Principal, Cortex Product Strategy & Ops

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we're united by a shared mission-to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you're in the right place.

Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

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.

Job Summary

The Team

Our Strategy and Business Operations is a focused team that works on our most critical business challenges to drive and support our industry-leading growth. Your efforts will directly affect the overall strategy and success of a world-leading cybersecurity business. You will collaborate on complex business and technology problems that are top of mind for our executives. You possess a unique blend of business insight, business strategy experience, big-picture thinking, and influencing skills and the ability to collaborate with a large number of constituents within Palo Alto Networks.

• Own and lead the development of long-term product strategies, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
• Track competitive product strategies, market trends, and M&A opportunities to inform strategic decisions.
• Build and execute segment and market-specific plans to drive product growth and market penetration.
• Drive strategic, cross-functional projects based on C-suite priorities, providing systematic support and analysis such as competitive tear-downs.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Marketing to identify opportunities, address gaps, and influence the product roadmap.
• Act as the connective tissue between product and GTM teams, driving execution and optimization on core product operations.
• Establish and manage rhythms for capturing voice-of-the-customer and voice-of-sales feedback to surface insights that inform product development.

• 15+ years of total experience in product development, business strategy, or a related field.
• Significant experience in a top-tier strategy consulting firm (e.g., BCG, Bain, McKinsey) and/or a leading enterprise technology company.
• Material Enterprise Tech experience with a deep understanding of Cybersecurity and/or SaaS business models.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to process information quickly and deliver against tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to engage with and influence C-level executives in corporate environments.

• MBA from a top-tier business school.
• Demonstrated experience developing and rolling out programs and driving cross-functional initiatives with product and engineering teams.
• Experience building and nurturing high-performing teams.
• An extreme accountability mindset, with a focus on outcomes and an ownership mentality.