Principal Product Manager-Sovereign Cloud
Zscaler · San Jose, California, USA ·
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Principal
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- Product
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Company size
- 1000+
- Salary
- USD 171,500 – 245,000 / year
Zscaler · San Jose, California, USA ·
Leads product strategy and roadmap for Zscaler’s Sovereign Cloud initiatives, driving global cloud security solutions. Focuses on cross-functional collaboration, customer feedback, and scaling Zero Trust Exchange platform features to maintain leadership in cybersecurity.
Zscaler (NASDAQ: 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 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites 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. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler.
Role
We are looking for a Principal Product Manager - Sovereign Cloud to join our team. This is a Hybrid role, reporting to the Senior Director, Product Management in the Product Management department. This role will lead strategy, roadmap execution, and adoption for Sovereign Cloud initiatives across a complex enterprise product portfolio. This is a high-visibility role where you will drive critical projects to scale our Sovereign Cloud offerings, ensuring our Zero Trust Exchange remains the global leader in cloud security.
What you’ll do (Role Expectations)
Define and execute the product roadmap for Zscaler Sovereign Solutions, addressing critical customer and partner priorities
Lead high-impact, cross-functional collaborations across engineering, sales, and marketing to successfully drive products from concept to market delivery
Engage with global customers to gather feedback, identify market opportunities, prioritize investments, analyze competition, and anticipate emerging trends
Influence cross-functional stakeholders and align teams on strategy, sequencing, and execution tradeoffs
Who You Are (Success Profile)
Thrive in ambiguity, navigating dynamic environments with ease and viewing uncertainty as an opportunity to build meaningful solutions.
Operate like an owner with a strong bias for action, deep integrity, and the agility to transition seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
Demonstrate a strong problem-solving focus, showing energy and dedication when tackling complex challenges to deliver high-impact outcomes.
Build high-trust collaboration across teams, fostering alignment through transparent communication, mutual respect, and constructive candor.
Move with a strong sense of urgency, balancing speed and quality to deliver outstanding results in a fast-paced environment.
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
10+ years of product management experience with a proven track record of defining, launching, and scaling successful security products for cloud environments
Deep technical expertise in network security and protocols including proxies, firewalls, TLS, PKI, and HTTP/S
Proven experience with cloud-native services at hyper-scalers or major SaaS providers
Exceptional collaboration and stakeholder management skills with experience translating complex customer needs into well-defined product requirements
What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)
Proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency
Technical background or industry experience in Cloud Engineering, SRE, DevOps, or Technical Product Management
Proven ability to balance long-term platform strategy with near-term engineering delivery needs and influence without direct authority
Enterprise networking and Zscaler expertise, including a deep understanding of global transit architectures, underlays, and networking technologies combined with direct, hands-on experience with Zscaler products (ZIA, ZPA, or ZDX)
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