Principal Product Manager

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 take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few

Your Career

The Cortex Cloud Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) product is responsible for helping customers understand what data they own, how that data is being used, and how to protect their most sensitive data from cyber attacks and compliance breaches. Data is always the target for attackers and is also one of the most important assets an organization owns today. Helping an organization understand their data footprint and security drives priority and helps impact the entire security program. 

We are looking for a Principal Product Manager who can help us design, build and ship industry defining products to help cloud security and data security teams protect their organization's most valuable assets.

Your Impact

• Build and launch enterprise class products throughout the entire product lifecycle - collect customers' feedback and hear their need, prioritize features and trade offs, write the product requirements and work closely with engineering group to deliver the roadmap

• Lead core pillars within Cortex cloud DSPM and grow them to new horizons by bringing innovative and disruptive approaches, and ensure that they can be effectively launched

• Working effectively with all areas of the organization in a global company, from engineering to sales

• Understand cloud and data security practitioners, often being able to directly relate to and understand use cases

• Work closely with our customer success, marketing and sales teams on supporting existing customers, identifying common user problems and taking the solutions you define to market

Your Experience 

• 6+ years in product management with at least 3+ working on SaaS products

• 3+ years working in cloud security or cloud technology vendors

• Proven technical background in a development or research role

• Inherent passion for cybersecurity and solving problems

• Great communication skills and a passion for telling stories to different audiences 

• Drive to design new, innovative and disruptive solutions

• Strong desire to take ownership of new technology products and their full life cycle

• Team player with a can do approach

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Other engineering/technical degree or equivalent military experience required

The Team

Our engineering team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyber attacks. We are constantly innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our engineers don't shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before. We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

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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.