Palo Alto Finance Director Cloud Strategy Operations 

United States, California 

284618434

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Your Career

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to drive real impact at the intersection of finance, technology, and strategy. You'll partner directly with senior product and engineering leaders and finance leaders to influence key decisions around our cloud hosting and product strategy and help shape how we think about financial efficiency at scale.

This position is ideal for someone looking to transition from a top-tier consulting environment into a high-growth tech company or for someone who has experience in product finance or FinOps that is ready to own strategic finance initiatives across a critical business area. You will build deep expertise in cloud technologies, gain visibility with executive leadership, and help evolve how financial insights drive product and operational decisions.

Your Impact

• Strategic Thought Leadership: Be the thought partner to Cortex, one of our product platforms, on cloud hosting strategy, cost optimization and enabling business growth

• Data-Driven Insights: Develop and monitor critical success metrics, providing actionable insights that empower product and cross-functional teams to drive key business decisions

• Cloud FinOps Excellence: Define and lead Cloud FinOps initiatives, bringing industry best practices and mobilizing cross-functional teams to jointly deliver on our priorities

• End-to-End Initiative Ownership: Lead high-impact strategic initiatives, including managing complex negotiations with Cloud Service Providers to secure favorable terms and optimize long-term value

• Financial forecasting and planning: Drive alignment with all the Cortex teams and be responsible for Monthly Business Reviews, Monthly Forecast, Annual Planning, and Long-Range Planning

Your Experience

• 10+ years of experience of management consulting, finance (especially product finance) or business analytics, ideally within the technology sector

• A collaborative, results-driven team player with a "no stone unturned" approach and resilience to overcome challenges

• Strong analytical skills to synthesize data and drive actionable executive decisions

• Proven ability to work effectively with global teams across different time zones, communicate financial concepts, and foster cross-department collaboration

• Ability to understand cloud hosting, products, and engage with engineers, product managers, and technical teams

• Proactive, high-performance attitude with the ability to meet tight deadlines and tackle new challenges

• Ability to drive decisions and outcomes using data, without formal authority

• Exceptional presentation skills, with the ability to lead and clearly communicate complex ideas

• Proficient in building dynamic, integrated financial models with strong attention to detail and experience working with large datasets

• Bachelor or Advanced Degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• Preferred (Not Required): Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and basic SQL for data extraction

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 $0 - $0/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

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