Public Policy and Government Affairs Manager

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 companys 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: Bachelors degree in Public Policy International Relations Law or a related field.

• Travel: Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Additional Information :

The Team

You have a passion for building trust in an era of digital transformation and our organization is on a mission to protect our digital way of life. The Team You will be part of the Public Policy & Government Affairs Team a dynamic group operating across US Federal State/Local and International sectors. We serve as the primary link between the external policy world and our internal business functions. Our mission is to monitor emerging issues like AI governance and data privacy advocate for the companys stance to government officials and enable our sales teams to succeed in the public sector. We value collaboration agility and the ability to translate complex regulations into business strategy.

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 $0 - $0/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 :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time