Director, People Business Partner - Technology

Zscaler; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Time off plans for vacation and sick

Parental leave options

Retirement options

Education reimbursement

In-office perks

Job summary

Zscaler is seeking a Director, People Business Partner - Technology in Santa Clara, CA. You will partner with executive leadership to design and scale an organizational structure that fuels innovation within the global Technology group.

The role requires strategic talent architecture and the ability to influence tech roadmaps and solve complex organizational challenges. Based in Silicon Valley with onsite presence Tue-Thu, you will drive talent strategy, leadership development, and succession

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience as a People and Culture Partner or HR Leader in a global, high-growth Security or SaaS organization.
• Ability to understand AI/R&D cycles and speak tech leaders' language.
• Proven ability to tell compelling stories with data to influence executives.
• Strong executive presence with empathy and servant leadership.
• Experience leading organizational design, succession planning, and global talent challenges.

Responsibilities

• Partner with tech executives to align talent strategy with product and engineering roadmaps.
• Diagnose organization health metrics and lead large-scale design initiatives.
• Leverage AI-driven tools to provide talent insights and forecast needs.
• Drive succession planning, leadership coaching, and performance culture.
• Act as strategic translator across centers of excellence and cross-functional partners.

Skills

People & Culture Partner

HR Leadership

Data Analytics

Executive Presence

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tools

AI-driven HR analytics tools

Job description

About Zscaler

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise, we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world’s largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We say, impact over activity. We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate—we’re focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership, and accountability.

We value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where you’re enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges, and want to be part of the team that’s helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity.

We are looking for a Director, People Business Partner - Technology to join our Business Partner department in our People & Culture Organization. This role is based in Santa Clara, CA (onsite Tuesday-Thursday) and reports to the VP of HR Business Partnering. As a strategic talent architect for our global Technology organization, you will partner directly with executive leadership to design and scale an organizational structure that fuels innovation. This is a high-impact leadership position requiring the executive presence to influence tech roadmaps and the analytical rigor to solve complex organizational challenges before they become roadblocks.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Act as a critical thought partner to tech executives across AI, Product, Engineering, Innovation and CISO ensuring the talent strategy is inextricably linked to the product and engineering roadmap and workforce
• Diagnose organizational health metrics and sentiment to gauge effectiveness and lead large-scale design initiatives that improve velocity, clarity, and innovation across global teams
• Leverage advanced data analytics and AI-driven tools to provide high-value talent and leadership insights, moving beyond historical reporting to forecast future business and talent needs
• Drive executive-level succession planning, leadership coaching and development, and performance culture designed to thrive in high-velocity technical environments
• Act as a strategic translator, independently driving high-impact collaboration across P&C Centers of Excellence and cross-functional partners to ensure the unique needs of the Technology org are seamlessly supported

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• 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. You adapt to what’s needed, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
• 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 positive force. You approach hard problems with constructive energy and a 'can-do' spirit that is contagious, inspiring your team to stay focused on the solution.
• You think at scale. You connect your day-to-day work to the larger company mission and think globally. You build solutions, processes, and teams that are not just effective today but are built to last and support a high-growth, global organization.
• You are resilient and adaptable. You view change as an opportunity and setbacks as temporary. You maintain composure and focus in high-pressure situations, guiding yourself and your team through complexity with a steady, positive hand.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 10+ years experience as a People and Culture Partner or HR Leader in a global, high growth, transformative Security or SaaS organization supporting complex Technology organizations (Engineering, Product, IT, etc)
• Demonstrated "Technical Weight" - you understand the nuances of R&D cycles and the evolving landscape of AI, allowing you to speak the language of tech leaders
• Proven ability to leverage data analytics to tell compelling stories, using data to justify strategic shifts to a highly skeptical, data-centric executive audience
• Strong executive presence with the "gravitas" to challenge senior leaders and the empathy to serve as the trusted and compassionate face of People & Culture
• Track record of independently leading large-scale organizational design initiatives, executive-level succession planning, and navigating complex, global talent challenges

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience actively modernizing People & Culture practices by identifying and integrating AI-driven tools into daily HR analytics and talent insights
• Deep expertise in acting as a cross-functional "translator," successfully bridging the gap between high-velocity engineering cultures and specialized corporate functions (Finance, Legal, Compliance, and HR CoEs)
• Prior experience supporting innovation-heavy teams through rapid scaling or significant structural transformation

Zscaler’s salary ranges are benchmarked and are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations and could be higher or lower based on a multitude of factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits.

Base Pay Range

$168,000—$240,000 USD

At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure.

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.

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