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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!
This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.
Job Summary
Your Career This position will join our Public Policy & Government Affairs Team, focusing on government affairs, policy, and advocacy activity spanning three domains: international, US state/local/education, and US federal. You will be part of a fast-moving, collaborative team that impacts how Palo Alto Networks navigates the global policy and regulatory landscape. As the Public Policy and Government Affairs Manager, you will help build and maintain the "connective tissue" between policy and regulatory requirements for the cybersecurity industry and our internal product, legal, and go-to-market functions. Your Impact Policy Tracking & Analysis: Monitor, analyze, and track emerging public policy and regulatory issues (e.g. cybersecurity, data flows, AI governance, and cloud certifications) and manage an internal repository of company positions and compliance requirements.
Stakeholder Engagement: Support the development of strategic relationships with government officials, industry associations, and NGOs; prepare briefing materials for senior leadership engagement.
Cross-Functional Execution: Act as a bridge between the policy team and internal units (Legal, Product, Engineering, Go-To-Market) to ensure that public policy insights are appropriately translated.
Regulatory Advocacy: Assist in drafting formal responses to government consultations, position papers, and white papers that articulate the company's stance on critical cybersecurity issues.
Business Enablement: Support the public sector sales teams by providing policy context and governance expertise that helps facilitate business conversations with government CIOs and CISOs.
Global Coordination: Partner with policy colleagues in EMEA and JAPAC to ensure global consistency in how we govern and report on policy-related developments.
Reporting: Manage the preparation of regular policy impact reports and internal newsletters to keep executive stakeholders informed of the evolving global cyber policy landscape.
Qualifications
Your Experience 3-4 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity policy, national security policy, government affairs, or regulatory governance (a mix of public sector and private sector experience is highly valued).
Domain Expertise: Solid understanding of cybersecurity regulations, data privacy laws, and emerging technology governance (e.g., NIST frameworks, GDPR, EU AI Act, or state-level equivalents). Fluency across international, US state/local, and US federal policy domains is highly valued.
Analytical Skills: Strong ability to "translate" complex legislative text into clear business impact assessments for non-policy stakeholders.
Project Management: Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects and maintaining organizational systems for policy tracking and governance.
Communication: Excellent writing skills with experience drafting position papers, executive briefings, and official correspondence.
Collaboration: A "team-first" mentality with the ability to work across multiple time zones and cultures in a fast-paced environment.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, International Relations, Law, or a related field.
Travel: Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
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 (https://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/) .
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.
If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com
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!
This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact. Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters.
Job Summary
Your Career This position will join our Public Policy & Government Affairs Team, focusing on government affairs, policy, and advocacy activity spanning three domains: international, US state/local/education, and US federal. You will be part of a fast-moving, collaborative team that impacts how Palo Alto Networks navigates the global policy and regulatory landscape. As the Public Policy and Government Affairs Manager, you will help build and maintain the "connective tissue" between policy and regulatory requirements for the cybersecurity industry and our internal product, legal, and go-to-market functions. Your Impact Policy Tracking & Analysis: Monitor, analyze, and track emerging public policy and regulatory issues (e.g. cybersecurity, data flows, AI governance, and cloud certifications) and manage an internal repository of company positions and compliance requirements.
Stakeholder Engagement: Support the development of strategic relationships with government officials, industry associations, and NGOs; prepare briefing materials for senior leadership engagement.
Cross-Functional Execution: Act as a bridge between the policy team and internal units (Legal, Product, Engineering, Go-To-Market) to ensure that public policy insights are appropriately translated.
Regulatory Advocacy: Assist in drafting formal responses to government consultations, position papers, and white papers that articulate the company's stance on critical cybersecurity issues.
Business Enablement: Support the public sector sales teams by providing policy context and governance expertise that helps facilitate business conversations with government CIOs and CISOs.
Global Coordination: Partner with policy colleagues in EMEA and JAPAC to ensure global consistency in how we govern and report on policy-related developments.
Reporting: Manage the preparation of regular policy impact reports and internal newsletters to keep executive stakeholders informed of the evolving global cyber policy landscape.
Qualifications
Your Experience 3-4 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity policy, national security policy, government affairs, or regulatory governance (a mix of public sector and private sector experience is highly valued).
Domain Expertise: Solid understanding of cybersecurity regulations, data privacy laws, and emerging technology governance (e.g., NIST frameworks, GDPR, EU AI Act, or state-level equivalents). Fluency across international, US state/local, and US federal policy domains is highly valued.
Analytical Skills: Strong ability to "translate" complex legislative text into clear business impact assessments for non-policy stakeholders.
Project Management: Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects and maintaining organizational systems for policy tracking and governance.
Communication: Excellent writing skills with experience drafting position papers, executive briefings, and official correspondence.
Collaboration: A "team-first" mentality with the ability to work across multiple time zones and cultures in a fast-paced environment.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, International Relations, Law, or a related field.
Travel: Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
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 (https://benefits.paloaltonetworks.com/) .
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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.
If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com