Principal IT Product Manager

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.

Who We Are

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:
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.

Job Summary

Your Career
We are seeking a Principal Product Manager with an AI first mindset to drive requirements, development, and deployment of our critical Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) system for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)
Sellers, Partners and Distributors. In this role, you will be responsible for driving digital transformation utilizing cutting edge AI technologies to help us scale our Sales, Services Implementations with Sellers, Partners and Distributors.

Your Impact

Requirements Gathering and Analysis, analyze, and document business requirements from stakeholders using various techniques such as interviews, workshops, and documentation review leveraging AI powered tools to extract key insights.

Conduct thorough analysis of business processes, workflows, and systems to identify areas for improvement and opportunities for AI / Agentic solutions

Translate business requirements into clear and detailed functional specifications, user stories, and use cases for IT projects

Solution Design and Validation Work closely with product managers, architects, developers, and cross functional IT teams to design, innovate and validate technology solutions that meet business requirements and align with architectural standards

Testing and Quality Assurance Work with QA/QE function to develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate system functionality, performance, and usability against business requirements - where applicable, work with QA/QE to automate test cases for regression testing

Collaborate with stakeholders to conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) and ensure that technology solutions meet business expectations and quality standards

Facilitate defect triage and resolution, working closely with development teams to address issues and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software releases

Stakeholder Communication and Relationship Management Serve as a liaison between business and IT teams, facilitating effective communication, collaboration, and alignment throughout the project lifecycle

Build and maintain strong relationships with business partners, understanding their needs, priorities, and challenges to effectively advocate for technology solutions that drive business value

Provide regular updates and status reports to stakeholders, project teams, and management, highlighting progress, risks, and opportunities for improvement

Qualifications

Your Experience

12 years of experience and a bachelors or 8 years of experience and a masters degree

8-10+ years of experience in Product Management or a related field

Bachelor's Degree in business administration, computer science, engineering, or an equivalent combination of skills, training, and experience

Knowledge and experience with Salesforce CPQ is a must.

Experience driving innovative CPQ solutions with a preference in leveraging AI Knowledge of the Q2C quote to cash) process is preferred

Advanced analytical skills and a track record of driving analysis for new, innovative, and disruptive products

Extensive experience working with and guiding cross-functional teams in a high technology company

Advanced data analysis and visualization skills is required

Experience with different requirement gathering techniques (e.g., workshops, interviews, user stories, use cases)

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to various audiences

Exceptional leadership and mentoring abilities Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills

Ability to influence and drive consensus across multiple stakeholders

A proactive, self starter with a results-driven attitude and an ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Must be in SF bay area to be onsite 3 days/week

Compensation Disclosure

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