Security Architecture Practice Management Lead

Palo Alto Networks • Santa Clara, CA

5d • $142,000 - $206,000 • Remote

About The Position

This role is pivotal in designing, building, and managing the operational engine for our Global Security Architecture Practice (GSAP). You will be responsible for transforming the team's collective expertise into a scalable, AI-driven asset that drives consistency, efficiency, and quality in all client engagements. This high-impact, high-visibility role is ideal for a proactive problem-solver who thrives in ambiguity and is eager to engineer the operating system of the future for our practice.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 6-8 years of experience in management consulting, practice operations, business analysis, or technical program management.
• Proven fluency in AI-driven operations, with the ability to view AI and automation as strategic levers.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex projects and a library of assets with rigor and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with a passion for training others and driving the adoption of new tools and processes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience within a professional services or enterprise technology organization.
• A strong understanding of the cybersecurity landscape.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior architects to translate their expertise into high-quality, reusable assets including templates, accelerators, and strategic playbooks designed for AI customization.
• Own and execute the practice's operating cadence, including quarterly reviews of all library assets and the intake process for new contributions.
• Implement a dynamic content strategy where advisory assets are easily updated and synthesized by AI tools, managing the central IP library to ensure content is organized and current.
• Proactively collaborate and build a formal partnership with Enterprise Security and Product Management, ensuring information sharing is structured, consistent, and bi-directional.
• Drive adoption of new tools and methodologies across the global GSAP team through clear communications, training, and establishing a strong feedback loop.
• Identify process gaps and operational inefficiencies, deploying human-in-the-loop and AI-native workflows to maximize speed and free up architects for strategic work.
• Implement scalable systems for knowledge sharing that capture 'tribal knowledge' and automatically convert it into institutional assets.

What This Job Offers

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