Product Manager

Who you are

• The ideal candidate brings 1-5 years of strong technical product instincts and experience in IAM + networking/security exposure, and roadmap ownership of an identity product with the ability to work across these domains
• The role requires the ability to understand complex technical problems, partner closely with engineering, and translate customer needs into clear product direction
• 1–5 years of relevant experience in product management, technical product management, technical marketing, engineering, or a related technical role
• Experience in at least one of the following areas: identity/IAM, authentication, directory services, networking, network security, firewalls, Zero Trust, secure access, or enterprise security infrastructure
• Experience partnering with engineering teams to define requirements and deliver technical products or features
• Working knowledge of enterprise identity and/or networking concepts
• Experience translating customer or technical needs into product requirements
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with Active Directory, LDAP, RADIUS, SAML, OIDC, Entra ID, Okta, Ping Identity, or similar identity platforms
• Experience with network security, firewalls, PAN-OS, Prisma Access, Panorama, Strata Cloud Manager, or comparable technologies
• Experience owning or contributing to a product roadmap
• Experience engaging directly with enterprise customers
• Experience bringing enterprise software features or products from concept through launch
• Familiarity with Zero Trust or identity-aware security architectures
• Experience creating technical product content, deployment guidance, or field enablement

What the job involves

• 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
• Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Product Manager, User-ID to own and advance a foundational identity capability within our Strata network security platform
• User-ID enables organizations to connect identity context with network activity and security policy, supporting more precise identity-aware security controls across enterprise environments
• The Product Manager will own the strategy, roadmap, and feature lifecycle for User-ID and partner closely with engineering, customers, field teams, and product stakeholders across identity and network security
• Own and drive the User-ID product strategy, roadmap, and feature lifecycle
• Define product requirements for identity-aware security capabilities across user mapping, authentication, identity integrations, and policy enforcement
• Partner with engineering to deliver capabilities related to user-to-IP mapping, Cloud Identity Engine, terminal server environments, workload identity, and related identity services
• Support integrations with identity technologies including Active Directory, LDAP, Entra ID, Okta, Ping Identity, SAML, OIDC, and RADIUS
• Gather requirements and feedback from enterprise customers, field teams, customer success, and internal stakeholders
• Translate technical and customer needs into clear product requirements and roadmap priorities
• Partner across engineering, UX, technical marketing, sales, customer success, and product teams to deliver capabilities from concept through launch
• Use customer, deployment, and product data to improve scalability, reliability, performance, usability, and adoption
• Develop technical product content, deployment guidance, and product enablement
• Use AI and modern product-development tools to accelerate research, analysis, prototyping, and product decision-making

Benefits

• Healthcare: We value your health and provide options so you can choose what best supports your lifestyle and personal health goals. Various nationwide plans — including Blue Shield of California, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, VSP, and more — are available to you and your family. Our providers offer the flexibility you want and the coverage you need
• Wellness: With a large on-site gym and daily, instructor-led exercise classes at HQ in Santa Clara, Palo Alto Networks actively supports employee fitness. Our juice bar, Gym & Juice, features fresh juice blends, a quick and nutritious option pre- or post-workout. And our ongoing wellness speaker series highlights the latest trends in health and wellness
• Development: Professional development is serious business at Palo Alto Networks, where the Talent Development team offers 25+ courses to help employees boost their careers and develop leadership capability
• Financial: Most roles are eligible for equity grants, and we now offer new hires a quarterly vesting schedule right away. We want you to be fairly compensated and rewarded as soon as you make an impact – on our team, that happens immediately! And because we consider every employee a stakeholder in our long-term success, we offer an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with a 24-month lookback. From life insurance to health savings accounts, we provide ways to help you protect and grow your wealth. Palo Alto Networks offers both traditional and Roth 401(k) options, along with a company match of 50% to a max annual amount of $1,000
• Time Off: In addition to paid corporate holidays, Flexible Time Off programs empower our employees to balance their work schedules with personal time off. We offer 12 weeks of full pay for medical leave and 6 weeks of full pay for parental leave. As a company with strong ties to the military and veterans, we also offer 26 weeks of full pay for military leave
• Perks: Our corporate discount program provides employees with significant discounts on merchandise, travel and entertainment. We offer many on-site perks at headquarters, including cafeterias, fuel service, dry cleaning service, EV charging stations, and a company store. We also provide complimentary drinks, fresh fruit, and snacks in break rooms across our campus to help everyone power through the day.

Life at Palo Alto Network