Director, Product Management (IDIRA, Discovery, Risk & Threat Platform)

At Palo Alto Networks®, we're united by a shared mission-to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you're in the right place. Who We Are In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us! We believe collaboration thrives in person. That's why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it's needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes. Job Summary The IDIRA Identity Security Platform is responsible for helping modern enterprises protect their most critical assets across hybrid, cloud, and multi-cloud environments. As attackers increasingly target identities-both human and non-human-understanding an organization's true identity footprint, real-time posture, and active threats is the foundational baseline for all of IDIRA. We are looking for a Director of Product Management to lead a team of product managers building the foundational intelligence and threat engine for the entire IDIRA platform. This is a core platform leadership role whose scope spans

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Oversee the entire product lifecycle-from gathering CISO and security practitioner feedback to defining requirements, prioritizing trade-offs, and partnering closely with Engineering to ship a unified roadmap. •

Expand IDIRA's Discovery, Risk, and Threat Intelligence capabilities by introducing innovative, disruptive approaches (e.g., Identity Graphs, AI-driven behavioral modeling, and automated response workflows) that turn disparate telemetry into real-time security context. •

Partner effectively across a global organization-working closely with Engineering, Data Science, Threat Research, Sales, Customer Success, and counterpart PM leads across PAM, IAM, EPM, and NHI to ensure seamless platform integration. •

Deeply understand Identity, Endpoint, SecOps, and ITDR practitioners, translating complex identity exposure, agent telemetry, and threat signals into intuitive, actionable workflows. •

Work closely with UX/UI design leaders to create state-of-the-art, highly intuitive user interfaces and visualizations (such as cross-domain attack path analytics and unified risk scoring dashboards). •

Act as a key platform spokesperson, presenting IDIRA's platform risk, discovery, and threat vision to enterprise customers, strategic partners, and industry analysts (Gartner, Forrester).

10+ years of total experience in Enterprise Cybersecurity Product Management, with

Proven track record of building shared platform capabilities, data services, or detection engines that serve multiple downstream applications or product suites. •

BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, technical degree, MBA, or equivalent experience required. •

Strong business analysis, GTM strategy, and executive positioning skills in enterprise B2B SaaS and hybrid environment settings. •

Proven ownership of the full product lifecycle with the ability to manage multiple high-stakes initiatives, cross-team dependencies, and technical deadlines simultaneously. •

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English, with a collaborative team-player approach and a relentless passion for solving complex, cross-domain security problems.

We're trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity's status quo. It's simple: we can't accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com. Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.