Principal Product Designer

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 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.

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.

$137,500.00 - $222,375.00/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.