Senior Product Manager (Advanced Network Security Services)

Palo Alto Networks • Santa Clara, CA

8d • $153,000 - $247,500

About The Position

As a Senior Product Manager, you will define and launch new network security services that defend customers against automated, AI-driven attackers. You will own the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution plan from conceptualization through market launch on the existing platform. This zero-to-one role involves working closely with engineering and security research teams to ideate, prototype, and test product concepts and attack simulations, drawing on deep cybersecurity expertise to develop defenses against evolving adversary tradecraft.

The company emphasizes in-person collaboration: most teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when needed. The position’s compensation depends on qualifications, experience, and work location. The annual base salary range is $153,000 to $247,500; compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. The company does not sponsor work visas for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 8 years of combined experience in technical product management, security engineering, or offensive security.
• At least 3 years of product management experience specifically for security products.
• Track record of taking a new security product from conceptualization through launch and customer adoption.
• In-depth knowledge of cyber attacks, adversary tradecraft, and emerging automated attack behaviors.
• Hands-on experience with internet attack surface discovery, IPS/IDS, network deception, and evasion techniques.
• Solid understanding of how modern AI and LLMs are used by adversaries and defenders.
• Ability to engage technically with engineering teams, challenge assumptions, and test prototypes.
• Experience working directly with enterprise security customers, from practitioners to CISOs.
• Strong bias to action and ability to set direction and drive results without a predefined plan.

Nice To Haves

• Background as a software engineer, security engineer, penetration tester, or cybersecurity researcher.
• Hands-on offensive security experience, such as red teaming, exploit development, or validating network controls.
• Experience building or applying AI/ML or LLM-based systems in security products, including agentic workflows.
• Familiarity with NGFW, SASE/SSE, ZTNA, SD-WAN, and multi-cloud network security architectures.
• Published research, CVEs, conference talks, or experience creating open-source security tooling.
• Experience driving go-to-market strategies for new security offerings, including pricing and subscription models.
• Exceptional communication skills to translate complex threat research into clear product requirements.
• Experience leading through influence across matrixed engineering, research, and field teams.

Responsibilities

• Define next-generation network security services to stop agentic and automated attackers across platforms.
• Build new products from the ground up, validate problems, and drive solutions to general availability.
• Own product vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution through launch and adoption.
• Work hands-on with engineering and threat researchers to ideate, prototype, and validate product concepts.
• Track the evolving threat landscape and turn emerging attack behaviors into product requirements.
• Shape product applications of AI by understanding adversary use of LLMs and defensive countermeasures.
• Engage enterprise security practitioners and CISOs to identify problems and inform product decisions.
• Collaborate with go-to-market teams on positioning, pricing, and launch as a domain expert.
• Use telemetry, threat data, and usage metrics to guide prioritization and continuously improve products.

Benefits

• Restricted stock units and a bonus may be included in compensation. The job posting refers candidates to a separate employee benefits description but does not specify individual benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior