Senior Technical Product Marketing Manager, Cortex Cloud

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. 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.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

As a Senior Technical Marketing Manager for our Cortex Cloud platform, you’ll be the hands-on technical expert who brings our Cloud Security products to life—transforming powerful capabilities into clear, compelling experiences for customers, partners, and internal teams. Whether you're building immersive demos, crafting technical content, or leading live workshops, you’ll serve as the essential link between product, marketing, and the field.

In this role, you’ll create and deliver high-impact outbound technical assets—including demo videos, technical blog posts, solution guides, and hands-on workshop content designed to educate, engage, and inspire. You’ll present at industry conferences, customer webinars, and internal events, translating product innovation into real-world use cases.

You’ll also partner closely with product management to identify technical gaps, evaluate competitors, and provide feedback that shapes the roadmap. Your work will empower field teams, influence buying decisions, and help customers realize the full value of our Cloud Security portfolio. This is a high-visibility, customer-facing role with direct impact on product adoption, market differentiation, and overall business success.

Your Impact

• Create and execute a technical marketing plan for Cortex Cloud

• Develop and deliver compelling technical demos, videos, and walkthroughs that showcase Cortex Cloud’s capabilities in real-world scenarios

• Create hands-on content such as capture-the-flag (CTF) challenges, technical workshops, and lab exercises for customer events and field enablement.

• Write deep-dive technical blog posts, tutorials, and how-to guides to explain features, use cases, and integrations.

• Present product overviews, best practices, product demos, and threat research in virtual webinars and at in-person events, seminars, and executive briefings.

• Serve as a technical SME for Cortex Cloud, working closely with product management to influence roadmap and feature prioritization.

• Support pre-sales and customer success teams with technical enablement content and field-facing tools.

• Collaborate with marketing to ensure technical accuracy across product messaging, campaigns, and field assets.

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• 8+ years of experience in a technical marketing, product management, product marketing, or sales engineering role, ideally in cybersecurity

• Strong understanding of cloud security, (e.g. CNAPP, CSPM, CIEM, DSPM, CDR, etc.) and application security.

• Bachelor’s degree required, technical degree or equivalent education is desirable

• Comfortable with creating and delivering presentations in a range of environments, from industry conferences to customer briefings

• Experience building and delivering techni