Senior Product Marketing Manager, Cloud Security

Santa Clara, California, United States Marketing Ref ID: JR-018738

Our Mission

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

Your Career

As a Product Marketing Manager at Palo Alto Networks, you will play a key role in planning and executing the product marketing strategy for our Cortex Cloud offerings. You will be the expert, voice, and go-to-market driver for Cortex Cloud’s CNAPP capabilities. You will drive positioning, messaging, content creation, and sales enablement for the product line that you are responsible for. You will work closely with stakeholders from product management, sales, field marketing, and technology partners to develop and execute your strategy and advance our mission.

Your Impact

your security knowledge to translate product capabilities into simple, compelling messages and tools that resonate with customers, with a clear understanding of the target markets and buyer personas

Work closely with Product Management to build a shared market and product vision, and a cooperative relationship that forms the foundation of all product marketing activities

Author compelling, high-quality content, both at a business and a technical level, in a variety of formats including print, web, social media, and video. You like to write and present

Launch products and collaborate with field teams to execute marketing campaigns; be a subject matter expert and a go-to resource for the sales and field marketing teams

Effectively work at building and executing plans that cross different functional groups, including product management, business development, and sales

Represent the company in customer engagements and at events, to evangelize our point of view

Track the security operations market and competitive landscape in collaboration with product, marketing, and sales leadership

Qualifications

5+ years of product marketing experience ideally with 3+ years in cloud security or AI (e.g. Agentic AI, Co-pilots, etc.).

An understanding of cloud, AI technologies, market trends, competitive landscape, and customer requirements is desirable

Outstanding verbal and written communication skills

Comfortable with creating and delivering presentations in a range of environments, from industry conferences to customer briefings

Demonstrated record of working cross-functionally to drive sales, demand generation, and overall organization and business success

Experience and innovative energy to champion successful market and competitive disruption initiatives

Bachelor’s degree required, Technical degree or equivalent background or equivalent military experience is desirable

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

$155,000.00 - $252,000.00/yr

Our Commitment

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.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.