflake, Segment/CDPs, BI tooling, and orchestration layers.
• Strong executive presence with experience advising C-suite leaders across matrixed organizations.
• Advanced financial acumen with ownership of multi‑million-dollar budgets and vendor consolidation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define and run the operational backbone, technology strategy, and operating cadence for Global Marketing.
• Bridge executive vision with scalable execution; co-own the Joint Marketing–IT Roadmap to modernize MarTech architecture.
• Lead transformations across Sales Ops, Product, Finance, IT, and Marketing; drive change management to maximize adoption.
• Track KPIs like pipeline velocity, attribution, and MarTech adoption; manage data governance and security.

Skills

Marketing Operations Leadership

Enterprise AI Roadmap

Cross-functional Collaboration

Executive Communication

Budget & Vendor Management

Change Management

Team Leadership

Tools

Salesforce

Marketo/HubSpot

Snowflake

Segment/CDPs

BI Tooling

Job description

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of Marketing Operations to define and run the operational backbone, technology strategy, and cadence for Global Marketing.

You will bridge executive vision with scalable execution and co-own the Marketing–IT Roadmap to modernize enterprise MarTech and data workflows. The role leads a global team, drives AI-enabled marketing initiatives, and partners with Legal, InfoSec, and Data teams to ensure governance, security, and compliant operations