[Remote] Sales Operations Program Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Palo Alto Networks is dedicated to protecting the digital way of life through innovation and collaboration. The Senior Program Manager will support the Revenue Acceleration team by driving business priorities and ensuring the execution of key initiatives in partnership with sales leadership and cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with the SVP and leadership team to prepare for business reviews, planning discussions, leadership meetings, and key decision-making forums
- Own the execution and coordination of the leadership team's operating cadence, including Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs), Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), Staff Meetings, and All Hands
- Build execution plans, align stakeholders, and drive workstreams to completion across multiple teams
- Maintain regular communication with stakeholders, ensuring leaders have visibility into status, risks, decisions, and next steps
- Proactively identify operational risks or execution gaps and escalate issues before they impact delivery
- Identify gaps in seller readiness and partner with business leaders and SMEs to develop solutions that improve adoption, effectiveness, and business impact
- Execute the North American (NAM) enablement calendar, manage readiness newsletters, track program completion, and measure field adoption and effectiveness
- Build and execute tactical readiness and structured communication plans for major organizational changes
- Coordinate stakeholder reviews and approvals to ensure the field is prepared for new processes or strategies
- Lead the day-to-day execution of assigned strategic initiatives (e.g., pipeline projects, competitive defense plays)
Skills
- Bachelor's degree with 12 years of experience or Master's degree with 8 years of experience or PhD with 5 years of experience
- Proven ability to build detailed project plans, workback schedules, and execution tracking mechanisms for multiple concurrent initiatives
- Outstanding communication skills with the ability to proactively manage, influence, and drive accountability across diverse leadership teams
- Ability to independently drive complex, cross-functional workstreams with minimal oversight, identifying risks and dependencies early and driving them to resolution
- Ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations, concise updates, and actionable next steps for leadership audiences
Benefits
- Restricted stock units
- Bonus
- Reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability
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