Staff Product Designer, Design System

Zscaler; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement options

Education reimbursement

In-office perks

Job summary

Zscaler is seeking a Staff Product Designer for the Design System to evolve our design ecosystem. This hybrid role (3 days at San Jose HQ) reports to the Senior Manager, Product Design in Product Management.

You will define visual, interaction, and structural standards across Zscaler's product surfaces, collaborating with design and engineering teams. You will drive scalable components, tokens, and governance to ensure consistency and quality across products, leveraging AI in daily workflows and

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in Product Design with 2+ years building enterprise-grade Design Systems.
• Experience partnering with engineering and design to align on Design System goals.
• Deep fluency in token architecture, theming, WCAG accessibility, and responsive design.
• Comfort reading code to understand implementation details.

Responsibilities

• Create and refine scalable components and patterns for consistency and efficiency.
• Contribute to and refine the Design System end-to-end (tokens, components, docs, governance).
• Leverage AI-powered tools to generate, iterate, and launch live prototypes.
• Streamline design-to-code handoff with improved documentation.

Skills

AI tooling exploration

Design Systems

Figma

Design-to-code handoff

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Figma

Claude Code

Cursor

Job description

About Zscaler

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an

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 Staff Product Designer, Design System to join our team. This is a Hybrid (3 days - San Jose HQ) role, reporting to the Senior Manager, Product Design in the Product Management department. As the Staff Product Designer for the Design System, you will participate in the evolution of the organization’s design ecosystem, ensuring consistency, scalability, and excellence across all products. Leveraging cutting-edge tools and treating AI as a daily craft instrument, you will work closely with Design, Engineering, and cross‑functional teams to set visual, interaction, and structural standards across Zscaler's product surfaces.

What You’ll Do (Role Expectations)

• Create and refine scalable components and patterns, ensuring adaptability and consistency to improve product efficiency and cohesiveness
• Contribute to and refine the Zscaler Design System end-to-end, including tokens, components, patterns, documentation, and governance
• Use modern, AI-powered tool stacks such as Claude Code and Cursor to generate, iterate on, and launch live prototypes and products
• Compress the loop between idea and shipped pattern by accelerating documentation and automating design-to-code handoff

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You act like an owner, fueled by passion for the mission and a strong bias for action, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands‑on execution to achieve impactful outcomes.
• You are a high‑trust collaborator who is ambitious for team success, thriving in a candid, feedback‑rich culture where clear, respectful communication builds trust and accelerates collective impact.
• You are a continuous learner with a growth mindset, actively seeking feedback to elevate your craft, strengthen team partnerships, and drive work with clear purpose.
• You think at scale, connecting daily design initiatives to global company objectives and building resilient systems and processes structured for long‑term growth.
• You lead with integrity, holding yourself and others to high accountability standards while matching words with consistent, transparent action.

What We’re Looking For (Minimum Qualifications)

• Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem‑solving
• 8-10 years of Product Design experience, with 2+ years of experience in creating, scaling, and maintaining enterprise‑grade Design Systems, accompanied by a portfolio showcasing component libraries, user guidelines, and successful adoption strategies
• Experience working closely with engineering and design to align on Design System goals, provide mentorship, and advocate for design principles and best practices
• Deep fluency in token architecture, theming, accessibility (WCAG), and responsive design
• Deep understanding of front‑end constraints and techniques, with fluency in working closely with engineering and reading code to understand implementation details
• Extensive experience in design tools like Figma (or other design software) for component development

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Ability to solve complex design challenges by developing scalable solutions that address user needs and align with technical, business, and product objectives
• AI‑powered tooling or automation built to accelerate design system workflows, generation, documentation, or handoff
• Experience designing systems for cybersecurity, infrastructure, developer tools, or other highly technical or complex domains

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

$156,800—$196,000 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.

Benefits

• 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.

By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines.

Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. See more information by clicking on the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal link.

Pay Transparency

Zscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules.

Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long‑term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy‑related support.