Palo Alto Principal Product Manager Cloud NGFW 

United States, California 

151265166

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

Your Impact

• Leading product strategy and technical roadmap - identify, prioritize, and partner with product and engineering teams at Palo Alto Networks and Cloud Service Providers to deliver the capabilities that will have the most significant impact on the success of the solution. Identify and vet new opportunities to grow and expand the business.

• Delighting customers: Work closely with customers and UX teams to validate new product ideas. Share customer insights with the team and use the feedback to guide the solution's future capabilities. Customer empathy is crucial.

• Growing the business - collaborate with the cloud service providers, product marketing, sales, and GTM teams to drive sales growth and customer adoption of our solutions. Drive execution planning in collaboration with cross-functional teams (channels, GTM, partnerships, sales).

• Analyze the metrics and execute on ways to accelerate growth and improve margins.

• Actively promote a culture of innovation, inclusion, and teamwork.

To be successful in this role, you must be:

• Leader who influences and leads by example; motivates, guides, and keeps cross-functional teams aligned and focused.

• Strong collaborator who is open to ideas different from their own, can build strong cross-functional working relationships, and can collaborate effectively.

• Problem solver who brings a structured approach to problem-solving, takes a data-driven approach to decision making, and has an eye for detail.

• Passionate self-starter who is eager to learn, is not afraid to challenge the status quo, and can set and achieve tangible goals.

• Ability to understand the breadth of our product line as well as the technical ability to drill into the details of owned areas.

• Able to bring clarity of thought to complex problems and communicate clearly with diverse stakeholders.

Your Experience

• Strong knowledge and experience working with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), DevOps tooling, and infrastructure-as-a-service. Public Cloud certifications are a plus.

• 6+ years of product management experience (or alternate customer-facing roles), working on SaaS delivery models in the Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI). We consider passion and grit over years of experience, but you must have experience delivering products.

• Experience driving high-velocity product releases using Agile methodology.

• BS/MS in CS, EE, or related field with a strong business background (MBA is a plus)

• Experience in great UX design and/or working with UX designers is a plus.

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 $166,000 - $268,500/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.