Principal Product Manager (Cloud NGFW)

Palo Alto Networks • Santa Clara, CA

3d

About The Position

We’re looking for a Principal Product Manager to lead our Firewall as a service offerings across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. This is a key role within our cloud network and AI security business, a market leader with one of the fastest-growing products in the space. You’ll work closely with major hyperscalers to deliver simple, best-in-class network and AI security solutions. In this highly visible, cross-functional role, you’ll help build and scale the business, own platform metrics, and drive insights. You’ll have strong support, but success is measured by the delivery of meaningful business outcomes. The Principal Product Manager must be deeply fluent in using AI tools as part of their everyday product workflow — someone who can move quickly from idea to prototype, from ambiguity to clarity, and from intuition to validation. This is not a traditional PM role centered on writing documents and handing them off. Instead, you’ll actively use AI to explore product logic, prototype workflows, test assumptions, and unblock teams before engineering effort is committed. You’ll work close to the product surface, shaping decisions by validating what should be built, not just defining requirements for what could be built.

Requirements

• BS/MS in Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent military experience.
• 5+ years of product management experience building SaaS products with domain expertise in networking and/or security.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools.
• Strong product judgment: you know what to test, what to ignore, and what to escalate.
• Experience in driving high-velocity product releases using Agile methodology.
• Experience in making product decisions based on incomplete or imperfect data.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI).
• Experience in the cybersecurity industry.
• Advanced degree in a relevant field.
• Experience presenting to executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own your AI-enabled product end-to-end, making strategic decisions, prioritizing initiatives, and defining outcomes.
• Use AI tools to build prototypes that validate product logic, explore UX alternatives, and reduce the time from idea to insight.
• Partner with engineering, design, and business teams to translate AI capabilities into tangible, validated products.
• Make decisions in complex, evolving environments where AI introduces new trade-offs and possibilities.
• Continuously explore AI and cloud technologies, and apply emerging capabilities to improve product thinking and execution.
• Raise the bar for other PMs by demonstrating AI-native workflows and best practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees