HR Operations Specialist (Contract) - Palo Alto Networks

This role is a contract assignment at Palo Alto Networks. Contractors will not be employed by Palo Alto Networks but through our trusted staffing partners.

Role Description

● This role is a 6 months contract assignment at Palo Alto Networks.

● Location: Australia

● The ideal candidate will have valid work authorization to work within Australia This position is not eligible for any visa sponsorship.

Palo Alto Networks is looking for an HR Operations Specialist to work on HR Operations doing supporting ANZ HR Projects. This position will report to the Shanti Nallacheruvu and is a great opportunity for a talented individual who has the desire to associate with a fast-growing company in a truly international environment.

Your Impact

This position calls for someone who possesses a good HR Services background and works proactively to drive results. This person is a self-starter, flexible, has a high level of integrity and is action and goal-oriented in a fast-paced, team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Your Impact

• Ensure a best in class employee experience through our service culture defined by a strong dedication to understanding, appreciating, and supporting our employees.
• Providing general administrative support to the HR team, including filing, data entry, and preparing HR-related documents.
• Assisting with day-to-day HR operations and addressing basic HR queries from employees.
• Closely partnering with Local PBPs and key stakeholders to ensure smooth HR operations.
• Preparing HR dashboards and reports.
• Prioritize creating outstanding experiences that foster trust and meaningful connections, empathy and operational excellence
• Build strong relationships with other HR teams to coordinate workflow, processes, and communication with key stakeholders; ensure seamless hand-off of processes and deliverables
• Support multiple and concurrent ad hoc requests and regional projects for getting our HR Operations team, future ready.
• Provide employees with exceptional service regarding Tier 0 and Tier 1 HR related inquiries through resolution accountability
• Manages and provides early intervention and support for the resolution to issues as they are identified and helps to implement long-term solutions.
• Perform other HR operational service delivery activities and tasks such as data entry, employment verification requests, coordination with payroll, and overall maintenance of employee records, ensuring data integrity and other tasks as assigned
• Ensure employee data is up to date, accurate and compliant within our HR system

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent of 2+ years of progressive HR Operations experience in a technology organization or technology-related business, preferably with a multinational company (MNC).
• Strong knowledge of HR functions including benefits, payroll, HR programs etc.
• Workday and ServiceNow experience is preferred.
• Experience analyzing organizational needs, set priorities, stay focused, and manage time in a fast-paced, developing environment
• Ability to establish strong relationships at all levels and across functions regionally and globally
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated success working with all levels in an organization
• High level of accuracy and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to address immediate employee needs while maintaining a view to long term goals and the organization’s vision and objectives with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a global, dynamic environment. Must be able to operate with minimal direction.
• Ability to address immediate employee needs while maintaining a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to demonstrate integrity, maintain confidentiality and influence without authority.
• Commitment to continuous learning and study of your craft.
• Ability to generally self-direct work and be comfortable dealing with ambiguity.

Information about Palo Alto Networks

At Palo Alto Networks®, everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish — but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. 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.