Job Description

YOUR CAREER

The Vice President Product Strategy role is critical to accomplishing our mission, working with our Chief Product Officer and product leaders to develop product strategies. You will also track key industry and competitive trends and educate, shape and incubate ideas to feed the strategic planning process. Lastly, you will leverage your operational/executional mindset to facilitate the translation of Strategic plans into Strategy Deployment Initiatives. It is a highly visible role and an ideal entry point for future growth within Palo Alto Network.

The successful candidate will be very clear-minded, inventive, collaborative, data driven and able to see trends before they happen. You’ll help develop our forward-looking product strategies with the product leaders, providing enough tension on the process to ensure a great outcome, yet collaboratively to arrive at unified proposals. 

YOUR IMPACT

• Develop a strong technical foundation in the products and services we currently have as the basis for defining our future direction
• Engages external business and industry experts to learn and influence business strategies, constantly- remaining alert and forward-thinking about opportunities and risks in the industry
• Identify top growth areas for Palo Alto Network's portfolio
• Work closely with the product area and cross-functional leaders on specific product strategy initiatives to define where we want to go and how we get there
• Understand customer challenges and problems that need to be solved, and how our approach will uniquely or best solve those problems
• Support and help drive business analysis on existing products to identify strengths and opportunities
• Leverage clarity in thought to effectively structure and communicate our strategies and plans to get approval from exec-staff on a path forward
• Serve as a close advisor to the Product Leadership team to ensure progress in critical areas

Qualifications

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• BS degree or equivalent practical experience, MS degree or MBA preferred
• 10+ years of experience in management consulting and product management roles
• Experience partnering effectively with cross-functional teams and leaders up to the C-level
• Ability to work across multiple functions - including Communications, PR, Sales, Marketing, Finance, People, Legal and Operations
• Ability to effectively influence and communicate cross-functionally with all levels of management with exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Effective Program Management skills, with demonstrated ability to lead complex strategic initiatives
• Excellent analytical skills to evaluate performance and diagnose issues
• Excellent clarity and critical thinking skills, and drive for results.
• Knowledge and familiarity with technology in the cybersecurity space preferred

Additional Information

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.

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.