Executive Assistant, Office of the CEO

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 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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.  

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few! 

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.  

Your Career  

Palo Alto Networks is looking for an Executive Assistant who can provide high-level, comprehensive administrative support to the Senior Executive Assistant (Sr. EA) to the CEO.  In this role, you will be reporting to the Sr. EA in order to support our Chairman / CEO and drive the administration of day-to-day operations as assigned. You will be expected to handle all duties with a high degree of integrity, professionalism, discretion and confidentiality.

The role requires an individual who has a sense of urgency, ability to exercise good judgment in all situations, thrives in an innovative and fast paced corporate environment, works with a high sense of confidentiality, and who has high-tech administrative experience.

This role requires to be onsite in our HQ, Santa Clara, CA

Your Impact

• Take direction from the Sr. EA in support of the Chairman / CEO

• Partner with the Sr. EA on managing the CEO’s complex and ever-changing calendar.  

• Assist with preparing and submitting expense reports in an accurate and timely manner; air travel arrangements utilizing private aircraft for domestic and international travel; visa preparation;  managing hotel reservations; printing materials for upcoming meetings; making restaurant reservations and researching venues.  No task too large or too small.

• Coordinate with CEO’s Security detail as needed

• Act as back up to the Sr. EA when she is unavailable or OOTO

• Pre-register and welcome guests 

• Take on special projects as needed

• Some travel may be required

Your Experience

• 5+ years of Executive Administrative experience supporting a VP or above, in a corporate environment.  

• High EQ as you will be interfacing with the highest levels of executives, stakeholders, board members, celebrities, etc. 

• Flexible and adaptive to an ever changing environment.  

• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to faultless execution on tasks

• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times

• High-tech industry experience preferred

• Experienced in working with GSuite, Adobe, Concur, Slack, and WhatsApp

• Anticipate needs and be a team player with the ability to execute in a timely manner

• Comfortable working across many different time zones 

• Ability to proactively problem-solve

• Responsive to emails/texts/Slack messages/phone calls 

• Flexible and available to support business needs when required

The Team

Our People team at Palo Alto Networks works throughout the organization to enable...you guessed it, people. We’re one team – driven to one mission statement. Each piece matters, and within the people team, you are focused on enabling our teams to resolve the world’s most challenging cybersecurity threats. You will be part of a growing, passionate, and dynamic team with an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting projects – centered on what we believe is one of the most significant mission statements in the world.    

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, 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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $89000/YR - $144000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.  

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, 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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.