Strategic Execution & Alignment Leader

Jobs Paloaltonetworks; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 154,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a high-impact executive-level contributor to serve as a primary navigator for our leadership team. This role reports directly to a Sr.

Director of NAM Technical Services and acts as the central conduit to ensure priorities, resources, and quality standards are aligned across a global, matrixed organization. You will influence without direct execution, drive governance, and partner with Strategy, Finance, and RMO to optimize delivery, reporting, and outcomes while

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years in strategic leadership and enterprise program governance within software/cybersecurity.
• 5+ years delivering and integrating customer delivery processes.
• Proven ability to govern complex cross-functional initiatives in post-sales or services.
• Deep familiarity with SaaS models and cloud-native security platforms.
• Strong financial acumen to interpret P&L, utilization, and margins.

Responsibilities

• Translate high-level roadmaps into coordinated, cross-team execution plans with clear ownership.
• Facilitate prioritization decisions, arbitrate trade-offs, and ensure sponsorship and staffing for initiatives.
• Lead AI readiness & methodology enablement across the organization, aligning stakeholders.
• Develop change narratives, transformation plans, and milestone plans for execution teams.
• Define operating models and report on governance and escalation processes across the enterprise.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Enterprise program governance

Executive advisory roles

SaaS business models

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Information Systems

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a high-impact executive-level contributor to serve as a primary navigator for our leadership team. This role reports directly to a Sr.

Director of NAM Technical Services and acts as the central conduit to ensure priorities, resources, and quality standards are aligned across a global, matrixed organization. You will influence without direct execution, drive governance, and partner with Strategy, Finance, and RMO to optimize delivery, reporting, and outcomes while