Principal Product Leader: AI-Driven SASE & Threat Intel

Jobs Paloaltonetworks; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 132,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Product Management Leader for the Prisma SD-WAN and Prisma SASE portfolios. You will champion product excellence by embedding advanced threat intelligence and active defense into networking architectures, guiding cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high-impact features.

You will drive AI/ML-driven threat insights, coordinate with Threat Research and Engineering, and ensure release quality, security efficacy, and network stability across deployments.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of combined experience in technical product management, threat engineering, threat research, or security engineering.
• Hands-on background in threat engineering, malware analysis, vulnerability management, or security research.
• Deep understanding of modern agentic attack techniques, AI/ML-driven threat vectors, and network deception technologies.
• Experience with offensive security practices, including agentic red teaming, penetration testing, and validating IPS/IDS systems.
• Solid understanding of SD‑WAN, Switching, Wireless, Distributed Networks, and Cloud/Multi-Cloud architectures.
• Knowledge of L2/L3 networking protocols alongside spine-leaf, private/public cloud, and containerized/virtualized environments.

Responsibilities

• Embed modern threat intelligence, intrusion prevention, vulnerability management, and automated defense capabilities into Prisma SD-WAN and SASE platforms.
• Lead product strategy for modern agentic attack techniques, incorporating deception mechanisms to mitigate autonomous threat actors.
• Drive continuous posture assessment across customer deployments to proactively eliminate attack paths and mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with threat research and red team engineers to conduct proactive agentic red teaming simulations for product validation.
• Perform data-driven analysis of real-world customer traffic, threat telemetry, and complex network topologies to inform roadmap prioritization.
• Maintain high standards for product quality, balancing rapid security content delivery with long-term network stability and uptime.
• Foster collaborative relationships with Threat Engineering, Security Research, Software Engineering, and Sales teams to ensure seamless feature rollout.
• Serve as a domain expert in threat engineering and SASE security, conducting executive briefings and product evangelism.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Threat research

Security engineering

Red teaming

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Tools

IPS/IDS systems

Cloud/Multi-Cloud

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Principal Product Management Leader for the Prisma SD-WAN and Prisma SASE portfolios. You will champion product excellence by embedding advanced threat intelligence and active defense into networking architectures, guiding cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high-impact features.

You will drive AI/ML-driven threat insights, coordinate with Threat Research and Engineering, and ensure release quality, security efficacy, and network stability across deployments.