Senior Product Manager (Cloud Infrastructure) - Palo Alto Networks

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.

Our Approach to Work

We lead with personalization and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office with some flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate on the industry’s best cybersecurity solutions together!

Your Career

We are looking for self-driven individuals who take ownership and are passionate about solving meaningful technical problems for public cloud security while working in a collaborative environment. Are you someone who is excited by the challenges of a fast-paced environment and dynamic work? Does working on something different every day excites you?

Palo Alto Networks is building a world-class product management organization and is looking for a top-notch product manager to expand the team. As a Product Manager at Palo Alto Networks for our SASE solution including Prisma Access and Prisma SD-WAN, you will be responsible for driving the strategy, feature functionality and roadmap for the core Prisma Access, including cloud infrastructure and overall security/network architecture. You will be expected to deliver product functionality that matches Palo Alto Networks’ level of innovation found throughout the product. You will be involved in all stages of the feature lifecycle (conception, definition, development, release and post-release activities) managing strategic planning, feature selection and tactical activities.

Other responsibilities include collaborating with Product Marketing to create product related sales and marketing materials; evangelizing the products and product strategy both internally and externally.

Your Impact

• Help build and launch a new class of public cloud security platform by extending, enriching and enhancing Prisma Access 
• Own the entire lifecycle of the feature/product from conception, definition, development, release
• Work with the product marketing team to develop compelling sales tools and marketing content to support sales and field marketing teams
• Work with NPI, certification, professional services, support, and education team, to ensure your products get coverages by these cross-functional teams
• Work with legal, InfoSec, engineering, technical marketing and other internal teams to ensure compliance with various privacy and data protection regulations

Your Experience

• Successful experience in Product Management or Technical Marketing Engineer role in networking and/or security domain
• Market and customer analysis, requirements development, business case, collateral, product strategy, and product positioning
• Ability to take on full ownership of Product lifecycle from conception, writing product requirements, working with engineering to build the product and then working with sales to drive customer adoption
• Feature prioritization and trade off decision making
• Ability to work effectively with all areas of the organization, from engineering to sales
• Customer engagement and relationship development for executive briefings, product evangelism, and requirements gathering
• Excellent written and verbal communication for internal and external audiences
• Strong desire to build world-class technology and take ownership of the full product life cycle
• BS/MS in Computer Science, other engineering/technical degree or in business, MBA preferred or equivalent military experience required
• Minimum 3 years in product management or technical expertise in the networking space required
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills required
• Drive to design something new, innovative, and disruptive
• Hands-on nature with very strong interest in new technology products
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent people skills, team mentality
• Demonstrable track record of success

The Team

Working at a high-tech cybersecurity company within Information Technology is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You’ll join the brightest minds in technology, creating, building, and supporting tools and enabling our global teams on the front line of defense against cyberattacks.

We’re connected by one mission but driven by the impact of that mission and what it means to protect our way of life in the digital age. Join a dynamic and fast-paced team of people who feel excited by the prospect of a challenge and feel a thrill at resolving technical gaps that inhibit productivity.

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 $180000 - $291500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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  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.