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.
FLEXWORK is an employee-centric reimagining of how we work. We built FLEXWORK based on employee feedback – it is about flexibility, trust, and choice whenever possible. It’s been a journey of disruption that has yielded the best of our values. We offer as much flexibility as possible, and choices that enable you to be most productive, including benefits that meet your needs and learning opportunities that you feel passionate about.
Your Career
This role is open to Reston, VA & Plano, TX
The Senior Corporate Counsel, U.S. Public Sector Compliance will spearhead the Company’s U.S. public sector ethics and compliance program and will act as the Company’s subject matter expert regarding compliance in the U.S. public sector, including compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and other applicable U.S. federal, state, and local government laws, regulations, and agency rules. The role includes a range of responsibilities, including but not limited to: continuously maturing the Company’s U.S. public sector ethics and compliance policies, processes, controls, and training; leading cross-functional teams and projects to address the ever-changing legal and regulatory landscape applicable to U.S. public sector contractors; and advising the Company in doing business in a legal, ethical, and compliant manner. This role will also help negotiate U.S. public sector-related contracts and will play a pivotal role on the Company’s U.S. Public Sector Legal team.
You will work closely with the Global Ethics Team, Sales, Sales Operations, Information Security, Worldwide Operations, and Professional Services teams along with other members of the Legal Team. This position reports to the Director, Senior Corporate Counsel, Federal.
We expect office-based employees to be in the office four days per week, with one day working from where they choose. We believe being together facilitates casual conversations and those magic moments where we can work on issues and ideas informally. These moments build capability and deepen trusted relationships and allow our people to feel safe in taking risks and being disruptive. Like so many companies, we are working through the details and things could change …. but in general if a role is deemed office-based we want our teams to be together four days per week.
Your Impact
- Mature and manage the Company’s program for compliance with the FAR, DFARS, and other applicable U.S. federal, state, and local government laws, regulations, and agency rules, including U.S. public sector ethics and compliance policies, processes, and controls
- Act as the Company’s subject matter expert in U.S. public sector ethics and compliance, including in areas such as -gifts and gratuities,conflicts of interest, interacting with U.S. public sector officials,revolving door rules,public sector data privacy and information security,supply chain restrictionsand domestic sourcing requirements
- Develop and roll out regular U.S. public sector ethics and compliance training
- Track and regularly analyze the legal and regulatory landscape in which the Company transacts business with the U.S. public sector for risk
- Work with cross-functional teams to design and execute U.S. public sector compliance projects for new or changing requirements (e.g., CMMC, Section 5949 of the FY2023 NDAA)
- Answer questions and resolve complex issues that arise regarding doing business with the U.S. public sector
- Assist U.S. federal Sales team with U.S. federal government proposals, certifications, and other requirements
- Manage U.S. federal government-related representations and certifications and assist with meeting filing requirements for representations and certifications required by state and local government customers
- Partner with the Global Ethics Team on Company-wide ethics and compliance efforts
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of technology (including cloud and hybrid SaaS models), intellectual property, channel, partner, customer, and product agreements, and other types of U.S federal government-related agreements
Your Experience
- Be a lawyer qualified to practice in at least one U.S. state and have a law degree from a reputable law school or equivalent military experience required
- 8+ years of U.S. public sector compliance experience, including leading FAR/DFARS based compliance projects and programs
- Experience at a technology company is a plus
- Extensive experience with the FAR/DFARS and other agency-specific rules
- Demonstrated success in negotiating non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements, license agreements, subcontracts, partner agreements, and information-sharing agreements
- Excellent interpersonal skills, business judgment, strategic thinking, superior work ethic, flexibility and ability to work independently
- Ability to work efficiently with cross-functional teams and support numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure
- Superior language, written and verbal communication skills required
- Sense of humor is always a plus and commitment to professionalism and inclusion is expected
- In-house experience preferred
- State and local government and education (SLED) experience is a plus
The Team
The law department is responsible for providing legal services and advice to the company, its various departments, and employees.
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.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com .
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be between$151,900/yr to $245,750/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here .
Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.