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Overview

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. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we are looking for innovators who are committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity.

Who We Are: We take our mission seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and believe the unique ideas of every team member contribute to our collective success. Our values include disruptive innovation, collaboration, execution, integrity, and inclusion. We offer development and personal wellbeing programs, including FLEXBenefits and resources for mental and financial health, plus personalized learning opportunities.

Job Description

Your Career We are seeking a highly analytical and proactive Workforce Planning Data Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate is an analyst with a strategic mindset who can transform complex data into actionable insights and compelling narratives. This role thrives in a fast-paced environment, works with minimal direction, and partners with cross-functional teams to drive business outcomes.

Your Impact

• Data Analysis & Storytelling: Conduct deep-dive analyses on workforce data to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies. Translate complex data into clear, concise narratives for executive leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
• Forecasting & Predictive Analytics: Collaborate with business partners, IT, finance, and talent acquisition to develop accurate headcount forecasts and predictive models. Use data to anticipate future talent needs and outcomes.
• Strategic Problem-Solving: Define data and analyses needed to solve complex business problems. Create impactful analyses and models leveraging diverse data sources to inform strategic decisions with urgency.
• Organizational Design & Optimization: Provide insights to support organizational design, spans of control, and location strategies.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with departments including business leaders, IT, Finance, and Talent Acquisition. Build relationships to ensure data-driven insights align with goals.
• Talent Intelligence: Research and evaluate talent intelligence tools and methodologies to improve long-term hiring decisions and workforce planning.

Key Responsibilities

• WFP process: Facilitate the annual workforce planning process across a 16,000+ person organization; work with Analytics & Finance to build multi-year workforce projections aligned with strategic initiatives and goals.
• Workforce Analytics, Reporting & Storytelling: Oversee workforce dashboards and reporting tools; lead data visualization and storytelling for executive leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
• Identify and Mitigate Workforce Risks: Proactively identify shortages, attrition, skill gaps, and propose strategies to mitigate risks and ensure resilience.
• Contribute to Workforce & Talent Strategy: Provide internal and external insights on capacity, capability & configuration, including location strategy, organization design, talent pipeline & mobility, and development.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with multiple departments to ensure data-driven insights align with organizational goals and navigate complex structures to execute initiatives.
• Continuous improvement and Innovation: Identify opportunities to improve how workforce planning is undertaken; define scalable solutions for efficiency and rapid response to evolving needs.

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Proven experience as a data analyst, preferably in workforce planning, HR analytics, or business intelligence.
• 6+ years of experience as a data analyst or similar role.
• 6+ years of experience in Workforce Planning, Recruiting Analytics, or similar function.
• Analytical Skills: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities; ability to pivot quickly and deliver high-quality work with minimal direction.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to explain complex data to diverse audiences.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficiency with SQL, Python, R, or statistical software; experience with data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI is a plus.
• Proactive & Resourceful: Self-starter who can take initiative and create solutions in ambiguous environments.
• Collaboration: Ability to build strong partnerships across multiple business functions.

Additional Information

The Team

Our People team works across the organization to enable a mission-driven approach. You will be part of a growing, dynamic team focused on challenging cybersecurity threats.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered depends on qualifications, experience, and location. For offers at the posted level, base salary ranges from $131,000 to $212,500 per year, with possible stock units and a bonus. A description of employee benefits is available.

Our Commitment

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex, or other protected characteristics. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. We will not sponsor work visas for this position.

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