Director of Product Management (SaaS Security)

Company: Palo Alto Networks
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: May 11, 2022

Job Description:

Company DescriptionOur MissionAt Palo Alto Networks everything starts and ends with our mission:Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren t easy goals to accomplish but we re not here for easy. We re here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We re changing the nature of work from benefits to learning, location to leadership, we ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.Job DescriptionYour Career:As a Product Management Leader at Palo Alto Networks for our SaaS Security solution, you will be responsible for developing and driving our product execution strategy for the SaaS Security solution as a part of the strategic push to be the market leader in the SASE market. You will have the opportunity to shape the next generation of SaaS and SASE security products while partnering with high caliber cross functional teams and cultivating a team of high performing senior product managers.Starting with deep interaction with customers to understand requirements and needs, you will be responsible for all stages of the product life cycle (conception, definition, development, pricing, release, and post-release activities) managing strategic planning, feature selection and tactical activities. Other responsibilities include collaborating with Product Marketing to create product related sales and marketing materials and evangelizing the products and product strategy both internally and externally. Your Impact:

• Grow an existing business and also design something new, innovative, and disruptive
• Grow and manage a strong technical product management team
• Build and launch enterprise class products and services
• Market and customer analysis, requirements development, business case, collateral, product strategy, and product positioning
• Customer engagement and relationship development for executive briefings, product evangelism, and requirements gathering
• Product Requirements, feature prioritization and trade off decision making
• Ability to work effectively with all areas of the organization, from engineering to salesQualifications
  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Other engineering/technical degree, MBA preferred
  • Prior leadership experience in in B2B/Enterprise product management at large organizations or innovative startups
  • Excellent people skills, team & culture mentality
  • Product management or technical expertise in the Cloud security space required
  • Strong desire to take ownership of the full product life cycle
  • Drive to design something new, innovative, and disruptive
  • Strong go to market and business analysis skills
  • Hands-on nature with very strong interest in new technology products
  • Excellent written, verbal communication & presentation skills
  • Demonstrated track record of building strong and scalable PM teamsAdditional InformationOur CommitmentWe re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity s status quo. It s simple: we can t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.Palo Alto Networks is evolving and changing the nature of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at ...@paloaltonetworks.com.Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.Disclosure required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum compensation (includes on-target earnings = base + on target incentives for sales roles) for this role to be located in the state of Colorado. If hired in Colorado, this position starts at $106,600/yr. Depending on the position offered, restricted stock units and incentive or bonus pay may be provided as part of this compensation package. Additional benefits may be found .Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs
    • Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by country.
    • Unless applicable law requires otherwise, you must be vaccinated for COVID or qualify for a reasonable accommodation if:
      • The job requires accessing a company worksite
      • The job requires in-person customer contact and the customer has implemented such requirements
      • You choose to access a Palo Alto Networks worksite
      • If you have questions about the vaccine requirements of this particular position based on your location or job requirements, please inquire with the recruiter.Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs
        • Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by country.
        • Unless applicable law requires otherwise, you must be vaccinated for COVID or qualify for a reasonable accommodation if:
          • The job requires accessing a company worksite
          • The job requires in-person customer contact and the customer has implemented such requirements
          • You choose to access a Palo Alto Networks worksite
          • If you have questions about the vaccine requirements of this particular position based on your location or job requirements, please inquire with the recruiter. Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs
            • Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by country.
            • Unless applicable law requires otherwise, you must be vaccinated for COVID or qualify for a reasonable accommodation if:
              • The job requires accessing a company worksite
              • The job requires in-person customer contact and the customer has implemented such requirements
              • You choose to access a Palo Alto Networks worksite
              • If you have questions about the vaccine requirements of this particular position based on your location or job requirements, please inquire with the recruiter.

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