Head of Executive and Internal Comms

**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.

**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

**Job Description** Your Career**

As the Head of Executive & Internal Communications, you will be the principal communications advisor to the President of Japan and Asia Pacific at Palo Alto Networks.

This is a critical role supporting an established leader. As Head of Executive and Internal Communications, you will be responsible for developing narratives and communications strategies to help the President of our businesses reach all critical audiences - customers, industry influencers, employees, and the press—working alongside the Director of Corporate Communications. This role will also involve working closely with executive and internal communications partners across the global organisation to ensure Simon’s vision for the region and connection with employees is well established.

**Your Impact**

Overall
- Develop and define a communications strategy that elevates the president’s voice internally and externally, encompassing employees, analyst to CxOs - moves the JAPAC business forward, encompassing all key audiences
- Understanding the voice of the company and JAPAC President, lead any and all exec communications within that strategy - from customer presentations to Sales kickoffs, keynotes, potential op-eds and company meetings
- In a fast paced company that values disruption and execution, ensure all communications are creative, timely and consistent

Specifics
- In partnership with JAPAC Director of Corporate Communications, build an external thought leadership plan for JAPAC President, including creative new storylines
- Work collaboratively with internal communications partners to connect leadership with employees, ensuring key messages cascade through different levels of leadership
- Provide consultation to establish effective channels and vehicles to engage and connect with employees
- Program manage key communications channels such as JAPAC Sales TV, Monthly Wins Newsletter, Slack and the JAPAC Loop Page
- Draft compelling speeches and presentations / slides for major events and announcements, coordinating across key stakeholders (e.g. marketing, design teams, events, People), responding to feedback, and adjusting accordingly. Including
- Ignite Conferences across the region
- Sales Kick Off
- External Conferences (e.g. MWC)
- Customer keynotes, etc.
- Company All Hands, JAPAC All Hands, and any other internal events the President will be presenting

**Qualifications** Your Experience**
- 8+ years of hands-on communications, journalism, speechwriting or related experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (writing samples required)
- Experience generating and overseeing first-rate communications to tight, constantly changing deadlines
- Outstanding presentation skills with experience presenting to and consulting with an executive audience
- Strong team player and creative thinker - ability to influence without authority, building strong senior relationships to gain input and buy-in for design and implementation of changes
- Highly organised and self-motivated
- Experience with multiple platforms - intranet, events and presentations, podcasts, webinars, video, social - preferred

**Additional Information** The Team**

Our Marketing team has an opportunity like no other in any 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 affecting our industry and helping our internal t