Senior Director of Product Management, 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 the Product leader for our Cortex Cloud portfolio, you will own the end‑to‑end product vision for Palo Alto Networks’ unified cloud‑security platform. You’ll shape multi‑year strategy, define bold roadmaps, and translate customer and market insights into differentiated capabilities that protect applications across code, cloud, and runtime. Your success will be measured by product adoption, revenue growth, and the thought leadership that cements Cortex Cloud as the partner of choice for CISOs and DevOps teams worldwide.

To excel, you’ll combine deep cybersecurity expertise—particularly in cloud infrastructure, CNAPP, and SecOps workflows—with sharp business acumen. You will balance big‑bet investments and day‑to‑day execution, craft compelling positioning and pricing, and establish clear metrics that tie product strategy to company goals. Your analytical, data‑driven approach will help prioritize features, guide resource allocation, and ensure we deliver measurable value to our customers.

Leadership is at the core of this role. You’ll recruit, mentor, and inspire a high‑performing product team while partnering closely with engineering, sales, marketing, and customer success to bring innovations to market. Your exceptional communication skills will enable you to influence executives, rally cross‑functional stakeholders, and serve as a public evangelist for Cortex Cloud. If you thrive on setting direction, driving impact, and redefining what’s possible in cloud security, this is your career move.

Your Impact

• Lead the product vision, roadmap, and execution for core CNAPP capabilities.
• Champion customer-centric innovation by deeply understanding user needs and evolving threats across cloud (public, private and hybrid) environments
• Drive product lifecycle ownership from ideation through launch and growth, working closely with other product teams and engineering teams across the U.S. and Israel
• Lead pricing and packaging discussions to align with go-to-market strategies for new offerings, partnering with business units and field teams
• Define differentiated positioning and represent the product externally with customers, analysts, and the broader industry
• Collaborate with GTM, marketing, sales, and customer success to drive product adoption, create compelling enablement materials, and influence pipeline generation
• Establish and monitor key success metrics across product usage, business impact, and customer outcomes
• Build, lead and mentor a team of seasoned product managers; grow the next generation of product leaders
• Help shape and influence cross-product strategy, platform integrations, and future direction of Cortex

Qualifications

Your Experience 

• BS/MS or equivalent experience or equivalent military experience required 
• Strong desire to take ownership of the full product lifecycle
• 10+ year