EMEA Senior Employee Relations Partner

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.

Who We Are

We believe collaboration thrives in person. That's why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it's needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Your Career

As a Senior Employee Relations Partner, you will be an integral part of the HR community, using expertise and business acumen to prevent and resolve workplace issues that interfere with our collaborative workplace environment and culture. We believe in providing a workplace that is safe, treats employees with fairness and respect, and enables every employee to achieve their personal best.

In this position, you will use your experience and knowledge of applicable policies, regulations, and industry best practices to establish and follow appropriate protocol for employee relations issues and investigations. As a thought leader in this area of expertise, you will also have the opportunity to develop and deliver educational programs to create awareness and training and help create a workplace free from behavioral issues and distractions. You should be an innovative HR professional with a passion for coaching employees and managers and creating teams that work together and win together. You should be comfortable working with any level of employee or manager, reading complex situations and navigating sensitivities and finding creative solutions to people's issues. You are highly collaborative, truly valuing the contributions of your partners. You should have strong influencing skills, demonstrate practical judgment and creative problem-solving to enable successful outcomes in individual and collective situations. You should also be capable of effectively managing a full and dynamic workload, demonstrating resilience, and thriving in a global work environment

Your Impact

• Coach leaders during performance improvement efforts. Provide guidance to elevate performance and capability and implement local processes as required to address ongoing performance issues.
• Lead investigations on employee relations matters and potential policy violations to evaluate and effectively address issues-Partner with HRBPs, legal and other investigative parties as required to thoroughly conduct the investigation and reach the best outcomes for our organization and employees.
• Influence and negotiate positive outcomes in complex terminations, including redundancies.
• Partner with the various HR functions and global ER teams with local country and compliance projects as required from time to time.
• Provide specialist expertise for Israel related ER topics and cover a secondary portfolio of ER topics in other EMEA countries, as may be assigned to you from time to time.
• Create guidelines, best practice research, and training to educate employees, managers, and other members of HR in how to mitigate and properly address behavioral issues in the workplace
• Prepare, track and maintain appropriate investigation data and documentation to recognize trends and anticipate opportunities for further education and action
• Protect our unique culture and ensure Palo Alto Networks continues to be one of the best places to work

• 7-10 years of Employee Relations experience gained in either an Employee Relations role, HRBP or equivalent experience as an employment lawyer with specialist experience required in Israel. Experience in other EMEA jurisdictions is an advantage.
• Excellent coaching and training skills to elevate the leadership capability around performance improvement
• Experience conducting investigations and advising on a wide range of employee relations issues, including manager/employee conflicts, performance issues, or behavioral issues.
• Strong problem solving skills with ability to assess risk and business outcomes in order to provide practical, solution focused guidance on ER topics.
• Ability to establish strong relationships at all levels and across functions within the organization
• Effective listener and persuasive communicator able to influence actions and outcomes.
• BA/ BS/ LLB degree or equivalent experience
• Fluency in Hebrew and English is required.