Head of Recruiting & Talent Management

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. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Are you ready to dismantle traditional, administrative HR and build the future of talent management?

We are seeking a visionary Head of Talent Agility to join our People & Culture team. Traditional job architecture and legacy talent designations and processes are too structured and plodding for the age of AI. At Zscaler, we are building an AI-Native P&C organization, and we need a disruptive leader to architect the talent operating system that brings our enterprise talent strategy to life.

In this role, you will architect a dynamic "talent operating system" focused on AI-powered inferred skills, self-directed career pathing, robust talent intelligence, and vibrant job marketplaces. You will champion a talent philosophy that is agile, technology-driven, and centered on uncovering emergent skillsets, and aspirations to enable seamless employee mobility, workforce agility, and next-generation succession planning.

Enterprise Talent Intelligence: Talent Fluidity & Deployment: Create the intelligence and mechanisms that enable leaders and HRBPs to identify and deploy talent against the highest-priority business and capability needs.

Significantly increase the percentage of roles filled internally by seamlessly matching employee skills and aspirations to open opportunities via the talent marketplace in partnership with Talent Acquisition and HRBPs.

Enhanced Retention & Engagement: Increase career growth and internal opportunity for high-performing and critical talent, contributing to stronger retention and engagement.

Build a demonstrable, data-backed succession system for leadership and critical-role pipeline integrating performance, potential, skills and readiness to ensure business continuity and organizational agility.

Build the Talent Architecture & Intelligence Engine: Design and launch a comprehensive, modern talent architecture, intelligence and mechanisms purpose-built for an AI-native, hyper-growth enterprise purpose-built for an AI-native, hyper-growth enterprise rather than constrained by traditional talent management practices, including our talent philosophy, operating principles, performance indicators, processes, and tools across talent intelligence, career architecture, mobility, talent reviews and succession integrated with Zscaler’s performance and development ecosystem.

Partner with People Strategy & Operations/People Science to translate workforce data into actionable talent intelligence to build dynamic profiles based on inferred, self-declared, and peer/manager-declared skills, moving beyond static job descriptions to map true organizational capability. Self-Directed Career Pathing & Mobility: In partnership with TA, HRBPs and People Technology, conceptualize and deploy an internal talent marketplace that dynamically matches employees' self-declared career interests and evolving skills with Zscaler's business needs and strategic initiatives.

Strategic and Proactive Talent & Succession Intelligence: Provide talent and capability intelligence that informs enterprise and functional workforce planning, succession and development strategies.

Translate Talent Intelligence into Action: Partner across People Success to translate talent insights into leadership, learning, performance, career and team interventions that build priority capabilities and strengthen the talent pipeline.

Demonstrated experience reimagining legacy talent practices and replacing them with simpler, agile, technology-enabled approaches centered on skills and mobility.

• Expertise in Talent Tech & AI: Deep understanding of internal talent marketplaces, skills-ontology platforms, and talent intelligence tools. A strong appetite for utilizing AI to infer skills and drive workforce planning.
• Ability to operate with the strategic foresight of an executive advisor while remaining deeply involved in the daily craft of program building (a true player-coach).
• Embrace curiosity, balance new ideas with practical application, and have the courage to challenge old ways to find simpler, more effective solutions. 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.

At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. Various health plans

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.

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. 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.

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