Managing Senior Counsel Director Senior Corporate Counsel

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Managing Senior Counsel or Director Senior Corporate Counsel to join a dynamic corporate legal team and work on a broad range of corporate and securities law matters. You will be part of a fastmoving collaborative legal team and play a crucial role working on our companys most important corporate governance and securities matters. You will work closely with your primary stakeholders including Finance Accounting Treasury Investor Relations External Reporting and the People teams while being an important resource for your colleagues on a global basis. This position will be located in Santa Clara CA and report to the Senior Director Assistant General Counsel Corporate M&A and Securities.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is intellectually curious creative and able to operate independently in identifying and resolving legal and business issues that arise in the context of the companys strategic goals and risk thresholds. Our ideal candidate is diplomatic assertive and able to provide crisp timely and practical legal advice with a solutionoriented mindset. 

Your Impact

• Primary role in the preparation and review of SEC filings including reports on Forms 10K 10Q 8K our proxy statements for shareholder meetings and registration statements
• Advise on compliance with rules and regulations applicable to public companies including the Securities Act of 1933 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 stock exchange listing standards and Delaware law
• Oversee our Section 16 reporting including Forms 3 4 and 5 ensuring compliance with reporting requirements
• Primary role in the preparation of Board of Directors and committee meeting materials including agendas minutes resolutions and board presentations
• Support review of earnings related materials including earnings releases presentations and other publicfacing corporate communications
• Lead global corporate administrative efforts including overseeing maintenance of our domestic and international subsidiaries supporting internal entity expansion and advising on entity structuring tax reorganizations and related matters
• Provide legal support on executive compensation matters equity plans and equity administration as well as advising on our insider trading policy and 10b51 trading plans
• Provide legal support for capital markets transactions such as financings restructurings credit facilities and debt offerings
• Help to mature improve build and maintain the companys corporate policies and processes with scalable frameworks
• Develop strong working relationships across the company with crossfunctional stakeholders including in Finance Accounting Treasury Investor Relations External Reporting and the People teams
• Support the management of outside counsel on various matters as needed.
• Support and lead special projects as requested

Qualifications :

Your Experience 

• Must be an attorney admitted to the bar in at least one U.S. state (CA or NY preferred) and have a law degree from an ABA accredited law school
• A minimum of 8 years of strong corporate and securities law experience with significant experience in advising publicly traded companies
• Experience inhouse at a publiclytraded company preferred with relevant prior experience from a top law firm
• Expertise in SEC reporting corporate governance securities law and subsidiary management
• Experience with technology and/or cybersecurity companies is preferred
• Working knowledge of executive compensation arrangements and equity plans is preferred
• Working knowledge of shareholder activism and corporate preparedness is a plus
• Ability to effectively communicate with senior management explain complicated concepts in simple terms and lead with influence with crossfunctional teams and colleagues
• Excellent interpersonal skills business judgment strategic thinking superior work ethic flexibility and ability to work independently
• Excellent project management skills and an attitude that no task is too big or too small
• Ability to work collaboratively and efficiently with crossfunctional teams and manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure
• Have a positive attitude a good sense of humor high empathy and poise especially in unscripted chaotic and stressful situations

Additional Information :

The Team

We are a Legal team who is unrelenting in our pursuit of achievement we are constantly seeking improvements and can take on every challenge. We value a positive attitude and high empathy. We adjust according to the situation learn new things innovate and try new methods. We value collaboration function as a team and know that our colleagues experience and knowledge are valuable. We demonstrate the highest level of adherence to not only what is legal but also what is right. We apply our legal knowledge to realworld scenarios have a desire to explore the unknown and question the status quo in pursuit of better more effective solutions.

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 nonsales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $235000 $323500/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

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant 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  .

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.