Palo Alto Networks needs to leverage AI and automation to scale and accelerate its support for cybersecurity customers. The Sr. Principal IT Product Manager will drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmaps for business solutions using AI and automation across G&A functions, aiming to democratize access to AI solutions and improve efficiency.
Requirements
- Minimum 10+ years of product management experience, with a significant 3-5 years of G&A domain-specific experience launching and scaling core AI/ML solutions in an enterprise environment.
- A proven track record of using AI to transform G&A functions like Finance, HR, or Legal.
- Experience in identifying and prioritizing AI solutions that drive financial ROI and operational efficiency in a corporate G&A environment.
- Proven success in managing the entire Product lifecycle, including ideation, incorporating internal user feedback into requirements, driving prioritization, and leading pre/post-launch execution with measurable impact on business outcomes and value.
- Strong technical background in AI/ML, well-versed in LLMs, Generative AI concepts, MLOps principles, and their practical application in building scalable platform services.
- Extensive experience working in a fast-paced, technical environment, leading broad, cross-functional teams to define product vision, crystalize requirements, and guide projects through key milestones.
- Demonstrated ability to partner with non-technical G&A stakeholders to co-create AI solutions.
Responsibilities
- Define and champion a bold, AI-first product vision and strategic roadmap for the Enterprise AI Platform.
- Act as a strategic partner to business leaders across G&A functions, identifying high-impact opportunities for AI and automation.
- Champion an outcome-driven approach by defining clear success criteria, metrics, and dashboards that measure business value, efficiency, and impact.
- Apply deep expertise in AI, automation, MLOps, LLMs, and Generative AI to identify the right platform technologies and capabilities for enabling impactful use cases across enterprise functions.
- Understand how technical concepts should be integrated into product requirements for areas like data pipelines, model training infrastructure, and responsible AI tooling.
- Excel in communication by delivering impactful technical presentations and authoring documents with extreme clarity to articulate platform strategy, value proposition, and progress.
- Serve as a spokesperson for the organization and create formal networks with key decision-makers.
Other
- Demonstrated strategic mindset, strong business acumen and unconstrained thinking in disrupting technology.
- Exceptional ability to manage ambiguity and unpredictability inherent in the AI/ML domain, demonstrating enthusiasm, adaptability, and resilience in a constantly evolving, fluid environment.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with experience delivering compelling technical presentations, authoring clear and concise documentation, and effectively engaging with both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels.
- A proactive, team-oriented individual with a "can-do" attitude and a strong curiosity that fuels continuous learning in the rapidly evolving AI and enterprise technology landscape.
- 15+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's or Master's or a PhD degree
