AI-Driven Network Security Product Lead

Palo Alto Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks in Santa Clara, CA, seeks a Principal Product Management Leader for Network Security to champion product excellence by embedding threat intelligence, AI/ML-driven insights, and robust security into networking architectures.

You will partner with Threat Research, Engineering, and Sales to ensure high-quality releases, translate complex security insights into actionable features, and drive strategy across deployments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 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.

Responsibilities

• Embed modern threat intelligence, intrusion prevention, vulnerability management, and automated defense capabilities into Network Security 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 Network Security, conducting executive briefings and product evangelism.

Skills

Threat engineering

Threat research

Security engineering

Product management

Network Security

AI/ML in security

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Palo Alto Networks in Santa Clara, CA, seeks a Principal Product Management Leader for Network Security to champion product excellence by embedding threat intelligence, AI/ML-driven insights, and robust security into networking architectures.

You will partner with Threat Research, Engineering, and Sales to ensure high-quality releases, translate complex security insights into actionable features, and drive strategy across deployments.