Sr. Product Manager; PAN-OS Product Security and Lifecycle Management

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In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values:
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We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real‑time problem‑solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Sr. Product Manager to join our world‑class product management organization. This high‑visibility role will be instrumental in defining and executing both the product security and lifecycle strategy for PAN-OS
, the core operating system that powers our next‑generation firewalls (NGFW) across physical, virtual, and cloud‑delivered form factors.

You will play a pivotal role in radically transforming how customers manage, upgrade, and secure our Strata network security platform. This position is ideal for a hands‑on leader who is passionate about solving complex operational challenges, embedding secure‑by‑design principles into platform architecture, and driving the success of our company’s platformization journey.

• Own the Platform Security
  
  Roadmap:
  
  Drive the comprehensive security roadmap for the PAN-OS platform across all deployment form factors within the Strata network security portfolio.
• Mitigate Emerging AI Threats: Proactively define defense strategies and product security roadmaps against existing and emerging vulnerabilities, including advanced threats posed by frontier AI models.
• Embed Secure‑by‑Design Principles: Collaborate closely with cross‑functional engineering and central security teams to seamlessly build security into the foundation of the product lifecycle rather than treating it as an afterthought.
• Balance Security with Usability: Champion the critical balance between rigorous defense mechanisms and end‑user experience, ensuring hardened security controls do not compromise operational usability.

• Lead PAN-OS Lifecycle Governance: Own the end‑to‑end lifecycle, including upgrade management, version adoption, End‑of‑Life (EoL) strategies, and core manageability metrics.
• Transform the Upgrade and Patching
  
  Experience:
  
  Partner with engineering and management software teams (Panorama, Strata Cloud Manager) to streamline, automate, and accelerate patching and software upgrades.
• Optimize Reliability & Defect Reduction: Develop proactive strategies to ensure upgrades are seamless, predictable, and non‑disruptive, directly reducing customer‑found defects and driving down high/critical CVEs.
• Enhance Operational Experience & Support: Implement a shift‑left approach by providing customers and field teams with tools and telemetry insights that empower them to maintain a healthy, secure fleet and resolve issues faster.

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in a highly technical role such as software development, product security, release management, or systems engineering.
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

• Core Security Concepts: Strong threat modeling, encryption standards, identity and access…