Principal Product Manager

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 Principal Product Manager to join our team in a hybrid capacity in Bangalore, reporting to the Director, Product Management within the Product Management department. As a Principal Product Manager, you will be the driving force behind the evolution of our Cyber portfolio, transforming complex security challenges into seamless platform solutions. You will serve as a critical bridge between customer needs and technical execution, ensuring our platform remains at the forefront of the cybersecurity landscape.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Lead across cross-functional teams to prioritize and drive high-impact enhancements to the Cyber portfolio
• Create comprehensive PRDs that provide clear problem definitions and technical requirements to ensure alignment across all engineering teams
• Engage deeply with other product teams to ensure their success in leveraging and integrating common Cyber services across the platform
• Maintain a relentless customer-centric mindset to deeply empathize with and solve the evolving pain points within the 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. You adapt to what’s needed, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
• You are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, 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 customer-obsessed. You build deep empathy for the customer—both internal and external—and anchor your decisions in solving their real-world problems. You champion their needs from start to finish, knowing their success is our success.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 8–10 years of experience in Enterprise Products specifically within Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Network Security Product Management
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
• Deep technical understanding of SSE, SASE, AI, Email Security, HTTP, DNS, SSL, IPS, Advanced Threat Protection, and Sandboxing
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to present effectively to customers and partners while managing multiple competing priorities

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Previous experience directly managing Cybersecurity products such as Endpoint, Advanced Threat Protection, IPS, and Sandboxing
• A proven track record in identifying complex requirements and authoring detailed functional specifications
• Strong background in Engineering or Threat Research, including technical certifications or experience in customer-facing technical roles like escalation or sales engineering

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