Sr Technical Program Manager II

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting‑edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.

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 every day and is defined by our values:
Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real‑world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us! 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 an experienced and highly motivated Technical Program Manager to join our exciting, fast growing company. This dynamic individual will be the liaison between Software Engineering and Product Management with a focus on high quality, on‑time successful releases. This position is based at our headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.

You will be expected to be versed in the technical domains and be able to engage with an experienced cross‑disciplinary staff to conceive and design innovative products that will secure our digital life. We are looking for someone with strong critical thinking and analytical skills, who is a self‑starter, a great communicator and has demonstrated ability to build consensus at all levels, and is passionate about driving change in a dynamic fast‑paced environment.

• Work with key stakeholders in product management, engineering, and cross‑functional teams to deliver technological solutions in sync with launch timelines
• Communicate regularly with senior management on status, risks and change control
• Responsible for driving a wide range of development & infrastructure work‑streams as part of any given technical initiative
• Able to work closely with Technical Architects/Technical leaders and understand deep technical topics
• Our TPM role is focused on working amongst multiple teams to deliver functionality that those teams are responsible for – the “glue” that holds teams together and maintains a bird’s eye view over what those teams are delivering and how those deliverables fit together
• This involves two aspects, both equally important
• The “Technical” part of “TPM” requires identifying dependencies and technical risks that affect the various teams represented
• The “Program Manager” part of “TPM” involves scheduling, managing sprints, creating milestones, and reporting status – the interplay of these two responsibilities means that the TPM not only coordinates schedules, but helps the teams execute against their schedules

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent military experience required
• 6+ years working experience with 3+ years management experience building and leading a technical program management team
• Experience in Cloud Delivered Security Services and Strata Cloud Manager
• Deep understanding of SaaS software development lifecycle, processes and best practices
• Knowledge of Agile process and tools and experience delivering product in Agile environment
• Experience working with engineering teams on defining requirements, writing detailed functional and test specifications, coordinating efforts to scope, schedule and deploy new features sets
• Executive presentation skills and demonstrated experience in running program meetings
• Comfortable hosting senior level leaders (SVP/VP) and providing status/program updates
• Hands on experience with JIRA, Confluence and Smartsheet
• Strong…