RoleWe are looking for a Principal Product Manager to join our team. This is a San Jose, CA role, reporting to the Director of Product Management - Cyber in the Cybersecurity Initiatives Product Management department. Deliver innovative capabilities in threat prevention, visibility, scalability, and business enablement by championing innovation and driving the planning and product roadmap for our cloud security platform.
What you'll do (Role Expectations)- Leading across teams to prioritize and drive enhancements to the Cyber portfolio
- Creating comprehensive PRDs to ensure all teams understand the problems being solved and the requirements for solving them
- Engaging with other product teams to ensure their success in leveraging the common Cyber services of the platform
- Leading with a customer-centric mindset and deeply empathizing with customers to understand pain points in the evolving cybersecurity landscape
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 navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
- You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
- You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback-knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust.
- You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.
What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
- Enterprise product management experience within Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Network Security
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Deep understanding of SSE, SASE, AI Security, Email Security, Endpoint Security, HTTP, DNS, SSL, IPS, Advanced Threat Protection, and Sandboxing
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to customers and partners while managing multiple tasks, priorities, and deadlines
What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)- Proven experience driving product strategy for AI-powered threat detection models or implementing machine learning capabilities within cloud security architectures
- Previous experience with Cybersecurity products such as Endpoint Security, AI Security, Email Security, Advanced Threat Protection, IPS, and Sandboxing
- Strong engineering or Threat Research background with a technical degree, certification, or customer-facing engineering experience
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Base Pay Range
$171,500-$245,000 USD
Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks, and more!
Learn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits here.
