Director, Product Management (Cortex Vulnerability Management) - job 1 of 3

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.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. 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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is building a world-class product management organization and continues to look for top-notch product management talent to expand the team. As the Director of Product Management for Cortex Vulnerability Management you will be responsible for building and scaling  vulnerability and exposure management capabilities for our SecOps and cloud platform.

You will be responsible for defining and executing a product that focuses on Exposure Management. To be successful in this position, you have to be truly excited about building great cybersecurity products and envisioning disruptive solutions where no precedence exists. You possess strong leadership skills, persistence, passion and focus on helping our customers defeat adversaries at machine speed. You will be the thought leader for this space in your interactions with customers, prospects and industry analysts. You are not afraid to get your hands dirty and do whatever needs to be done to make your product a success - from working closely with engineering to engaging with marketing and everything in between.

Your Impact

• Own success for Exposure Management product line
• Bring domain knowledge of Vulnerability Management and Cloud Security product landscape to drive meaningful partnerships
• Direct a comprehensive product strategy from product conception, definition, adoption and growth of a completely new product working with teams in the US and Israel
• Help in building delightful web product experiences
• Drive product pricing, packaging strategy for new offerings and go-to-market decisions across multiple teams
• Collaborate with go-to-market (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success) teams for the successful adoption of the product line
• Above all, champion a customer-centric approach to product growth
• Drive product pricing and go-to-market decisions

Your Experience 

• BS/MS or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience required 
• Strong desire to take ownership of the full product lifecycle
• 8+ years in product management with at least 3 years in a lead/management role
• 5+ years in Vulnerability Management product space
• An analytical decision-maker, with the demonstrated ability to diagnose business problems and drive issues to completion
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to C-level executives at Palo Alto Networks and with external partners and customers
• Ability to distill complex and ambiguous situations into impactful plans for your team
• Flexible leadership style and demonstrated experience working with senior product leadership to help define, distill and communicate a marketplace strategy
• Experience leading product management teams

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we’re facing. For the fastest-growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks and the products and services that proactively address them. Our Product Management Team helps us do just that. 

Our organization and employees are committed to changing as rapidly as our industry’s threats do, and to do that, we need creative product teams to address emerging cyber threats. They provide behind-the-scenes support for our products by being a source of information on our products for our systems engineers, staying on top of the environment we sell in, and helping to implement product-wide technical solutions based on our client’s feedback and needs. As threats and technology evolve, we stay ahead to accomplish our mission.

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 $231000/YR - $317000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that 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  [email protected].

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship?: Yes