Principal Product Manager (Security Posture & Automation)

Principal Product Manager (Security Posture & Automation)

We are seeking an experienced, technically deep, and strategic Product Manager to own the vision, strategy, and execution for our Palo Alto Networks Security Posture and Automation product line. This critical solution is focused exclusively on maximizing the value, ensuring compliance, and automating policy management and configuration across our comprehensive security portfolio, spanning traditional network security to cutting-edge Cloud and AI security.

Your impact will include :

• Product Strategy and Vision (PANW Platform Focus) : Define and champion the long-term strategy and roadmap for a unified Posture and Automation solution across :
• NGFWs (Hardware, Software, and Cloud NGFW), Prisma Access (SASE Security), Prisma AIRS (AI Runtime Security)
• Identify opportunities for cross-product policy optimization, unified compliance checks, and configuration automation that enforces Palo Alto Networks best practices across all these platforms.
• Customer and Market Research : Deeply understand the needs of large-scale customers utilizing our entire security platform. Focus research on workflows for policy lifecycle management, security risk visualization, compliance auditing, and change validation across different product boundaries (e.g., how a change in Panorama affects a policy in Prisma Access).
• Feature Definition and Prioritization : Own the entire product lifecycle. Define detailed product requirements (PRDs), user stories, and acceptance criteria for features like :
• Unified Policy Lifecycle Management and analysis across the specified PANW platforms.
• Automated Compliance and Audit Reporting for regulatory standards (e.g., PCI-DSS, HIPAA) enforced across the entire security estate.
• Configuration Drift Detection and automated remediation for Palo Alto's Network Security Products.
• Best Practices and Hardening Checks relevant to NGFWs, Prisma Access, Prisma SD-WAN, and Prisma AIRS configurations.
• Policy Anomaly / Risk detection such as shadow rules, redundant rules.
• Go-to-Market (GTM) Enablement : Collaborate closely with Marketing, Sales, and Sales Engineering to develop compelling GTM strategies and messaging that highlight the massive operational efficiency and security assurance gained from unified policy management across the Palo Alto Networks security ecosystem.
• Cross-Functional Execution : Work closely with Engineering and UX / UI Design teams responsible for each security product to ensure seamless, timely, and high-quality delivery of cross-platform features.
• Business Performance : Monitor KPIs related to customer adoption, usage, and the successful automation of security operations on our platform, specifically tracking feature utilization across the listed product components.

Your experience should include :

Preferred qualifications include :