Job SummaryThe TeamProduct Management - The Network Security Product Management team at Palo Alto Networks defines the strategy, roadmap, and features behind the industry's leading network security platform, spanning our Next-Generation Firewalls, VM-Series, and Prisma SASE. We work closely with Engineering, Unit 42 and our threat research teams, and our customers to deliver security that keeps pace with how attackers actually operate.
Job SummaryAs a Senior Product Manager, you will define and launch all-new network security services to defend customers against automated, AI-driven attackers. You will own the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution plan from conceptualization to market launch on our existing platform. Partnering hands-on with engineering and security research, you will ideate, prototype, and test innovative product concepts and attack simulations. This zero-to-one role requires deep cybersecurity expertise to build next-generation defenses against evolving adversary tradecraft.
Key Responsibilities- Define next-generation network security services to stop agentic and automated attackers across platforms.
- Bootstrap new products from the ground up, validating problems and driving solutions to general availability.
- Own the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution plan through launch and adoption.
- Partner hands-on with engineering and threat researchers to ideate, prototype, and validate product concepts.
- Track the evolving threat landscape and translate emerging attack behaviors into actionable product requirements.
- Shape the application of AI in products by understanding adversary LLM usage and defensive countermeasures.
- Engage enterprise security practitioners and CISOs to uncover problems and inform product decisions.
- Collaborate with go-to-market teams on positioning, pricing, and launch as a domain expert.
- Leverage telemetry, threat data, and usage metrics to guide prioritization and continuously improve products.to be entered
Qualifications Required Qualifications- BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of combined experience in technical product management, security engineering, or offensive security.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in product management specifically for security products.
- Proven track record taking a new security product from conceptualization through launch and customer adoption.
- In-depth knowledge of cyber attacks, adversary tradecraft, and emerging automated attack behaviors.
- Hands-on experience with internet attack surface discovery, IPS/IDS, network deception, and evasion techniques.
- Solid understanding of how modern AI and LLMs are used by adversaries and defenders.
- Strong ability to engage engineering technically, challenging assumptions and testing prototypes.
- Demonstrated experience working directly with enterprise security customers, from practitioners to CISOs.
- Strong bias to action with the ability to set direction and drive results without a predefined plan.
Preferred Qualifications- Prior background as a software engineer, security engineer, penetration tester, or cybersecurity researcher.
- Hands-on offensive security experience, such as red teaming, exploit development, or validating network controls.
- Experience building or applying AI/ML or LLM-based systems in security products, including agentic workflows.
- Familiarity with NGFW, SASE/SSE, ZTNA, SD-WAN, and multi-cloud network security architectures.
- Track record of published research, CVEs, conference talks, or creating open-source security tooling.
- Experience driving go-to-market strategies for new security offerings, including pricing and subscription models.
- Exceptional communication skills to translate complex threat research into clear product requirements.
- Proven experience leading through influence across matrixed engineering, research, and field teams.
Compensation DisclosureThe 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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
$153,000.00 - $247,500.00/yr
