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 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges 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.
Role
We are looking for a Principal Product Manager to join our team. This is a hybrid role based in San Jose, reporting to the Senior Director, Product Management in the product management department. This role will lead strategy, roadmap, and adoption for critical ZPA platform initiatives, focusing on driving foundational platform capabilities that improve scalability, resiliency, operational efficiency, and customer adoption across a complex enterprise product portfolio. As a highly strategic and cross-functional product leader, you will partner closely with engineering, architecture, operations, and go-to-market teams to define and deliver infrastructure investments that strengthen platform performance, simplify operations, and support the needs of both commercial and regulated environments.
What you’ll do (Role Expectations)
• Define and drive the roadmap for key infrastructure and platform capabilities
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, architecture, operations, and field teams to identify priorities and deliver high-impact platform enhancements
• Define and prioritize resiliency investments, including health checks, recovery mechanisms, and service robustness improvements
• Translate customer, field, and partner feedback into clear product requirements, roadmap priorities, and measurable business outcomes
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders and align teams on strategy, sequencing, and execution tradeoffs
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 dynamic range: the ability to