Company Description
Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:
Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.
Who We Are
We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.
As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!
At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.
Job Description
Your Career
As a Principal Product Designer, you will play a pivotal role in crafting cohesive and intuitive experiences for Network Security within Strata Cloud Manager. You will join a collaborative team pushing the boundaries of web applications to solve complex challenges in the cybersecurity space. By combining professional confidence with genuine enthusiasm, you will drive the design process, lead high-stakes reviews, and work directly with executives to help shape the broader product strategy. You will serve as a mentor to help team members reach their full potential while partnering closely with senior leadership to deliver visionary, data-driven experiences.
Your Impact
Deliver and drive a high-level UX vision, using advanced data visualization to translate complex network security data into intuitive dashboard experiences.
Champion executive reviews, using storytelling and influence to align senior stakeholders on the broader product vision.
Analyze customer problems and oversee the design of delightful solutions that meet measurable business goals.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into use cases, flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity interactive designs.
Lead the design culture by utilizing advanced Figma prototyping and animation to create "North Star" concepts that feel like live products.
Lead and collaborate with UX researchers on explorative and evaluative studies to enrich the product experience.
Contribute to a design system and maintain high-quality UX standards, ensuring dashboard consistency across all product areas.
Conduct product audits to ensure compliance with UX and Design System best practices.
Push limits and consistently aim for better design solutions that balance technical complexity with aesthetic simplicity.
Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship to the design team.
Qualifications
Your Experience
Advocate for users through deep empathy and user-centered design methodologies.
Create complex and high-density web dashboards that are accessible, actionable, and optimized for browser environments.
Apply an extraordinary aesthetic sense to data visualization while maintaining a sharp eye for fine detail.
Distill complex business needs into elegant and persuasive designs ready for leadership presentations.
Translate "North Star" design concepts into practical and iterative sprints within fast-paced environments.
Use strong Figma foundations while being ready to pick up advanced prototyping, motion, and AI-assisted tools.
Partner effectively with UI teams by maintaining a working knowledge of modern web technologies.
Solve systemic issues with a willingness to fail fast, learn, and continuously improve through feedback.
Provide and welcome candid, constructive feedback with humility and professional maturity.
Demonstrate 8+ years of experience with a portfolio focused on high-fidelity web products and data-heavy interfaces.
Utilize or show an interest in learning emerging tools like Pendo and AI-driven platforms such as Polymet or Lovable.
Additional Information
The Team
Our product design team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our teams don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.
We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.
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/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $176000 - $207000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
Our Commitment
We’re problem solvers that 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 [email protected].
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.
