• This role reports to the Senior Manager of Competitive Strategy for our Network Security business unit and provides insights on competitor strategies, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and strategic plans
• This strategic role is centered around helping position Palo Alto Networks’ advantages in a highly competitive network security industry
• This role combines strategic and hands-on responsibilities that include analyzing product functionality, capabilities, and platforms at the technical feature level
• The successful candidate will be very clear-minded, inventive, collaborative, data-driven, objective, and able to see trends before they happen
• You’ll help develop our forward-looking product strategies with the product leaders, providing enough tension in the process to ensure a great outcome while remaining collaborative to arrive at unified recommendations

Required Qualifications

• BS/MS or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience requiredÂ
• 8+ years in the cybersecurity industry, network security preferred
• 2+ years experience working with and using security subscription services (e.g., IPS, DNS, sandbox, CASB, DLP, etc.)
• Strong (written and verbal) communication and presentation skills, with the ability to address audiences of differing technical backgrounds
• Strong interpersonal skills contributing to cross-functional teams
• Experience in fast-paced environments with overlapping projects/deliverables
• Passion for working with technical individuals and a proven ability to distill complex concepts into easy-to-understand stakeholder briefings
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills required

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to AI technologies (e.g., Security co-pilots, LLMs, etc.)
• Preferred candidates will have exposure to competitive intelligence and cybersecurity
• A consultative approach and an aptitude for translating market dynamics into actionable recommendations

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve, it’s critical to know where the curve is, and how to anticipate the changes we’re facing. For the fastest growing cybersecurity company, the curve is the evolution of cyberattacks, and the products and services that proactively address them. Our Product Management Team helps us do just that.Â

Our organization and employees are committed to changing as rapidly as our industry’s threats do, and to do that, we need creative product teams to address emerging cyber threats. They provide the behind-the-scenes support for our products by being a source of information on our products for our systems engineers, staying on top of the environment we sell in, and help in implementing product wide technical solutions based on our client’s feedback and needs. As threats and technology evolve, we stay ahead to accomplish our mission.

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be between $163,200/yr to $264,000/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, 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  hr-email@example.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.

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