Senior Product Manager - AI Data Security & Governance

Palo Alto Networks; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead data security for AI traffic and to partner with the Prisma AIRS team in building an AI runtime security platform. You will define the data classification and protection engine for modern AI apps, ensuring enterprises govern prompts, responses, and tool calls with robust controls.

You will shape product strategy, identify gaps, prioritize features, and collaborate with engineering to translate insights into actionable specs, engaging

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related engineering/technical degree.
• 5+ years in highly technical product management, development, or enterprise services.
• Strong domain expertise in data security, including DLP, data classification, DSPM, CASB, or data governance.
• Working knowledge of modern AI application architectures, LLM APIs, RAG, vector databases, and agent frameworks.
• Familiarity with the AI security threat landscape and frameworks like OWASP for LLM, MITRE ATLAS, and NIST AI RMF.
• Experience partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver shared customer outcomes.
• Ability to quantitatively evaluate detection systems, balancing false positive costs with latency budgets.
• Demonstrable track record of success with a strong desire to own the full product lifecycle.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation skills, and a hands-on approach to new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Own data security for AI traffic, including detection coverage, accuracy, and integration with Prisma AIRS.
• Ensure high detection quality for AI content types like prompts, responses, retrieved context, and tool calls.
• Prioritize features and make trade-off decisions balancing detection coverage, false positives, and latency budgets.
• Drive market analysis, requirements development, business cases, product strategy, and positioning.
• Engage customers for executive briefings, product evangelism, and gathering technical requirements.
• Collaborate effectively across the organization, partnering deeply with engineering, sales, and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Data security

DLP

DSPM

CASB

Data governance

LLM APIs

RAG

Vector databases

Agent frameworks

OWASP LLM

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

MITRE ATLAS

NIST AI RMF

OWASP LLM Security

Vector databases

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead data security for AI traffic and to partner with the Prisma AIRS team in building an AI runtime security platform. You will define the data classification and protection engine for modern AI apps, ensuring enterprises govern prompts, responses, and tool calls with robust controls.

You will shape product strategy, identify gaps, prioritize features, and collaborate with engineering to translate insights into actionable specs, engaging