Strategic Resource Management Lead, Americas
- Location
- Plano, United States of America
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.
Who We Are
In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!
This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters. Job Summary
Your Impact:
• Americas Capacity Planning & Pipeline Interlock: Own the NAM/LATAM capacity model and resource forecasting rhythms. Partner with Practice Managers and Services Sales to align bench availability directly against SFDC sales pipelines, Quote Estimator (QE) templates, and backlog data.
- Americas Capacity Planning & Pipeline Interlock: Own the NAM/LATAM capacity model and resource forecasting rhythms. Partner with Practice Managers and Services Sales to align bench availability directly against SFDC sales pipelines, Quote Estimator (QE) templates, and backlog data.
- PSA & Schedule Hygiene Enforcement: Drive high-fidelity data hygiene by deploying automated lookahead routines and operationalizing AI tools to minimize scheduling volatility.
- Subcontractor Strategy & Regional Vendor Management: Partner with Vendor Management to optimize regional vended delivery, supporting our target of a subcontracted vended services mix while driving target margin thresholds.
- Agentic AI & Workflow Enablement: Operationalize modern AI tools across daily resourcing cadences to streamline headcount intake, automate meeting synthesis, and eliminate transactional friction.
- Margin & Commercial Execution: Actively enforce operational policies that support our enterprise financial targets, including billable utilization benchmarks.
- Skills Inventory & Governance: Lead quarterly skills matrix audits in Clarizen to ensure accurate staffing of domain expertise on high-complexity Cortex and Cloud customer deployments.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration & Transparency: Maintain transparent, real-time tracking for all regional RMO projects and milestones in Asana, providing executive leadership with continuous visibility into project health and risk mitigation.
- Domain Expertise: 6+ years of Professional Services Resource Management or Delivery Operations experience within a high-growth SaaS/Enterprise Software enterprise.
- PSA & Technical Proficiency: Deep hands-on experience with enterprise PSA platforms (Clarizen/Planview) and data analytics tools (Tableau/Excel).
- Capacity Modeling & Financial Acumen: Strong expertise in capacity forecast calibration, billable utilization (BU%) management, and revenue/margin optimization principles.
- AI & Process Modernization: Demonstrated adaptability and eagerness to adopt AI tools (Gemini, SlackBots, automated sweepers) to scale resourcing operations.
- Stakeholder Management: Outstanding interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills with a proven track record of building high-trust partnerships with PS Practice Managers and Executives.
- Project Transparency: Familiarity with managing operational milestones and project plans within Asana.
- Certifications: Resource Management Certified Professional (RMCP) certification strongly preferred.
Qualifications
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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here .
$121,000.00 - $195,800.00/yr 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.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
From Palo Alto Networks's careers page (Workday), checked 31 Oct 2026.
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Posted 7 Oct 2026 · checked 31 Oct 2026 · Report this job