Principal Product Manager-Federal

About Zscaler

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 40% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. 

Named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune and others, Zscaler fosters an inclusive and supportive culture that is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry. If you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and collaborative, and you are passionate about building and innovating for the greater good, come make your next move with Zscaler. 

We built the Zscaler architecture from the ground up as a platform that could extend to new features and services. Our Product Management team takes hold of this massive opportunity to deliver our customers a growing portfolio of never-before-seen capabilities in threat prevention, visibility, scalability, and business enablement. Our product managers are champions of innovation with a shared vision for Zscaler and the limitless possibilities of cloud security. Join us to make your mark on the planning and product roadmap at the forefront of the world’s cloud security leader.

We're looking for an experienced Principal Product Manager to join our Federal and Sovereign Clouds team. Reporting to the Senior Director, Product Management, you'll be responsible for:

• Working closely with stakeholders in Sales and Compliance teams to fully understand the needs of the public sector and how that affects product development and delivery roadmaps for our product offerings
• Stakeholder management to drive alignment between sales, compliance, engineering, product management, and enablement teams
• Writing excellent, detailed product vision, product specification and business strategy artifacts that clarifies and aligns all stakeholders
• Driving the requirements and go to market for DoD unclassified and classified cloud offerings, working closely with engineering, regional sales teams and cloud operations teams
• Working closely with Product Management leadership to prioritize your requirements and delivering the roadmap resulting in solid adoption and realization of business goals

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications) 

• U.S. citizenship is required for this position due to the nature of the customers assigned to this role.
• 10+ years Product Management experience with at least 3 years in US federal market, preferably in SaaS and/or Cyber Security space
• Deep understanding of US Federal and DoD markets and experience with US DoD certification programs such as IL5 and IL6 is required.
• Broad stakeholder management to drive alignment between sales, compliance, engineering, product management, and enablement teams

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• DoD secret clearance and cloud services
• Experience working with customers to clearly document the needs for engineering community to deliver on the roadmap resulting in solid adoption and realization of business goals
• Good understanding of Cloud Security spanning SWG, ZTNA, Proxies, Firewalls, VPN and data path technologies and ability to work in a fast paced environment and track the engagement and activity using project management tools is mandatory

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• Various health plans
• Time off plans for vacation and sick time
• Parental leave options
• Retirement options
• Education reimbursement
• In-office perks, and more!

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