Principal Product Manager (5G)

Company Description

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!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks has built a world-class product management organization and continues to look for top-notch competitive intelligence talent to collaborate with internal teams to tackle challenging security problems. The 5G Security product group seeks a Principal Product Manager to own and execute the strategy of security products for private and public 5G networks. 

This individual will be responsible for understanding 5G/LTE technologies and the underlying protocol, vendor landscape, market trends, and gathering customer requirements at both a market and technical level that would drive the product roadmap. This role will require collaboration with other product and cross-functional teams that include engineering, product marketing, sales teams to deliver 5G security solutions to solve customer problems with speed and agility. This individual will also engage with strategic customers to understand their security challenges and the competitive landscape in order to build and execute a product strategy that displaces the competition.

Your Impact

• Conceptualize and define differentiated features for 5G Security products through a deep understanding of the evolving Threat Landscape, advancements in protocols and Customer pain-points across our core and growth markets
• Collaborate with product leaders to build out business case, author PRDs and collaborate with cross-functional product, engineering and design teams to plan and release features
• Understand how all our security products work and identify what is needed for them to be successful in a private and public 5G network
• Assist the field and customers understand our value, competitive differentiation, and best practices for implementing our product
• Communicate product value to both customers and the business in a compelling manner using slides and documents
• Engage customers and develop relationship via executive briefings, product evangelism, and requirements gathering
• Be responsible for whitepapers, demos, videos and technical training for sales, customers, and partners
• Be a great team player– an excellent communicator, strong collaborator, someone who solicits feedback from others, is welcoming of better ideas
• Willingness to travel for customer meetings and industry events

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• BS/MS in Computer Science, other engineering/technical degree or equivalent military experience required
• 5+ years of experience in highly technical roles in development or product management in the mobile connectivity industry
• 5+ years of experience designing HW products for large scale production
• Direct Experience with LTE, 5G based products including Routers, Modems, Hotspots from companies such as Cradlepoint, Sierra wireless, Digi and others 
• Direct Experience with private 4G/ 5G networks
• Strong Experience with wireless technologies including 5G, LTE and Wifi
• Strong Experience in with networking protocols including IPv6, TCP/IP, UDP, BGP, OSPF, VLAN, IPSec, NAT, DHCP, DNS
• Strong knowledge in 3GPP specifications 
• Knowledge of industry standards including ETSI, CBRS and O-RAN
• Knowledge of cellular spectrum strategy in key countries
• Experience with Enterprise & Government/ DoD requirements and services
• Experience in Enterprise and or Government device certifications with network specific configurations including APN/ DNN, RAT, eSIM
• Experience working with vendors and partners
• Knowledge of network management platforms, APIs and 3rd party integrations
• Knowledge of SW development cycles and SQA processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent people skills, team mentality
• Demonstrable track record of success

Additional Information

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we’re facing. For the fastest growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks, and the products and services that proactively address them. Our Product Management Team helps us do just that. 

Our organization and employees are committed to changing as rapidly as our industry’s threats do, and to do that, we need creative product teams to address emerging cyber threats. They provide the behind-the-scenes support for our products by being a source of information on our products for our systems engineers, staying on top of the environment we sell in, and helping implement product wide technical solutions based on our client’s feedback and needs. As threats and technology evolve, we stay ahead to accomplish our mission.

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 $166,000/YR - 268,500/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  [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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes