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Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

We’re looking for a Program Manager to drive operational excellence, process innovation, and strategic program management for the Global Security Architecture Practice. In this role, you won’t just manage processes; you will engineer the operating system of the future for our practice. You will design, build, and manage the business processes that enable our Principal Architects to scale. This role is responsible for transforming the Palo Alto Networks’ collective security and innovation expertise into AI-driven consulting methodologies and assets that drive consistency, efficiency, and quality in all of GSAP’s client engagements.

You’ll partner closely with the Principal Architects and their leadership, as well as cross-functional teams including Sales and Technical Solutions, Product Management, Enterprise Security, and Unit42 consultants. Through these partnerships you will develop intellectual property, programs, and processes that help our Architects do their work.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Management & Enablement:

  • Build and maintain structure to define our formal partnership with Enterprise Security and Product Management, ensure that interactions are regular and substantive, and information sharing is structured, consistent, and bi-directional.

  • Own and execute the CoE's operating cadence, including the quarterly review of all library assets and the intake process for new contributions.

  • Drive adoption of CoE tools and methodologies across the global GSAP team through clear communications, training, and a strong feedback loop.

• Practice Development & Content Curation:

  • Partner with senior architects to translate their expertise into high-quality, reusable assets including templates and accelerators, standardized presentations, and strategic playbooks that are designed to be populated and customized by AI.

  • Implement a dynamic content strategy where advisory assets are easily updated and synthesized by AI tools.

  • Own and manage the central IP library ensuring all content is organized, current, and easy to access for both the Architects and AI agents.

• Process Creation, Improvement & Management:

• Implement systems to support clear, organized knowledge-sharing (e.g., permissioned Google Drive structures, audience-specific distribution lists) that scale across regional and functional teams.

• Engineer AI-native workflows by evaluating processes through a lens of automation, designing systems where AI is the primary engine of execution.

• Identify process gaps and operational inefficiencies, deploying human-in-the-loop solutions that maximize speed and free up Architects for deep-dive strategic work.

• Implement systems for knowledge sharing that capture "tribal knowledge" and automatically convert it into institutional assets.

Your Experience

• Experience in a management consulting, practice operations, business analyst, or technical program management role, preferably within a professional services or enterprise technology organization.

• Fluency in AI-driven operations, with the ability to view AI and automation as strategic levers that fundamentally change the reach and velocity of a practice.

• Exceptional organizational and project management skills; able to manage multiple complex projects and a library of assets with rigor and attention to detail.

• An excellent communicator and influencer who is passionate about training others and driving the adoption of new tools and processes.

• An understanding of the cybersecurity landscape is a major plus, but deep, practitioner-level security expertise is not required.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $142,000 - $206,000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

As a key member of Layer-7 Security group, you will be responsible for designing and developing security features on the next-generation firewalls. You will work with product management on user requirements, apply your knowledge to functional design, utilize your programming skills for efficient and robust implementation, and interact with quality assurance and field support teams throughout the entire software development cycle.

Your Impact

• Technical leadership and end-to-end delivery of solutions in collaboration with cross-functional product management, development and quality assurance teams in a fast paced environment

• You will work to design, implement and troubleshoot next generation cloud security solutions

• Hands-on participation in developing next generation cloud security architecture

• You will participate in all phases of the product development cycle, from definition, design, through implementation and test

• Lead cross-functionally with Product Management, SRE, Software, and Quality Engineering teams to deliver new security as a service offering to the market in a timely fashion with excellent quality

• Develop a strong culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, problem-solving, and openness

• Work closely with customer support teams to improve end-customer outcomes

• Foster innovation in the organization

Your Experience

• Excellent team player with strong coding, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Hands-on experience with cloud distributed systems and high scale designs and in developing high performance distributed software applications
• Experience in cloud technologies like Kafka, Elastic Search, SQL, Google Big Query or equivalent
• Experience with backend development (Rest APIs, Databases, Serverless computing) of distributed cloud applications.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms
• Good understanding of public cloud design considerations and limitations in areas of microservice architectures, security, global network infrastructure, distributed systems, and load balancing with strong cloud service trouble-shooting skills.
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP and Networking is highly desirable
• Experience in GCP or AWS is a plus
• M.S/B.S degree in Computer Science or equivalent and 7+ years of relevant experience required.
• Hands-on programming experience in one or more of the following: GO/Java(Primary), Python; Working knowledge of C is highly desirable
• High energy and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $0 - $0/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

• End-to-end backend development of features and core components across their entire life cycle (design, develop, test, deploy, maintain)
• Collaborate with peers across different teams and disciplines to shape solutions and integrate with other parts of the product
• Work with customers and provide solutions to their day-to-day work and challenges
• Contribute to team-wide efforts - code reviews, design reviews, technical and architectural decisions

Your Experience

• Education: A Bachelor's or Master's (M.S./B.S.) degree in Computer Science or an equivalent technical field.

• Experience: 2+ years of professional Software Engineering experience, ideally focusing on the development of scalable server-side applications .

• Programming: Strong programming proficiency in one or more of the following: Python , Node.js , or TypeScript .

• Database Knowledge: Solid understanding of and experience with relational databases (SQL) , MongoDB , and BigQuery .

• Collaboration: A demonstrated ability to be a team player with strong communication skills for effective collaboration across cross-functional groups .

Core Technical Experience

• Proven experience building and maintaining high-scale server-side applications .

• Experience utilizing Cloud Platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) , Amazon Web Services (AWS) , or Microsoft Azure .

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and managing cloud infrastructure .

• Experience with REST APIs (design, development, and consumption).

• Knowledge of AI/ML pipelines , Data Science principles , and related technologies like Model Context Protocol

Preferred

• Prior experience with containerization technologies, specifically Kubernetes and/or Docker .

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $106000 - $170500/Yearly. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

This role is required to be in office at either our Santa Clara, Reston, Plano or New York offices. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.

Your Career

This involves:

• Building bold, sharp positioning and driving Go-to-Market (GTM) programs to ensure the successful launch and adoption of our new TI services.

• Amplifying our elite threat intelligence research to establish Unit 42 as the ultimate thought leader in the industry.

Your Impact

• The work you do will directly reinforce Unit 42’s reputation and drive tangible business results across Palo Alto Networks. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Service Launch & GTM Leadership: Spearhead the launch of new Threat Intelligence services – planning the release, managing messaging, positioning, collateral development, and driving the product launch.

• Thought Leadership & Content: Build strong, sharp product marketing content, including blogs, reports, videos, and presentations, focused on the Unit 42 Threat Intelligence services and research.

  • Partner with our threat research team to communicate clear and powerful messages to establish and differentiate Unit 42 as the ultimate thought leader in the industry.

  • Work closely with other Unit 42 teams to contribute to annual research reports that generate awareness and thought leadership and drive conversations about the threat landscape.

• Market & Competitive Intelligence: Track the threat intelligence market and competitive landscape in collaboration with product, marketing, and sales leadership.

• Campaigns & Awareness Support: Launching campaigns & programs – creating content for digital media, websites, and customer presentations to create awareness, demand, and engagement.

• Sales Enablement & Portfolio Differentiation: Enabling sales teams to understand the value proposition and key differentiators—creating and delivering presentations at internal sales events on how Unit 42 differentiates the portfolio across all Palo Alto Networks offerings.

• Analyst Engagement: Leading the analyst engagements and presentations to drive awareness and get an outside-in perspective.

Your Experience

• 8+ years of product marketing experience , ideally with 5+ years in cybersecurity.

• Experience with developing and leading innovative GTM programs to drive customer adoption is strongly preferred.

• Deep understanding of the Threat Intelligence and security consulting markets.

• Comfortable with creating and delivering presentations in a range of environments, from industry conferences to customer briefings.

• Demonstrated record of working cross-functionally to drive sales, demand generation, and overall organization and business success.

• Strong written communication is necessary to develop extremely simple and clear messaging, collateral, tools and content for clients, partners & sales.

• Experience and innovative energy to champion successful market and competitive disruption initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree required. Technical degree or equivalent background or equivalent military experience is desirable.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $193,000 - $230,000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

*** The person in this role can be based in Chicago, St. Louis, Austin or Santa Clara California

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Impact

• The person in this role will be pivotal in contributing to our market leadership and revenue growth by helping to build our North American partner and ecosystem as a key channel for demand generation and customer acquisition. You will achieve this by:

• Managing multi-million dollar pipeline delivery through the effective execution of highly targeted, integrated marketing campaigns within our diverse partner ecosystem.

• Contribute to the strategic direction of NAM partner marketing, acting as a key partner and trusted advisor to partner sales leadership, and translating high-level business objectives into impactful, measurable marketing plans.

• Cultivating a high-performing team of marketing professionals, fostering a culture of innovation, creativity, and accountability that consistently delivers exceptional results.

• Optimizing allocated marketing budgets, leveraging a data-driven approach to ensure maximum ROI and continuous improvement across all partner marketing initiatives.

• Ensure seamless collaboration and brand consistency across regional teams, amplifying our message and market presence through our critical cloud service provider (CSP, Global systems Integrators (GSIs), Traditional distributors) and ISV alliances.

Your Experience

• 8+ years of demonstrated success leading marketing teams for a tech company - including managing a direct team, working with key stakeholders, events marketing, partners/vendors and cross-functional teams.

• Experience in generating new and innovative approaches to problems and challenging the status quo and is constantly looking for ways to change the game.

• Demonstrated success acting as the business partner to partner sales leadership, navigating change in times of ambiguity

• Deep and wide knowledge and relationships within the technology partner/ecosystem space

• Solid experience inclusively communicating to ensure diversity of voice is heard, considered, and enabled while empowering others to do the same.

• Proven experience consistently delivering on expectations and getting the job done.

• Ability to understand and translate the big picture for your team in an inspiring way. Able to identify tactical opportunities and risks through strong business acumen and analysis of key performance trends.

• Proven track record striving for excellence, both personally and across the teams you've led

• Proven ability to plan, organize, and schedule in an efficient, productive manner with a focus on key priorities.

• Deep, hands-on understanding of funnel metrics and proven ability to take action to continuously improve conversion at each stage of the funnel, ultimately resulting in increased marketing-sourced pipeline and bookings.

• Ability to develop people: Coaches people in their current roles to improve performance and prepares them for future roles.

• Ability to set goals, drive team performance and excellence: Gives clear direction and goal-setting that is aligned to business priorities and outcomes, disciplined at measuring performance against.

• KPIs and rewards/recognizes people for excellence.

• Willingness to travel as required, approximately 30%, for the role.

• Bachelor's degree or master’s degree in business, marketing, or technology is preferre d.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $158,000 - $238,000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Your Career

We are looking for a proven first-line sales leader with great energy, leadership, and initiative to drive team performance and revenue growth for our sales team. This role will entail:

• Deeply understanding your customers’ needs by doing the research to develop insight into their priorities
• Bring support to your team by participating in and leading prospect meetings
• Deep dive into weekly territory pipeline and forecasting activities to coach direct reports on strategies to drive closure
• Actively engage in territory planning and development, relationship development and opportunity to drive revenue by supporting and assisting your team in closing opportunities
• Lead a high-performance sales culture that delivers results in bookings, sales development, and forecast accuracy while simultaneously mentoring and developing your team
• In-depth technical knowledge of our portfolio with the ability to take a holistic approach to help solve our customers' problems
• Drive and oversee team selling opportunities
• Holds team and self accountable to achieve challenging goals while maintaining a forward-thinking approach when faced with setbacks
• Ability to communicate with leaders at all levels, including C-suite and establishes open and trusting relationships
• Successfully influences others through change management
• Development of a winning team, including recruiting, hiring and training while upholding our core values

