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 Recruiter to join our team. This is a Bangalore based, Hybrid role, reporting to the Senior Manager Talent Acquisition within the P&C department.

You will lead full-cycle recruitment for GTM roles across India, acting as a strategic partner to Sales leadership. Your mission is to identify, engage, and hire "A-Player" talent while providing deep market intelligence to drive our growth in the region.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

Lead the room during calibration meetings with senior Sales leadership to align on talent needs and profile requirements
Act as a subject matter expert on the India talent landscape, providing insights on competitor movements and local compensation nuances
Utilize advanced headhunting techniques to identify and engage top-tier sales talent from cybersecurity and cloud competitors
Maintain impeccable data integrity in Greenhouse, using analytics to identify funnel friction points and implement solutions
Execute high-impact, full-cycle recruitment for GTM roles across the India market

Who You Are (Success Profile)

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 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.
You operate with urgency. You understand that in a high-growth environment, speed and quality are not mutually exclusive. You have a relentless focus on execution and a bias for action, delivering high-impact results quickly to win for the customer and the team.
You are data-driven. You use data and analytics to find the truth, measure what matters, and guide informed decisions. You value evidence over assumptions, replacing "I think" with "I know" to drive better outcomes.
You lead with integrity. You do the right thing, even when it’s hard. You hold yourself and others to a high standard of accountability and build trust by matching your words with consistent, transparent action.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with at least 4 years focused on high-quota-carrying Sales roles within the India SaaS or Cybersecurity ecosystem
Proven track record of navigating the unique local talent landscape, including experience with notice period negotiations and competing with Tier-1 global tech firms
Advanced expertise in LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search to build consistent pipelines of passive talent
Experience partnering directly with Country Managers or VP-level Sales leadership to influence hiring decisions using market data
High proficiency in using Greenhouse or a similar enterprise ATS to manage the recruitment funnel with 100% data accuracy

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

Experience working within a US-headquartered hyper-growth company, bridging communication between local leadership and global standards
Sophisticated understanding of complex India-specific compensation structures, including the ability to explain RSUs

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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:

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 Future of Work strategy, 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.

Senior Recruiter

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