About the position
As a Senior Director of Product Management, Threat Intelligence, you will play a pivotal role in advancing the mission of Unit 42—Palo Alto Networks’ world-class threat intelligence and security services team. In this role, you will work side by side with the Unit 42 Threat Intel leadership team to help define and execute a product strategy for how Unit 42 intelligence powers both our product platform and the services we deliver directly to customers. You’ll drive initiatives that bring actionable insights from real-world investigations into our products, while also shaping the roadmap for Unit 42-led offerings that position us as the trusted partner for global security teams. This role calls for a strategic leader with strong domain expertise in the evolving threat landscape and a proven ability to collaborate across research, engineering, and go-to-market teams.
Responsibilities
- Help define and drive product vision, strategy, and roadmap for leveraging Unit 42 threat intelligence across both Palo Alto Networks' product portfolio and Unit 42-delivered customer services.
- Help build and scale Unit 42-delivered threat services such as dark web monitoring, ask-an-analyst, malware analysis, and other high-value offerings—available as part of the Unit 42 retainer model.
- Partner closely with Unit 42 threat researchers, consultants, and malware analysts to identify emerging threats, adversary tactics, and operational pain points that can be translated into product and service capabilities.
- Collaborate with product management teams across Cortex, NGFW, Prisma, and other business units to ensure threat intelligence is effectively integrated into product workflows, detection content, and automation.
- Work directly with engineering teams to prioritize product requirements based on threat research needs, including access to global telemetry and scalable search capabilities that accelerate analyst workflows.
- Represent Unit 42 threat intelligence in external analyst reports and product evaluations, both for dedicated threat intelligence coverage and as a strategic component of the broader Palo Alto Networks platform.
- Stay informed on the evolving threat landscape, customer needs, competitive trends, and industry best practices in threat intelligence and security services.
- Help position Unit 42 as a market leader in threat intelligence products and services, driving strategic differentiation for Palo Alto Networks.
Requirements
- Experience in one or more areas of threat intelligence, such as threat analysis, research, or operational intelligence sharing, with the ability to apply those insights to product or service development.
- Familiarity with adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and the ability to translate security insights into product features, detection logic, or service offerings.
- Proven track record in product management, ideally within the cybersecurity space, with a strong grasp of the product lifecycle—from strategy and roadmap development to execution and delivery.
- Demonstrated success working cross-functionally across engineering, research, go-to-market, and services teams to deliver on complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
- Experience working with or alongside security consulting or incident response teams is a plus.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and align priorities across diverse technical and business teams.
Benefits
- FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees.
- Mental and financial health resources.
- Personalized learning opportunities.
- Restricted stock units and a bonus.
