# Principal Product Manager (NetSec- AI Firewalls) at Palo Alto Networks

- Company: Palo Alto Networks
- What the company does: Implement Zero Trust, Secure your Network, Cloud workloads, Hybrid Workforce, Leverage Threat Intelligence & Security Consulting. Cybersecurity Services & Education for CISO’s, Head of Infrastructure, Network Security Engineers, Cloud Architects & SOC Managers. Backed by Greylock, Sequoia and Felicis.
- Company website: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Office - USA - CA - Headquarters
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-07
- Apply by: 2026-11-21
- Apply: https://paloaltonetworks.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/panwexternalcareers/job/Office---USA---CA---Headquarters/Principal-Product-Manager_JR-023182?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/palo-alto-networks-principal-product-manager-netsec-ai-firewalls/

## About the role

We are seeking a highly technical and strategic Principal Product Manager to drive the next generation of cloud-delivered network security and AI infrastructure security. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of relevant experience in Product Management, Engineering, Solution Architecture, or a related technical role, with significant experience in enterprise networking, cybersecurity, or cloud infrastructure
- Deep understanding of next-generation firewall and network security concepts, including routing, traffic insertion, stateful inspection, threat prevention, application identification, SSL/TLS inspection, segmentation, and high availability
- Experience working directly with one or more major cloud service providers such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or OCI, ideally involving cloud networking, security services, OEM integrations, or partner engineering
- Strong understanding of cloud networking architectures, including VPC/VNet networking, routing, load balancing, private connectivity, service endpoints, multi-AZ deployment, APIs, IAM, and infrastructure-as-code
- Experience defining or delivering SaaS, managed cloud services, cloud-native firewalls, or Firewall-as-a-Service products


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/palo-alto-networks-principal-product-manager-netsec-ai-firewalls/