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Senior Technical Project Manager (Unit 42)
Senior Technical Project Manager (Unit 42)-August 2024
Santa Clara
Aug 25, 2026
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Palo Alto Networks provides robust, innovative protection against cyberattacks.
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About Senior Technical Project Manager (Unit 42)

  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.

  Our Approach to Work

  We lead with flexibility and choice in all of our people programs. We have disrupted the traditional view that all employees have the same needs and wants. We offer personalization and offer our employees the opportunity to choose what works best for them as often as possible - from your wellbeing support to your growth and development, and beyond!

  At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office three days per week, leaving two days for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. While details may evolve, our goal is to create an environment where innovation thrives, with office-based teams coming together three days a week to collaborate and thrive, together!

  Your Career

  The Senior Technical Project Manager will be a member of the Global Consulting Operations team and will be responsible for supporting multiple projects concurrently in partnership with our technical teams, clients, and internal stakeholders. This position will be focused on Unit 42’s Digital Forensics and Incident Response engagements, as well as Proactive Service engagements, and will report directly to the Program Manager for Unit 42 Security Consulting Project Management.

  Your Impact

  Manage multiple projects effectively by defining schedules and goals based on Statements of Work (SOWs) and communicating directly with clients where needed

  Maintain and update status reports for external clients and customers

  Identify issues and risks related to projects and overall health of the client - Ensure any identified issues/risks are escalated to the project Engagement Lead

  Partner and guide technical team members to accomplish project goals and objectives, ensuring execution of project tasks, and monitoring progress to completion

  Support the delivery of quality solutions to clients and customers, with a goal of exceeding expectations

  Maintain a strong understanding of the Professional Services team’s skill sets

  Partner with consulting leadership with any staffing needs for each project

  Develop strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders for each project

  Partner with the Engagement Lead to ensure the projects adhere to budget and time frame guidelines

  Partner with Engagement Lead to look for opportunities to increase client satisfaction and deepen relationships

  Comfortable with managing customer expectations and dealing with conflict

  Your Experience

  Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Cybersecurity, Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience or equivalent military experience required

  PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent preferred

  7+ years of professional experience in Project Management, focusing in one or more of the following - Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Software Defined Lifecycle (SDLC)/Infrastructure or other related technical environments

  Ability to lead multiple large-scale projects creating project plans and ensuring on-time task execution and documentation

  Flexibility to work nights, weekends, holidays as needed

  Proven ability to work autonomously, prioritize projects, solve problems requiring meticulous attention to detail, multitask, and communicate with stakeholders at all levels of our client organizations

  Ability to maintain confidentiality and diplomacy

  Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written form

  Strong proficiencies with Google Suite, Asana, and Clarizen preferred

  Previous direct client/customer consulting experience preferred

  The Team

  Unit 42 Consulting is Palo Alto Network's security advisory team. Our vision is to create a more secure digital world by providing the highest quality incident response, risk management, and digital forensic services to clients of all sizes. Our team is composed of recognized experts and incident responders with deep technical expertise and experience in investigations, data breach response, digital forensics, and information security. With a highly successful track record of delivering mission-critical cybersecurity solutions, we are experienced in working quickly to provide an effective incident response, attack readiness, and remediation plans with a focus on providing long-term support to improve our clients’ security posture.

  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 [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.

  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 between $117,700/yr to $190,400/yr. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here (http://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/) .

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

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