Sr. Product Manager, Prisma AIRS (NetSec)

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 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 Description

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks continues to build a world-class product management services portfolio and is looking for a Senior Product Manager for the AI Security team. This role requires a strong leader who will be responsible for the PRISMA AIRS product line.  In addition to your own creativity, you will rely on interaction with customers, partners, sales, product managers, and cross-functional partners to understand requirements and needs. You will be expected to define and deliver competitive service offerings that help provide a more complete product experience for our customers.  Other responsibilities include collaborating with Product Marketing, Technical Marketing Engineers to create product-related sales and marketing materials and evangelizing the services both internally and externally. Given the nature of your portfolio, your success will be highly dependent on how well you can interact with and guide cross-functional organizations within Palo Alto Networks including Product, IT, Support, Professional Services, Consulting Engineers, Customer Success, Finance, Sales, and Operations.

Your Impact : 

• Deeply understand how AI systems work, how they differ from traditional software and have a solid view on the AI threat landscape 
• Act as a strategic advisor for cross functional teams.  
• Correlate technical design patterns and bring unique and deep customer insights and competitive intelligence to eng teams to build highly differentiated products. 
• Achieve desired outcomes in fast paced environments within stipulated timelines.  Resilience when faced with challenges and a high bias for action to ensure the team stays on track for set goals.
• Utilize data analytics to monitor and analyze operational metrics, identifying trends, anomalies, and areas for improvements that will influence the AI security Product Roadmap
• Day-day product management of feature set and strategy of the AI Security space
• Feature prioritization and tradeoff decision making
• Support New Product Introduction processes, support Beta test process, intro and ramp up programs for new features
• Market and customer analysis, requirements development, business case collateral, product strategy, and product positioning and evangelism
• Strong customer focus with active Customer engagement and relationship development
• Provide support to other departments for owned feature set 

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• Proven experience of 10 years in product management, preferably for AI/ML/Cybersecurity-driven products.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of using data to drive decisions
• Experience with enterprise products/platforms is required.  Experience with cybersecurity and AI/ML-powered solutions for an enterprise platform is a big plus
• Drive to own full product lifecycle, designing new, innovative, and disruptive products with a customer-centric approach
• Strong Hands-on capabilities with a high interest in new technology products
• Experience working with a cross-functional, cross-geographical team
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable in an agile environment of rapid iteration, facilitating collaborative work sessions with multi-disciplinary teams
• Demonstrate attention to detail and the ability to comprehend complex product requirements
• Excellent people skills, team mentality
• Demonstrable track record of success​​​​​​

Your Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering - Advanced degree, MBA / equivalent is a plus

Additional Information

The Team

You will be part of a global team working on cutting edge AI Security problem statements and bringing the most innovative solutions for our customers to manage AI risks. Palo Alto Networks offers a portfolio of services to assist you with the implementation of your AI security roadmap. Support, Consulting and Education services are available to help you get the maximum protection and value out of your investment and in a range of options designed to fit your specific requirements, regardless of size or project complexity.

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.