Principal Product Manager (Cortex Cloud)

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!

• Own and execute a visionary product roadmap for Cortex Cloud that anticipates market needs and maintains our position as the #1 Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP).
• Proactively collaborate with engineering teams to deliver cutting-edge features at a rapid pace, translating complex security challenges into elegant, user-friendly solutions.
• Engage directly with Fortune 500 CISOs and cloud security leaders, transforming customer feedback into product innovations that solve real-world problems.
• Drive market leadership by identifying strategic opportunities to expand our product portfolio and working closely with sales and marketing to accelerate revenue growth.
• Spearhead the development of groundbreaking cloud security solutions that outpace the rapidly evolving threat landscape, challenging the status quo curiosly and positively.
• Manage all aspects of the product lifecycle, from strategic planning and operations to launch and customer adoption, ensuring alignment across the organization.
• Simplify complex technical concepts and articulate the product vision and strategy effectively to both C-level executives and technical practitioners.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent military experience.
• 7+ years of product management experience, with a proven track record in cybersecurity or cloud technologies.
• Deep technical knowledge of public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern application architectures (e.g., containers, serverless).
• Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle, from concept to launch and scale.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems by critically reviewing data, determining root causes, and providing practical solutions.

• Advanced degree such as an MBA or a Master's in Computer Science or another engineering/technical field.
• Experience working in a hyper-growth environment, contributing to significant scaling of a product's install base or revenue.
• Exceptional communication skills, with proven ability to influence and present to C-level executives and highly technical audiences.