Sr Director, Communications - EMEAL

We are looking for a corporate communications leader with an excitement for tech and innovation to help take Palo Alto Networks Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Latin America (LATAM) business forward into its next phase of growth. With world-class communication skills and a proven track record leading high-performing teams, you will be responsible for developing communications strategies to help Palo Alto Networks reach its audiences - from employees, to customers, to partners, to analysts, to the press - at an exciting time of growth. The principal communications advisor to Palo Alto Networks' CEO for EMEA and LATAM, your extensive experience working with business leaders complements your background creating campaigns across PR, thought leadership, executive and internal communications. This leader will establish an internal communications strategy in conjunction with senior leadership that engages employees, connects them to the company strategy, and ensures key messages cascade through the organization. Examples include drafting CEO written and spoken messages including: organizational changes, shifts in business strategy, product launches, video scripts, etc. Palo Alto Networks is a company where our mission and values are crucial to our work - and we care deeply about the people taking us, and the cybersecurity industry, forward. You'll be passionate about not only amplifying that culture, but helping build it. This is a full time position based in Amsterdam or London (PANW EMEA LATAM HQ), with the ability to travel frequently to London, Paris, Munich and other regional offices. Your Impact

• The principal communications advisor to Palo Alto Networks' CEO for EMEA and LATAM, lead and scale a communications team that is passionate about security.
• Works closely with and reports directly to the VP of Global Communications.
• Leads the team that is responsible for external (public relations), executive and internal communications, and analyst relations for the region
• Directly provides Executive Communications support for the Regional EMEA LATAM CEO Communications: Media Relations, LinkedIn, Internal/Employee, including speaking opportunities and more.
• Develop a variety of Executive Comms materials including Media Training of Executives (EMEA LATAM LT/VP level)
• Plan, edit, and write content for a variety of internal communications media, such as the company intranet and Slack
• Responsible for development and execution of communications strategy, budgets and agency relationships across multiple countries
• Establish thought leadership programs, executive communication in support, social media strategy,, and internal programs in conjunction with senior leadership across business, product, marketing and people teams
• Build and maintain messaging to support business priorities, including rolling up your sleeves and writing materials for executives
• Establish ongoing metrics; measure everything to ensure success, and pivot early and often
• Lead communication strategy around regional reputational issues
• Inside the EMEA/LATAM region, lead internal communications strategy that fosters community, culture and pride in working at Palo Alto Networks
• Collaborate with global communication and marketing teams in all of the above
  
  At least 12 years of PR and/or communications experience focused on the EMEA region, with a background leading teams in tech, preferably cybersecurity.
• Experience advising and partnering with C-Suite executives on communications
• Proven experience in Executive Communications
• Proven experience in Public Relations and issues management
• Further experience in global (including Latin America) markets a plus
• Strong understanding of the regional media environment, with a proven track record building media relationships and shaping stories that drive conversations
• Experience directing agencies across multiple countries
• A respected manager, with experience building (and inspiring!) teams, along with the ability to build relationships with senior executives
• Highly organized and self-motivated, overseeing timely, first-rate execution
• A team player and creative thinker, with experience working with global teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, writing samples required
  
  Palo Alto Networks Sr Director, Communications - EMEAL in London, United Kingdom
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. Our Approach to Work We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond! At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!, 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.