Sr. Product Manager – PAN-OS Lifecycle & Platform Reliability (hybrid)

Palo Alto Networks•Office - USA - CA - Headquarters, CA

12d•$153,000 - $247,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Sr. Product Manager to define and execute the software lifecycle, upgrade automation, and platform reliability strategy for PAN-OS, the operating system powering its Next-Generation Firewalls across physical hardware, virtual appliances, and cloud-delivered form factors. The role focuses on improving how global enterprises manage, update, and scale their security fleets. It works with engineering leads, centralized management platform teams, and enterprise operations to reduce maintenance friction and advance the company's platformization vision. The position is hybrid, based at the Santa Clara, California headquarters, with three days on-site and two days remote each week.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in a technical domain such as software development, release management, systems engineering, or technical product management.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Proven experience managing large-scale network appliances, enterprise infrastructure, or complex distributed software deployment and upgrade cycles.
Solid foundational understanding of enterprise networking, routing, switching, and firewall architecture.
Demonstrated ability to build alignment and influence technical roadmaps across distributed software engineering teams, field organizations, and enterprise customers.
Ability to work on-site at the Santa Clara, California headquarters three days per week.

Nice To Haves

Prior product management experience (Technical PM, Platform PM, or Inbound PM) in enterprise infrastructure, operating systems, or cybersecurity.
Architectural familiarity with PAN-OS, Panorama, or firewall virtualization form factors such as VM-Series and CN-Series.
Hands-on exposure to fleet telemetry, observability platforms, or automated CI/CD release pipelines at scale.

Responsibilities

Own the PAN-OS product lifecycle roadmap, including software release cadence, upgrade pathways, global version adoption curves, End-of-Life timelines, and fleet health metrics.
Partner with engineering and platform management teams, including Panorama and Strata Cloud Manager, to streamline and automate patching and software rollouts.
Develop operational strategies that make software upgrades seamless, predictable, and non-disruptive, reducing customer-found defects and operational downtime.
Provide enterprise customers, support teams, and field engineering with self-service tools, diagnostic telemetry, and proactive fleet insights to rapidly identify and resolve operational anomalies.
Bridge systems software engineering, customer success, product operations, and global customer advisory councils to drive high-stakes architectural decisions.