Senior Product Marketing Manager, AI Security

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 Senior Product Marketing Manager focused on AI Security, you will define how the market understands and adopts security for the next generation of AI systems. AI is no longer just generating content, it is making decisions and taking action. As enterprises move from AI assistance to AI autonomy, the risk shifts from what AI says to what AI does. Your role will be instrumental in shaping how organizations secure this transition. You will drive messaging and marketing strategy across critical layers of AI systems, including models, artifacts, access and control layers, and agentic execution helping customers safely deploy AI at scale. In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product management, sales, PR, social, and field marketing, across multiple business units to craft and execute narratives that resonate with both technical practitioners and business leaders. You will bring a systems-level understanding of AI technologies, the cybersecurity landscape, and real-world enterprise challenges – transforming complex architectures into clear, differentiated, and high-impact stories that drive adoption and market leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the Core Narrative – Lead the creation of foundational messaging and positioning for AI security across models, access layers, and autonomous execution. Reframe how the market understands risk – from static models to dynamic, acting systems.

• Shape an Emerging Category – Help establish the category for securing autonomous and agentic AI systems. Identify gaps in industry thinking and introduce new frameworks that influence customers, analysts, and internal teams.

• Drive High-Visibility Launches – Own and orchestrate high-profile launches that unify multiple capabilities into a cohesive story. Create moments that move the market—not just announce features.

• Translate Complexity into Clarity – Turn complex AI system architectures into simple, compelling narratives that resonate across audiences, from CxOs to hands-on practitioners, without losing technical depth.

• Lead Integrated Marketing Strategies – Define and execute marketing strategies for launches and campaigns, aligning cross-functional teams to drive adoption, pipeline, and measurable business outcomes.

• Operationalize Vision into Execution – Partner deeply with product, sales, and field teams to translate strategy into scalable assets, enablement, and real-world impact.

• Act as a Trusted Voice in the Market – Represent Palo Alto Networks with customers, partners, analysts, and industry influencers through events, thought leadership, and executive engagements—reinforcing leadership in AI security.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in Product Marketing or Technical Product Marketing.

• Deep domain knowledge with a proven track record in at least one of the following: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, or Developer Programs.

• Proven ability to translate complex technical systems into clear, differentiated, and value-driven narratives for both technical and business audiences.

• Demonstrated track record of driving high-impact product launches and market adoption in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.

• Strong systems thinking with the ability to connect product capabilities to broader workflows, architectures, and customer outcomes.

• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to engage executive leadership, technical teams, and customers.

• Proven ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, operating effectively from concept through delivery.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degrees or certifications in AI, cybersecurity, or related fields.

• Deep understanding of modern AI systems and architectures, including how models, agents, tools, and data interact, and where risk emerges across that lifecycle.

• Exceptional ability to lead and execute across complex, cross-functional environments, aligning diverse stakeholders to deliver cohesive outcomes.

• Experience shaping or contributing to category-level narratives or market positioning, not just product-level messaging.

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.

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.

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