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! 

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. 

Your Career

We are looking for a Principal Product Manager to join our Data Security team. The ideal candidate would be able to drive strategy, partner with engineering to deliver new Data Discovery and Security services, collaborate with marketing and sales to execute go to market strategies and act as a thought leader in Data Security at the industry level. As a Principal Product Manager for  Data Security you’ll shape the next generation solutions to enable organizations to protect their most sensitive information. 

Your Impact

• Define and drive the product vision, strategy and roadmap for our Data Security product line 
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis and customer feedback to inform product decisions
• Collaborate with design and engineering teas to develop product prototypes and interfaces
• Work closely with data scientists and ML engineers to develop and integrate ML algorithms into the Data Security product lines
• Create and maintain product documentation, including user guides, training materials and release notes
• Monitor product performance and customer feedback to inform product improvements and updates
• Work across functional agile teams (Engineering, UX, customer support, operations, finance, sales and marketing)
• Identify technology partners and drive integration into market leading product 
• Drive joint sales (SKUs, solution bundles, incentives) and marketing (collaterals, webinars, trade shows) models with cross-functional teams within and partners

Your Experience

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field or equivalent military experience required
• MBA is desirable
• 5+ years in product management 
• Strong technical background with experience working with data scientists and ML engineers
• Strong understanding of user experience design principles and methodologies
• Excellent communications and collaboration skills, with experience working with cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using data to inform product decisions
• Experience working in an Agile development environment 
• Experience launching cloud products and services
• Demonstrable track record of success

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 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 to 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/com-missioned roles) is expected to be between $163,200/yr to $264,000/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.