Director Product Management (Information Security)

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

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

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

We’re changing the nature of work. Palo Alto Networks is evolving to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks.  And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

Job Description

Your Career 

Palo Alto Networks InfoSec is the largest user of our Products globally, and critical operational feedback from the InfoSec team is key to helping ensure our Products are always exceptional as we continue to be the global cyber security leader. Reporting to the SVP, CISO, the Director of Product Management (InfoSec) plays a crucial role in Palo Alto Networks.

You will drive innovation across the entire security portfolio. Our platforms represent the foundation of our security offering - providing you an opportunity to help define the future of the security industry by solving critical problems and reestablishing what’s possible in this space.

You will have ownership of the above offering from concept definition to launch and beyond. In addition, you will work very closely with additional product managers throughout the organization.

Your Impact 

• Validate that the 60+ products in our Security Platforms are fully adopted internally across our enterprise
• Validate that optimum security features are enabled and configured
• Influence product change through analysis and sharing of essential product feedback, including issues & enhancements, to the individual Product Managers
• Ensure that the InfoSec team is knowledgeable on the hundreds of product enhancements that occur every year
• Share with customers how we use our best-of-breed Platforms to protect our company, product, and customers
• Work with key internal stakeholders presenting and explaining our security solutions while being able to understand and articulate their requirements

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• 4+ years of experience in product management, preferably in cyber security
• Domain expertise in cyber security is highly desirable 
• Experience and comfort with working with and communicating to key company stakeholders
• Strong technical, analytical and got-to-market skills
• Domain expertise in cyber security as well as a passion for driving security within an organization highly desirable
• Ability to bridge the gap between business requirements and market trends
• History of developing and delivering vision, strategy and plans to engineering and company leadership
• Hands-on nature with strong interest in new technology products
• High persuasive and logical driven, as much of the role will be influencing
• Passion for interacting with customers

Education

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university, equivalent training, education, and experience in information / cyber security, computer systems, IT,  or equivalent military experience required

Additional Information

The Team

Serious mission, fun culture; We’re not your ordinary Information Security team. We’re a diverse group of security professionals that embraces challenging the status quo in order to protect Palo Alto Networks and our customers. They say it’s the people you work with that make you want to go to work and it’s true here; we love our work. 

Think about it:  Driving innovation on the Information Security team of the fastest-growing high-tech cybersecurity company is a once in a lifetime opportunity. You’ll be joined by the brightest minds in technology, and our global teams are on the front line of defense against cyberattacks. 

We’re joined by one mission – but driven by the impact of that mission and what it means to protect our way of life in the digital age. Join a dynamic and fast-paced team that feels excitement at the prospect of a challenge and feels a thrill every time we beat the bad guys.

We hope to meet you soon!

Our Commitment

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

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

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer, the starting salary (includes on-target earnings = base + on target incentives for sales roles) is expected to be between $188,800/yr to $305,350/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

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