About this role
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform.
We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler.
As a People Partner supporting our Technology portfolio, you will serve as the primary strategic and tactical point of contact for leaders across our Product, Engineering, AI, Innovation and IT functions. In this role, you will translate high-level people strategies into actionable plans that fuel an AI enabled organization optimizing team health, engagement, and performance across high-growth technical teams. You will leverage data-driven insights to build deep leadership relationships, facilitate talent workflows, and operationally embed core organizational values at every level.
What you’ll do (Role Expectations)
• Provide data-led coaching and guidance to people managers on performance management, career development framework execution, and team dynamics
• Lead the end-to-end rollout of core People & Culture initiatives, including Annual Reviews, Compensation Planning, and Engagement Surveys, tailoring delivery specifically for technical workflows
• Track, analyze, and drive key talent metrics—including attrition and promotion rates—to identify organizational trends and deliver proactive solutions to leadership
• Partner directly with the People Relations team and business leaders as a neutral advocate to investigate and resolve complex employee relations matters with high discretion
• Identify workflow and lifecycle friction points to streamline internal People & Culture processes, directly optimizing the developer and engineering employee experience
Who You Are (Success Profile)
• You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful.
• You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging d