Associate Product Manager, User-ID

Palo Alto Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks in Santa Clara is seeking a Product Manager, User-ID to own strategy, roadmap, and feature lifecycle for an identity capability at the core of the Strata network security platform.

You’ll partner with engineering, customers, field teams, and product leaders to deliver scalable, usable identity solutions, integrate authentication flows, and shape user/group mapping, with a focus on AI-powered product work and successful launches.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of relevant experience
• Product, technical PM, engineering, or related experience
• Experience in identity, IAM, networking, or security
• Familiarity with authentication or directory services
• Experience partnering with engineering
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to translate technical needs into product direction
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

• Own the User-ID roadmap
• Define product strategy and priorities
• Drive identity-aware security capabilities
• Shape user and group mapping
• Advance authentication integrations
• Partner closely with engineering
• Gather customer and field insights
• Translate needs into product requirements
• Improve scalability and usability
• Support product launches and adoption
• Build technical product content
• Use AI to accelerate product work

Skills

Identity

IAM

Networking

Security

Product management

Engineering collaboration

Analytics

Communication

Bachelor’s degree

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

PAN-OS

Prisma Access

SAML

Job description

Help shape how identity becomes part of the network security decision.

Own the roadmap for User-ID at the intersection of identity, networking, and cybersecurity.

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Product Manager, User-ID to lead a foundational identity capability within our Strata network security platform.

User-ID connects user and group identity with network activity, enabling more precise, identity-aware security policies across enterprise environments.

You’ll own the strategy, roadmap, and feature lifecycle for User-ID while partnering closely with engineering, customers, field teams, and product leaders.

Your Impact

• Own the User-ID roadmap
• Define product strategy and priorities
• Drive identity-aware security capabilities
• Shape user and group mapping
• Advance authentication integrations
• Partner closely with engineering
• Gather customer and field insights
• Translate needs into product requirements
• Improve scalability and usability
• Support product launches and adoption
• Build technical product content
• Use AI to accelerate product work

Your Experience

• 1-5 years of relevant experience
• Product, technical PM, engineering, or related experience
• Experience in identity, IAM, networking, or security
• Familiarity with authentication or directory services
• Experience partnering with engineering
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to translate technical needs into product direction
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Directory, LDAP, SAML, OIDC, or RADIUS
• Entra ID, Okta, Ping Identity, or similar
• Firewalls or network security experience
• PAN-OS, Prisma Access, Panorama, or Strata Cloud Manager
• Zero Trust or identity-aware security experience