Principal Business Solutions Analyst

Palo Alto Networks

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$143,000–$232,000 / yr
Posted
101 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $153k
This role $188k
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This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $123,600–$182,342 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $188k versus about $153k for comparable roles.

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About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks is a global cybersecurity company offering network security, cloud security, and endpoint protection solutions.

Palo Alto Networks currently has 40 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $164,000–$266,000 across 38 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Principal Business Solutions Analyst

As a Principal Business Solutions Analyst, you will join the team to drive the requirements, development, and deployment of a critical Configure, Price, Quote system for sellers, partners, and distributors. You will lead digital transformation by utilizing AI-powered tools to elicit business requirements, analyze workflows, and translate them into functional specifications and user stories. Your daily responsibilities include designing technology solutions with cross-functional teams, managing quality assurance through test plan execution, and facilitating defect triage. You will serve as a liaison between business and IT units to ensure alignment throughout the project lifecycle. The role requires expertise in Salesforce CPQ, advanced data analysis, and visualization skills. Additionally, you will utilize AI-native orchestration tools like Lovable, Cursor, and v0 for rapid prototyping and iterative vibe coding to build complex UI components and backend logic.

What you'll do

  • Elicit and document business requirements from stakeholders using AI-powered tools to extract key insights.
  • Analyze business processes and workflows to identify opportunities for AI and Agentic solutions.
  • Translate business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and use cases for IT projects.
  • Design and validate technology solutions in collaboration with product managers, architects, and developers.
  • Develop and execute test plans and scripts to ensure system functionality and performance meet standards.
  • Lead the development of functional prototypes using AI-native orchestration tools like Lovable, Cursor, and v0.
  • Serve as a liaison between business and IT teams to facilitate communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Manage stakeholder relationships by providing regular status reports on progress, risks, and opportunities.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 8 years of experience in business analysis or a related field.
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, engineering, or an equivalent combination of skills and training.
  • Master's degree (preferred).
  • Knowledge and experience with Salesforce CPQ is required.
  • Experience driving innovative solutions using AI.
  • Knowledge of the Q2C quote to cash process (preferred).
  • Advanced data analysis and visualization skills are required.
  • Ability to lead rapid prototyping and "vibe coding" using AI-native orchestration tools like Lovable, Cursor, and v0 (preferred).

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