Technical Program Leader - Enterprise SaaS (Idira)

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 Technical Program Manager (TPM) in the R&D PMO team. You will bridge the gap between large-scale organizational architecture and processes and modern, automated execution. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and scaling critical cross-functional processes—such as R&D planning, dependency tracking, and operational governance—across multiple engineering and product divisions. You are proactive leader and an AI-fluent builder. You will lead complex stakeholder alignment across different groups, but you will also actively leverage AI workflows, low-code automations, and modern tooling integrations to bake your processes directly into our R&D environment. Your goal is to deliver operational solutions while permanently eliminating manual "administrative tax" for our developers. Your Impact Architect Cross-R&D Operating Models: Lead the end-to-end design, rollout, and optimization of massive cross-functional frameworks (e.g., quarterly/annual planning cadences, execution governance, and cross-team dependency mapping) aligning cross R&D teams with core business priorities. Drive Stakeholder Alignment & Change Management: Serve as the central pivot across Engineering and Product functions. Navigate conflicting priorities, build high-trust alignment, and coach diverse teams through organizational changes. Programmatic Process Automation: Actively explore, prototype, and implement smart tooling, API integrations, and AI-driven workflows to automate data aggregation, status tracking, and reporting—ensuring operational consistency without sacrificing developer velocity. Optimize R&D Effectiveness: Mine and analyze R&D delivery metrics, telemetry, and performance data to identify systemic friction points. Deploy scalable engineering-adjacent solutions rather than adding manual check-ins or status meetings.