Palo Alto Networks Hiring for Sales Communications Manager Job at Santa Clara, CA Full Time

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We’re changing the nature of work from benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

Your Career

We are looking for a Sales Communications Manager to join our small but mighty Sales Communications team. As a member of the Communications organization, this person will play a critical role and work cross-functionally to ensure the most important information is conveyed to the global Sales organization in a timely and concise manner.

The right candidate for this role will be collaborative, proactive, and enjoy learning – someone who gets excited learning about new subject matter, audiences, and tools. This is a fast-paced organization and the right candidate will need to switch hats between the strategic and the tactical with ease. We’re looking for someone who is an independent worker, but who chooses to work very closely with the team and the extended business partners. The ideal candidate will have versatile communications skills, and be comfortable writing/creating emails, simple graphics, social media posts, presentations, and intranet pages using our suite of collaboration technologies. Supporting this role will be a small team that loves to share ideas, help each other succeed, and have fun.

Your Impact

• Build awareness about programs, product launches, operations and other information that is critical to keep the Sales engine running smoothly

• Develop and execute change management communications to support organizational change and expansion

• Partner with teams within Corporate Communications, Marketing, Sales Shared Services, and other parts of the organization to build strategic communications frameworks and ensure tight alignment of messages and narratives

• Create, write, or edit communications deliverables across different media: emails, presentations, simple graphics, Slack messages, and intranet pages

• Regularly evaluate communications effectiveness and implement new approaches and strategies to improve engagement

• Take into account competing and changing priorities, resources, and time demands to produce an overall strategy and plans that are realistic and achievable

• Share communications best practices with the team at large and push for fresh, innovative communications strategies and tactics

Your Experience

• 5-10 years working in internal communications or Marketing -Experience with executive communications, Sales/GTM teams, and high-tech companies is highly desirable but not required

• Versatile communications skills are a must, including experience building communications strategies, creating written content for a variety of purposes, and disseminating information via email, Slack, webinars, and intranet

• Outstanding writing and editing skills, with the ability to write for a broad spectrum of multimedia communications channels

• Hands-on experience in a Content Management System, such as an intranet or email management tool, is required -Lumapps or Poppulo expertise is very desirable but not required

• Established track record collaborating with and proactively supporting senior leaders on communications strategies and best practices; consultative approach is a must

• High degree of flexibility and positivity, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

• Innovative mindset – always looking for ways to improve how we communicate with and engage audiences

Additional Information

The Team

Our marketing team has an opportunity like in no other industry: high impact work and the chance to change the future of digital security, globally. Your hands will be in industry-leading content created in the face of rapidly growing threats: cyberattacks. Being in marketing at Palo Alto Networks means that you will be in the midst of the changes impacting our industry, and helping our internal teams, customers, and partners address the ever-changing threats we all face on a day-to-day basis.

Our Commitment

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.

Palo Alto Networks is evolving and changing the nature of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

Disclosure required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum compensation (includes on-target earnings = base + on target incentives for sales roles) for this role to be located in the state of Colorado. If hired in Colorado, this position starts at $109,000/yr. Depending on the position offered, restricted stock units and incentive or bonus pay may be provided as part of this compensation package. Additional benefits may be found here.

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