Director, Product Management; Cortex Exposure Management

Position: Director, Product Management (Cortex Exposure Management)
** 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*
* As the Director of Product Management for Exposure Management, you will lead the strategic development and adoption of Palo Alto Networks' next-generation Exposure Management and Vulnerability Management solutions. You will own the product vision, roadmap, and execution, empowering customers with continuous asset discovery, risk prioritization, and seamless remediation workflows using agentic AI. This pivotal role sits at the intersection of product strategy, customer experience, engineering execution, and go-to-market alignment, driving a critical company priority for the future of proactive security.

** Qualifications*
* ** Key Responsibilities*
* + Develop and own the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for Cortex Exposure Management, driving the evolution of our Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) capabilities.

+ Design seamless, customer-centric workflows and experiences that deliver clear value uplift through continuous asset discovery, accurate risk prioritization, and automated remediation.

+ Serve as the single-threaded owner for exposure management product outcomes, driving accountability and ensuring long-term customer success in significantly reducing their attack surface.

+ Collaborate proactively with Engineering, Product Marketing, and Go-To-Market leaders to ensure alignment and successful execution of the product strategy and roadmap.

+ Partner with Customer Success, Marketing, and Sales to support customers, identify common proactive security challenges, and effectively launch new exposure management solutions.

+ Define and analyze key metrics to track the success of exposure management initiatives (e.g., threat coverage, risk reduction, mean time to remediation), making data-driven decisions to optimize the customer experience and business outcomes.

+ Act as the primary product evangelist for Cortex Exposure Management, articulating the vision and value proposition of proactive security to internal stakeholders, customers, and partners.

** Required Qualifications*
* + 10+ years of product management experience in a technology company.

+ Minimum 3 years of product management domain expertise in the vulnerability management (VM, RBVM, CAASM) vendor market.

+ Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent military experience.

+ Demonstrated track record of delivering customer growth, retention, and optimization across key business metrics.

+ Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-functional strategic initiatives from concept to launch.

+ Demonstrated success in managing and expanding a high-impact product management organization.

** Preferred Qualifications*
* + Strong go-to-market and business analysis skills with experience in a fast-paced environment.

+ Direct experience with AI/ML-driven products or platforms.

+ A strong passion for cybersecurity and a problem-solving mindset that…