Sr. Director, Product Marketing Manager (SASE)

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

The Team Marketing or Advertising - Step into a marketing role at Palo Alto Networks, where your innovation drives global impact against escalating cyber threats in this era of AI. You'll seize the unique opportunity to develop cutting-edge strategies and compelling content while collaborating with industry-leading experts in the fast-paced cybersecurity landscape. Here, your creativity directly contributes to a safer digital future for everyone, fostering your growth and development in this ever-evolving market. Your Career As the product marketing leader for our flagship SASE portfolio, your team is responsible for the global market success, strategic positioning, and scale of Palo Alto Networks’ industry-defining Secure Access Service Edge platform (Prisma SASE). This role will set the marketing direction and own the messaging architecture for our end-to-end SASE business, seamlessly integrating our core networking capabilities with our comprehensive suite of Cloud-Delivered Security Services (CDSS) to deliver an unmatched, unified security edge solution. You will oversee the marketing strategy for our comprehensive suite of Cloud-Delivered Security Services (CDSS)—including Advanced Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, DNS Security, and IoT Security—positioning them as the native, AI-powered security engine that gives our SASE platform its unparalleled competitive edge. This is a high-profile, vision-setting leadership role. You will manage all aspects of global go-to-market (GTM) strategy, multi-million dollar budgets, and team development. The ideal candidate is an elite product marketing executive with profound domain expertise in cloud security, networking (SD-WAN, ZTNA), and edge security, combined with a rare ability to capture market mindshare and lead a category defining evolution. Your Impact Own the global messaging architecture for SASE, acting as the primary visionary responsible for defining, simplifying, and articulating the market's evolution toward a unified network security platform. Position Palo Alto Networks as the undisputed leader in SASE, ensuring our platform shape-shifts the industry narrative, dominates analyst evaluations (Gartner, Forrester, etc.), and wins executive-level mindshare. Capitalize on SASE adoption to maximize the attack rate, positioning our Cloud-Delivered Security Services (Advanced Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, DNS Security) as the native engine powering the secure edge. Champion an AI-first culture across your product marketing workflows, utilizing advanced automation and AI tools to accelerate content generation, scale enablement assets, and optimize go-to-market execution. Partner closely with your direct reports to develop, track, and evaluate major SASE product launch plans and tentpole marketing campaigns to hit pipeline and growth targets. Define and monitor clear SASE marketing performance metrics (ROI, pipeline velocity, market share expansion), effectively communicating these insights across company leadership. Analyze shifting market demands, competitive dynamics, and customer feedback to influence SASE packaging, pricing models, and overarching GTM priorities. Master our key buyer personas (from network architects to CISOs) and collaborate deeply with global sales leadership to deploy high-velocity SASE sales plays and technical enablement.