Analyst, Pricing Analytics

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 well-being 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!

Palo Alto Networks is looking for an experienced individual to actively drive the success of Pricing & Licensing organization as the Analyst, Pricing Analytics. You are a self-starter, detail oriented strategic thinker, great communicator, who enjoys collaborating with people with a diverse set of talents in a dynamic fast-paced environment.
Reporting to the Manager of Pricing Analytics, the Analyst is primarily responsible for supporting the development and implementation of Palo Alto Network’s pricing strategies using data driven approaches and pricing research methodologies, building complex statistical and analytical models, and providing business insights through the analysis and development of pricing KPIs and dashboards. In this role, you will conduct customer segmentation, competitive analysis, transactional data analysis, develop statistical models and pricing metrics, assess pricing performance of the organization, and identify revenue and margin leakage and optimization opportunities. You'll be an experienced professional in large scale data and enterprise analytics.
Your Impact
●Identify opportunities for pricing optimization and revenue/margin improvements across Palo Alto Networks product portfolio
●Develop and maintain rich, interactive pricing/discounting dashboards by analyzing historical transactional data
●Construct excel based tools and support the development of statistical models that inform sales on deal attractiveness based on comparable sales, win probability, revenues, and margin data
●Improve Target Price models by incorporating historical pricing/discounting data, and identifying causes for discount changes

●Create new ML models to improve product pricing, enhance price development
approach/methodologies, and/or generate meaningful business insights to drive future pricing
strategy development

● Bachelor’s in Engineering, Economics, Data Science or equivalent
● Proficient in Excel and relational database management (SQL)
● 3 to 5 years of experience in programming with Python and basic ML algorithms(Scikit)
● Proficient in data visualization software such as Tableau, etc. (preferred)
● History of presenting recommendations and getting buy-in from senior executives
● Exceptional presentation skills, concise and fluent in communication
● Ability to distill complexity via a methodical and structured approach

Are you looking for a career with a more fulfilling mission? We have open positions to top talent seeking a challenge. Being part of the Global Finance organization, Pricing and Licensing function performs deep analyses to understand the business and inform the strategic direction of the company. The ideal candidate has exceptional skills in data modeling, data analytics and an innovative mindset to approach problems differently. Our innovation doesn’t just stay in Cybersecurity Software Research and Development. Within Pricing and Licensing, we seek people who are looking to try new things, while solving business critical equations. If you’re seeking a challenge with a worldwide impact – this is it.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: No.  Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

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