Palo Alto Networks · 2 months ago
Principal Product Manager (Strata Cloud Manager Platform)
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$166K/yr - $268K/yr
8+ years expPalo Alto Networks is a leading cybersecurity company committed to protecting our digital way of life. They are seeking a Principal Product Manager to focus on the SAAS Platform for network security management, responsible for understanding customer problems and driving the product roadmap to deliver solutions that meet market demands.
Agentic AICloud SecurityCyber SecurityNetwork SecuritySecurity
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain a comprehensive product strategy for simplifying the onboarding flows for cloud security and firewall products. Define short-term and long-term goals aligned with business objectives and market trends
Understand customer problems and use cases intimately. Collaborate with customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders to gather requirements for new features and enhancements
Clearly define user stories, acceptance criteria, and success metrics to guide development efforts
Own the vision, roadmap and requirements for your features. Create and manage the product roadmap, outlining key features, enhancements for the SaaS platform offering around activation, onboarding, identity and access management and platform scaling. Balance priorities of features based on customer feedback, market trends, and business priorities
Collaborate with UX, engineering and other product team members to deliver high-quality products that solve customer problems with a differentiated, automated and optimized approach
Work closely with engineering teams to translate product requirements into actionable development plans. Provide clear direction and guidance throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality features
Engage with the product marketing team and help them develop compelling messaging, impactful sales tools and marketing content to support sales and field marketing teams
Interact with customers, partners and sales engineering teams in different forums to gather feedback and evangelize the product. Act as the voice of the customer within the organization, gathering feedback and insights to continuously improve product offerings. Monitor customer satisfaction metrics and prioritize initiatives to address customer pain points
Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track the success of visibility and monitoring features. Analyze data and performance metrics to identify areas for optimization and improvement
Conduct thorough market research and competitive analysis to identify customer needs, industry trends, and competitive offerings. Use insights gathered to inform product development priorities and strategies
Collaborate with technical marketing, sales engineering and technical support teams to enable sales and train the field teams, gather feedback during betas and help with escalations
Qualification
Required
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 experience
Must have experience in one or more areas - Networking, Network Management, Network Security, Next Generation Firewalls
Hands-on experience in managing devices from onboarding to decommissioning and prior experience in building SaaS products, driving IT operational efficiency is a plus
Strong and proven (written and verbal) communication and presentation skills in leading and contributing to cross-functional teams
Experience in fast-paced environments with overlapping projects/deliverables
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills required with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear product requirements and strategies
Experience in making data based product decisions
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and influence stakeholders at all levels
Benefits
Restricted stock units
Bonus
Company
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company that offers cybersecurity solutions for organizations.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Icon VenturesLehman HoldingsGlobespan Capital Partners
2012-07-20IPO
2008-11-03Series C· $10M
2008-08-18Series C· $27M
Leadership Team
Helmut Reisinger
CEO EMEA
Nikesh Arora
Chairman CEO
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