Principal Product Manager- Identity Security

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 

The Cortex Cloud Identity Security product is responsible for helping customers understand who has access to what data and resources in their multi-cloud and SaaS environments, and critically, what their true effective permissions are. Identity is the new control plane and the most exploited attack vector in the cloud and in SaaS; this product eliminates the lateral movement and privilege escalation risks caused by excessive and unused permissions. 

We are looking for a Principal Product Manager who can design, build and ship industry defining products to help cloud security and identity security teams protect their organization's identities across their cloud and SaaS environments.

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 Identity Security 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 identity 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

• 8+ years in product management with at least 5+ working on SaaS products

• 3+ years working in cybersecurity 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.

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.

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