Palo Alto Networks
Senior Product Manager, Branch NGFW – Layer 2 Switching
$153K–$248K
Office - USA - CA - Headquarters · No · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience; 3+ years working with networking, switching infrastructure, network management, or related platform products.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- No immigration sponsorship; the company will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
About the job
Defines and leads the strategy, roadmap, and full lifecycle product experience for Layer 2 switching capabilities in Palo Alto Networks’ Network Security platform.
What you'll do
- Own product strategy, roadmap, requirements, and lifecycle across switching onboarding, configuration, operations, troubleshooting, and management.
- Partner with engineering, UX, customers, and go-to-market teams to translate needs into product requirements and deliver scalable switching experiences.
- Use product, customer, and operational data to guide priorities, measure KPIs, and improve the product.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of relevant experience in product management, technical product management, technical marketing, engineering leadership, or a related technical role.
- 3+ years of experience working with networking, switching infrastructure, network management, or related platform products.
- Strong knowledge of Layer 2 networking fundamentals and experience with enterprise switching architectures and network operations.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with cloud-managed networking or switching platforms; named examples include Arista CloudVision, Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco Meraki, and Juniper Mist.
- Experience with EVPN/VxLAN, network telemetry or observability, or network automation tools such as Ansible or Terraform.
Pay
$153,000.00 - $247,500.00/yr (USD, base salary)
Tools
VLANs, 802.1Q, STP/RSTP/MSTP, LACP, LLDP, gNMI, OpenConfig, SNMP
AI focus
Use AI and modern product-development tools to accelerate research, prototyping, analytics, requirements development, and product decision-making.
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