Sr. Manager, Global Certifications (Federal)

Your Career

As the Sr. Manager Global Certifications (Federal) you will play a pivotal role in opening and maintaining critical public sector markets for our world-class products. Government certifications (FedRAMP DoD IL etc.) are high-stakes high-value assets that enable our technology to protect the nations most sensitive data.

In this strategic leadership role you will drive the government certification roadmap lead a high-performing team of Certification Product Managers and serve as the bridge between federal compliance requirements and our engineering innovation. You will drive  a compliance strategy that serves as a competitive advantage.

Your Impact

• Strategic Leadership & Roadmap: define and execute a multi-year government certifications roadmap (FedRAMP DoD IL5 etc.) with clear measurable milestones that align with the companys diverse product portfolio and sales goals.

• Team Management: Build mentor and maintain a high-performing team of Certification Product  Managers; foster a culture of technical depth operational efficiency and proactive risk management.

• Execution & Process Maturity: Own the end-to-end certification lifecycle. Establish and mature key operational processesincluding intake audit management artifact collection and continuous monitoringto improve team efficiency and scalability.

• Cross-Functional Influence: Guide Product and Engineering teams through complex certification requirements (NIST 800-53 architecture crypto modules) translating government controls into actionable engineering specifications.

• Executive Stakeholder Management: Effectively present certification status risks and solution options to senior leadership. Resolve compliance roadblocks by negotiating risk acceptance with internal leadership and external stakeholders.

• External Relations: Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors (3PAOs) and government accreditors (FedRAMP PMO DISA). Deeply understand the government ecosystem to anticipate regulatory changes and their business impact.

• Technical Bridging: Possess the technical aptitude to understand complex cloud architectures (IaaS PaaS SaaS) and shared responsibility models acting as a translator between highly technical security teams and business-focused Sales/GTM teams.

Qualifications :

Your Experience 

• Gov/Federal Expertise: 8 years of total experience in Compliance/GRC with at least 5 years specifically leading government certification programs (FedRAMP DoD SRG Common Criteria etc.).

• Framework Mastery: Deep expert-level understanding of the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST SP 800-53; ability to map these controls to specific product features and modern cloud architectures.

• Leadership: Proven experience managing people and leading high-visibility projects; ability to coach team members on complex deliverables like System Security Plans (SSPs) and POA&M management.

• Technical Fluency: Strong familiarity with Cloud Service Provider (CSP) infrastructure models and modern application architectures (containers microservices). Experience with GRC platforms used to automate evidence collection is a plus.

• Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. You must be able to explain why a control matters to an engineer and how a certification impacts revenue to a sales VP.

• Education & Certifications: BS degree in a technical or business field required (MS preferred). Industry certifications such as CISSP CISM or CISA are highly desired.

Additional Information :

The Team

To stay ahead of the curve its critical to know where the curve is and how to anticipate the changes were facing. For the fastest growing cybersecurity company the curve is the evolution of cyber attacks and the products and services that proactively address them.

Our Certifications Team provides the behind-the-scenes support that validates our products security for the worlds most demanding customers. As threats and technology evolve we stay ahead to accomplish our mission.

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 $180000 - $220000/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

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant 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  .

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.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time