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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

We are seeking an experienced, technically deep, and strategic Product Manager to own the vision, strategy, and execution for our Palo Alto Networks Security Posture and Automation product line. This critical solution is focused exclusively on maximizing the value, ensuring compliance, and automating policy management and configuration across our comprehensive security portfolio, spanning traditional network security to cutting-edge Cloud and AI security.

Your Impact

+ Product Strategy and Vision (PANW Platform Focus): Define and champion the long-term strategy and roadmap for a unified Posture and Automation solution across:

+ NGFWs (Hardware, Software, and Cloud NGFW), Prisma Access (SASE Security), Prisma AIRS (AI Runtime Security)

+ Identify opportunities for cross-product policy optimization, unified compliance checks, and configuration automation that enforces Palo Alto Networks best practices across all these platforms.

+ Customer and Market Research: Deeply understand the needs of large-scale customers utilizing our entire security platform. Focus research on workflows for policy lifecycle management, security risk visualization, compliance auditing, and change validation across different product boundaries (e.g., how a change in Panorama affects a policy in Prisma Access).

+ Feature Definition and Prioritization: Own the entire product lifecycle. Define detailed product requirements (PRDs), user stories, and acceptance criteria for features like:

+ Unified Policy Lifecycle Management and analysis across the specified PANW platforms.

+ Automated Compliance and Audit Reporting for regulatory standards (e.g., PCI-DSS, HIPAA) enforced across the entire security estate.

+ Configuration Drift Detection and automated remediation for Palo Alto’s Network Security Products.

+ Best Practices and Hardening Checks relevant to NGFWs, Prisma Access, Prisma SD-WAN, and Prisma AIRS configurations.

+ Policy Anomaly/Risk detection such as shadow rules, redundant rules.

+ Go-to-Market (GTM) Enablement: Collaborate closely with Marketing, Sales, and Sales Engineering to develop compelling GTM strategies and messaging that highlight the massive operational efficiency and security assurance gained from unified policy management across the Palo Alto Networks security ecosystem.

+ Cross-Functional Execution: Work closely with Engineering and UX/UI Design teams responsible for each security product to ensure seamless, timely, and high-quality delivery of cross-platform features.

+ Business Performance: Monitor KPIs related to customer adoption, usage, and the successful automation of security operations on our platform, specifically tracking feature utilization across the listed product components.

Your Experience

+ 5+ years of Product Management experience, preferably within enterprise security software or platforms.

+ Deep and proven domain expertise in Palo Alto Networks core network security products, including extensive hands-on experience with NGFW & Prisma Access policy management, Panorama.

+ Strong expertise in security policy lifecycle management, network security compliance, and structured Security Change Management workflows within large, complex deployments.

+ Familiarity or direct experience with the policy and configuration models for NGFW, Prisma Access, Prisma SD-WAN, and/or Prisma AIRS.

+ Strong technical understanding of SASE/Cloud Security principles and the emerging threats/security controls relevant to AI applications (Prisma AIRS).

+ Exceptional communication and presentation skills, capable of articulating complex technical and cross-platform concepts to technical and executive audiences.

+ Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Preferred Qualifications

+ Direct experience managing products that focus on unified security policy visibility and automation across a broad, single-vendor security platform.

+ Active Palo Alto Networks certification (e.g., PCNSE, PCSAE, PCCSE).

+ Experience with DevSecOps and integrating security posture checks into automated delivery pipelines.

+ Experience driving UX/UI for products that consolidate complex policy information from disparate security appliances/services.

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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $171,200 - $276,825/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here (http://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/) .

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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 [email protected] .

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.

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