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# Principal Product Manager for the Cortex Platform

- **Company:** Palo Alto Networks
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $171,200.0 - $276,825.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, ARM Architecture, Software as a Service, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/principal-product-manager-saas-ai-cortex-paloaltonetworks-com-8589136

## About the Role

* 7+ years of product management experience in a cross-functional, enterprise environment.
 * BSc/MS in Computer Science, another engineering/technical degree, or equivalent military experience.
 * Demonstrated experience in building enterprise-scale, high-performing, globally available SaaS products., * Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to influence stakeholders.
 * Self-motivated with effective skills in managing multiple tasks, projects, priorities, and deadlines.
 * A strong team player with a 'can-do' approach, excellent people skills, and a positive mentality.
 * Proven ability to manage product planning with multiple stakeholders within large, matrixed organizations.

## Description

* Drive feature development through the entire product lifecycle, from customer feedback collection and feature prioritization to writing product requirements and ensuring engineering delivery.
 * Proactively master new AI capabilities launched by the SaaS vendors and their intersection with cybersecurity.
 * Proactively collaborate and exchange information with cross-functional teams in a global organization to deliver enterprise-grade, high-reliability, and enterprise-scale features.
 * Work closely with product enablement, marketing, and sales teams to evangelize products, conducting demos and presentations for internal partners and external customers.
 * Solve complex problems requiring cross-company alignment, delivering foundational functionality for the Cortex product platform.
 * Define and analyze metrics that measure the success of products, simplifying complex data to inform future product decisions.
 * Challenge the status quo by curiously and positively questioning existing processes to identify opportunities for innovation in product strategy and execution.
 * Ensure alignment across teams by clearly communicating product roadmaps, dependencies, and trade-offs to all stakeholders.


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