Dir, Product Management - Cortex Cloud Data Security

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

Job Summary

The Cortex Cloud Data Security Platform is responsible for helping customers understand what data they own, how that data is being used, and how to protect their most sensitive data from cyber attacks and compliance breaches. Data is always the target for attackers and is also one of the most important assets an organization owns today. Helping an organization understand their data footprint and security drives priority and helps impact the entire security program. We are looking for a Sr Director of Product Management who can help us design, build and ship industry defining products to help cloud security and data security teams protect their organization's most valuable assets - their data.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a product management group that will deliver the entire product life cycle - collect customers’ feedback and hear their need, prioritize features and trade offs, write the product requirements and work closely with engineering group to deliver the roadmap
• Lead Cortex Data Security and grow it to new horizons by bringing innovative and disruptive approaches, and ensure that they can be effectively launched
• Working effectively with all areas of the organization in a global company, from engineering to sales
• Understand cloud and data security practitioners, often being able to directly relate to and understand use cases
• Work closely with our customer success, marketing and sales teams on supporting existing customers, identifying common user problems and taking the solutions you define to market
• Work closely with UX/ UI experts to create an intuitive and state of the art user interface

Required Qualifications

• 10 years in product management with 5 years leading high performance product management teams
• Background in networking and/or cyber security - Prior leadership experience in B2B/Enterprise product management at large organizations or innovative startups
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Other engineering/technical degree, MBA preferred or equivalent military experience required
• Strong go to market and business analysis skills
• Inherent passion for cybersecurity and solving problems
• Drive to design new, innovative and disruptive solutions
• Strong desire to take ownership of new technology products and their full life cycle
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, projects, priorities and deadlines
• Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills in English
• Experience in speaking in front of partners and major customers
• Team player with a can do approach
• Excellent people skills, team & culture mentality

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, 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? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.