Senior Director, IT Program Management Office (PMO) & M&A Integration - G&A Functions at Palo Alto Networks

This role is responsible for establishing and leading the IT PMO, ensuring best-in-class governance, methodology, and reporting for critical enterprise scaling programs. The individual will drive strategy execution, governance, and delivery excellence, with a strong emphasis on managing high-impact IT programs in global organizations. A key aspect of this role involves proven success in leading technology workstreams during M&A activities, particularly within G&A functions such as Finance, HR, and Legal. The role also focuses on identifying, championing, and operationalizing opportunities to leverage Generative AI (GenAI) and advanced automation to enhance efficiency and decision-making within these functions, and integrating these technologies into the PMO methodology. The Senior Director will partner closely with business and IT executives to achieve strategic outcomes, manage portfolio-level work across multiple business functions, and oversee M&A integrations. This includes driving integration workstreams, managing execution against deal timelines, identifying dependencies, and mitigating risks. The position requires a leader with deep experience in IT program management, M&A integration, and a strong technical acumen for enabling advanced technologies.