Job Description
Your Career
At Palo Alto Networks, to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. As part of our Network Security (NetSec) Platform team, you’ll help shape intuitive, scalable experiences for complex enterprise environments. You’ll drive impact by elevating our design system into a flexible, empowering platform that supports both product delivery and design excellence, end-to-end, from concept to code.
Your Impact
This isn't a typical design role. You'll be on the front lines, defining how GenAI and design intersect at our company. We’re looking for a hybrid Senior Product Designer that is (50%) design system and (50%) product design.
You’re a collaborative builder who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You love bringing ideas to life, crafting everything from polished demos to high-fidelity components that get your team aligned and excited. You’re driven to constantly push your craft, gathering feedback, connecting the dots, and delivering smart, scalable templates that make a huge impact, and partnering closely with engineers to ensure high-quality, file-to-production alignment.
To foster the collaboration this role needs, you'll join us at our Santa Clara, CA office at least three days a week as part of our hybrid in-office model.
What You’ll Be Doing
Modernize and Scale our Design System with GenAI: You'll be at the forefront of this effort, designing components, actively developing prototyping kits, building custom Figma plug-ins, and creating integrations for GenAI tools-MCP-Figma (like FigmaMake, Cursor, and Polymet) to accelerate workflows and define our future standards of excellence.
Design In-Product: You'll be responsible for transforming mundane workflows into delightful experiences and delivering quality of life features based on customer feedback from concept to final implementation. Proactively conduct usability testing and use data to inform design decisions and continuously improve the user experience.
Qualifications
Your Experience
- 5+ years of product design experience. Expertise in creating and evolving systems, UI libraries, and token-based architecture using Figma and front-end frameworks.
- Experience empowering teams with scalable tooling, contribution models, and governance practices that enable efficiency without slowing progress.
- Systems-thinking mindset, connecting design patterns to product goals, workflows, and constraints, with a focus on scalability and practical implementation.
- Collaborative approach, driving execution independently while mentoring others and advocating for design quality across functions.
- Excellent communication skills, simplifying complex concepts and influencing teams to adopt and improve design systems.
- Data-driven, using user feedback to continuously improve product design.
Additional Information
The Team
If you’re excited by the opportunity to shape the future of cybersecurity through design, Palo Alto Networks is the place for you. We are a passionate team of designers working on cutting-edge solutions for global security challenges. Join us to make a real impact and grow in an environment that fosters innovation and collaboration.
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 $155000 - $180000/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
We’re problem solvers that 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.