Your Experience

• Experience and knowledge of SaaS-based architectures, ideally in a networking and/or security industry
• Experience with channel and partner sales models
• Proven leader with the ability to create high performing teams in a rapidly growing sales environment.
• Year over year track record of successful sales pipeline management and results
• Highly driven individual with an execution focus and a strong sense of urgency with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Track record of consistently delivering revenue numbers and goals while maintaining a focus on team development and growth.
• Capable of successfully managing significant client escalations and issues
• Excellent at influencing others, both externally and internally; ability to communicate effectively and build consensus across various functional groups to achieve goals
• You're a leader and you know that to get the best results, you also have to be a great team player, building excellent rapport and collaboration with cross-functional teams

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This role may require travel to and from Palo Alto Networks, Inc. business meetings and events and requires reliable transportation to do so. If a hire chooses to drive in connection with company business, the hire for this role must maintain a valid driver’s license.

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Remote: US

Core Focus Areas

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Advisory and Client Engagement:

• Establish and maintain executive-level relationships (Manager, Director, VP, and CxO contacts) in strategic accounts with high growth potential.

• Transform client security strategies by driving conversations that advocate for Palo Alto Networks’ view of transformative Solution Architectures.

• Provide valuable insights and education to clients on effective risk reduction, operational excellence, and cost management.

• Identify and document the client's strategic transformation goals and priority outcomes for value realization, collaborating with specialists to develop business cases around measurable benefits.

• Conduct high-impact consulting engagements, including architectural assessments, designs, and client workshops, setting and driving a strategic agenda with the customer and sales/engineering teams.

Sales Productivity and Thought Leadership:

• Demonstrate increased sales productivity through strategic architectural engagements.

• Engage directly with senior technical and business leaders as a security expert to expand reach within accounts and expand the scope of sales opportunities by identifying new areas of engagement and areas where our solutions can deliver on executive priorities.

• Collaborate with sales teams to develop and deliver differentiated proposals that clearly demonstrate business and technical value.

Internal Partnership and Development:

• Become a valued resource to Product Management by discovering and understanding current challenges, competitive insights, and opportunities to address emerging needs in strategic market segments.

• Maintain continuous self-improvement and learning to sustain technical leadership across relevant technologies (e.g., security technologies, cyber threat intelligence, risk and regulatory topics, emerging technologies)

• Work closely with Sales and Solution Consulting leadership, Unit42 consulting teams, Business Value Consultants, Professional Services, Customer Success, and theater CISO/CTO resources (where applicable) to ensure a coordinated market approach.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years of experience as an end customer, a cybersecurity vendor or consultant is required.

• Education: BSCS, equivalent degree or experience is required.

• Architectural Knowledge:

  • Must have deep knowledge of security operations, SIEM, endpoint security and incident response. Preferred experience in network security, SASE/Zero Trust, cloud security, identity management, and emerging topics related to cybersecurity and AI is a plus.

  • Extensive knowledge of core security architectures, history, and trends spanning network, endpoint, and hybrid environments.

  • Solid fundamental background in principles and practices of networking and/or cloud computing.

• Executive Presence: Demonstrable experience in establishing credibility and strategic messaging with large enterprise executives (CISO and above).

• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills, both internally and externally.

• Drive and Problem Solving:

  • A "Whatever it takes" attitude and motivation to overcome obstacles necessary to achieve desired outcomes and close deals.

  • Robust problem finding and solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex problems with systematic approaches to quick resolution, even under duress.

• Travel: Expect to travel a minimum of 50%+ of the weeks in the fiscal year. Travel will include customer and company location onsite meetings.

• Organizational Skills: Superb organizational skills are required.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $239,000 - $278,500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.