Senior Product Manager - Data Protection

Zscaler; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off plans

Parental leave

Retirement options

In-office perks

Job summary

Zscaler, a leader in cloud-based security, seeks a Senior Product Manager in San Jose, CA to drive the Data Security capabilities. You will own end-to-end product lifecycle for Data Security products, including Web DLP and Email DLP, and collaborate with Engineering, UX, Sales, and Marketing to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

This hybrid role based in San Jose requires partnering with multiple teams to define requirements and execute go-to-market plans, ensuring adoption and measurable

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging AI-driven solutions in security.
• 3–5 years of product management experience delivering Cyber Security solutions.
• Proven experience with DLP and data classification products.
• Strong technical foundation in Data Security, Email, Proxy, CASB, DSPM.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for Data Security products, including Web DLP and Email DLP.
• Define, document, and prioritize product requirements using market research, competitive insights, and customer feedback.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Engineering, UX, Support, Operations, Sales, Marketing) to take ideas from concept to successful delivery.
• Support product deployment and sales enablement across beta and production environments in collaboration with Support, Operations, and Sales teams.
• Drive and execute go-to-market plans with Marketing and Sales to ensure adoption and measurable product success.

Skills

AI/ML concepts

Cyber security

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Data classification

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

San Jose, California, USA

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.

Role

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our team. This is a hybrid, based in San Jose, CA (3 days onsite) role, reporting to the Director, Product Management in the Product Management department. You drive the vision, strategy, and execution for Zscaler’s Data Security capabilities, helping expand a cloud security platform built for innovation, scale, and business enablement.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for Data Security products, including Web DLP and Email DLP
• Define, document, and prioritize product requirements using market research, competitive insights, and customer feedback
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Engineering, UX, Support, Operations, Sales, Marketing) to take ideas from concept to successful delivery
• Support product deployment and sales enablement across beta and production environments in collaboration with Support, Operations, and Sales teams
• Drive and execute go-to-market plans with Marketing and Sales to ensure adoption and measurable product success

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
• 3–5 years of product management experience delivering Cyber Security solutions
• Proven experience with Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and data classification products with understanding of legacy tools and modern AI-based classification methods
• Strong technical foundation in Data Security, Email, Proxy, CASB, DSPM & adjacent technologies
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to operate across technical and business stakeholders

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience building roadmap for Data Security, Data Loss Prevention, or advanced AI-based automated data classification solutions
• Technical degree or a background in hands‑on engineering, providing the architectural depth needed to lead complex product modules

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Base Pay Range

$119,000 - $170,000 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:

• Time off plans for vacation and sick time
• Parental leave options
• Retirement options
• In‑office perks, and more!

Learn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefitshere .

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