Principal Product Manager
| Company | Palo Alto Networks |
|---|---|
| Location | Santa Clara, CA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- BS/MS in electrical engineering, computer science, or computer engineering preferred or equivalent military experience required
- 5-7 years of experience in a Product Manager, Technical Marketing, engineering lead role (software development, release, or quality assurance) or experience in managing upgrades of large network appliance systems
- Any experience in product management is a plus
- Experience in hands-on operational, i.e., real-world, device and appliance management
- Experience in routing, switching, security, or firewall technology is a plus, especially with PAN-OS NGFW firewalls
- Strong understanding of networking RFCs, frameworks, and architectures
- Strong communication skills and ability to interface cross-functionally as well as with external customers, field teams, and partners
Responsibilities
- Manage key features across our PAN-OS network and infrastructure stack, which includes Ethernet, VLANs, IP routing, TCP/IP, Multicast, Protocols (BGP, ISIS, OSPF, PIM, IGMP; etc.), DNS, DoH, DoT, DHCP, QoS, NAT, DDOS
- As a Product manager, you must have network design expertise with the following deployment architectures: Cloud Service Providers, Private and public cloud data centers, service provider data center, Large enterprise networks, Branch / remote office networks, Financial networks, High-performance computing (HPC)
- GTM experience launching software features
- Ability to write technical content (blogs, deployment guides, white papers, technical briefs, etc.) for both our internal sales teams and external customers
- Experience building extensive GTM, technical, and strategic decks with business acumen and clarity
- You will present in front of internal and external audiences
- Collaborate with the cross-functional teams across our portfolio (NGFW, SWFW, Prisma Access, SD-WAN, Panorama, Strata Cloud Manager) to drive networking features
- Partner closely with engineering to develop proactive upgrade strategies
- Collaborate with customer success and field organization to implement the upgrade strategies
- Develop insights into customer deployments and provide recommendations to accelerate feature adoption
Preferred Qualifications
- Any experience in product management is a plus
- Experience in routing, switching, security, or firewall technology is a plus, especially with PAN-OS NGFW firewalls