Workforce Planning Data Analyst

Company Description

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!

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 requires an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can work with minimal direction, and possesses a strong ability to partner 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, and compelling narratives that can be easily understood by 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. Utilize data to anticipate future talent needs and potential outcomes.

• Strategic Problem-Solving: Work with a high degree of autonomy to define what data and analysis are needed to solve complex business problems. Create impactful analyses and models "out of nothing," leveraging a variety of data sources to inform strategic decisions with a sense of urgency.

• Organizational Design & Optimization: Dive deeper into workforce data to provide insights that support organizational design, spans of control, and location strategies.

• Cross-Functional Partnership: Serve as a key partner to various departments, including business leaders, IT, Finance, and Talent Acquisition. Build strong relationships to ensure data-driven insights are aligned with organizational goals.

• Talent Intelligence: Research and evaluate the potential of talent intelligence tools and methodologies to improve long-term hiring decisions and workforce planning.

Key Responsibilities

• WFP process: Work closely with the WFP team to facilitate the execution of the annual workforce planning process across a wide range of stakeholders for a 16,000+ people org; Work with Analytics & Finance team to build the capability to have multi-year workforce projections in alignment with the company’s strategic initiatives and goals.

• Workforce Analytics, Reporting & Storytelling: Collaborate with the Analytics and Tech team to oversee workforce dashboards and reporting tools to track key metrics and inform decision-making; Lead on data visualization and storytelling to build a compelling narrative that can be easily understood by executive leadership and non-technical stakeholders

• Identify and Mitigate Workforce Risks: Proactively identify and address talent risks, such as shortages or attrition, skill gaps, etc. and propose strategies to mitigate these risks, ensuring organizational resilience.

• Contribute to Workforce & Talent Strategy: Support the evolution of our workforce strategy by providing internal as well as external insights on workforce capacity, capability & configuration. This will include but not be limited to insights on location strategy, organization design, talent pipeline & mobility, talent development, etc.

• Cross-Functional Partnership: Serve as a key partner to various departments, including business leaders, IT, Finance, and Talent Acquisition. Build strong relationships to ensure data-driven insights are aligned with organizational goals.Navigate complex organizational structures and competing priorities to ensure successful execution of key initiatives.

• Continuous improvement and Innovation: Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in how workforce planning is undertaken and consumed by the business. Define scalable solutions that drive efficiency and allow for rapid response to evolving business needs.

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Proven experience as a data analyst , preferably in a workforce planning, HR analytics, or business intelligence role.

  • 6+ years of experience working as a data analyst, or similar role

  • 6+ years of experience working in Workforce Planning, Recruiting Analytics or similar function

• Analytical Skills: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities. The ability to pivot quickly, make accurate changes, and deliver high-quality work with minimal direction.

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a talent for explaining complex data to diverse audiences.

• Technical Proficiency: Strong proficiency with data analysis tools such as SQL, Python, R, or statistical software. Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI is a plus.

• Proactive & Resourceful: A self-starter who can take initiative, identify needs, and create solutions in an ambiguous environment.

• Collaboration: A natural collaborator with a demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships across multiple business functions.

Additional Information

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.

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 $131000 - $212500/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.