Principal Product Manager

Zscaler

7h•$171,500 - $245,000•Remote

About The Position

Zscaler is seeking a Principal Product Manager to join its SecOps Product team. This is a remote role based in the USA, reporting to the Sr. Director of Product Management. The role leads product initiatives that support Zscaler’s Agentic SOC and MDR business by identifying and executing high-impact opportunities in threat detection and response. The Product Manager evaluates the evolving threat landscape and improves threat management products to protect customers from cyberattacks, translating complex security challenges into differentiated products that customers value. The position owns product strategy and roadmap for threat detection and response capabilities, drives cross-functional execution, and measures product outcomes. It also acts as the general manager for its product area, with ownership of commercialization, technical direction, and product quality. Success requires customer engagement, collaboration with engineering, security research, and go-to-market teams, and the ability to operate effectively amid ambiguity and competing priorities.

Requirements

Demonstrated ability to explore and integrate AI tools into daily workflows to enhance problem-solving and productivity.
At least 8 years of product management experience, including leading large initiatives and delivering business impact.
Deep cybersecurity expertise, particularly in threat detection, response, and the evolving threat landscape.
Experience with B2B SaaS or enterprise security products and understanding of complex sales cycles and customer needs.
Technical fluency to work effectively with security researchers and engineering teams on complex threat management systems and detection technologies.
Strong decision-making and communication skills, including the ability to align stakeholders, make decisions without consensus, and clearly explain product strategy and rationale.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability to use AI technologies and workflows to achieve measurable operational efficiency.
Experience with AI/ML-driven security solutions or autonomous detection systems, especially SOC automation, agentic workflows, or intelligent threat response.
Background in SOC operations, threat intelligence, or detection engineering, with firsthand understanding of analyst workflows and security-team challenges.
Experience at a security vendor or in security product commercialization, particularly in MDR, XDR, or SIEM/detection.

Responsibilities

Own product strategy and roadmap for threat detection and response capabilities, prioritizing work that protects customers from evolving cyberattacks and grows the Agentic SOC and MDR business.
Engage with customers, security researchers, and internal stakeholders to interpret threat landscape insights, define problems, and deliver differentiated product capabilities.
Drive cross-functional execution of large initiatives in partnership with engineering, security research, and go-to-market teams.
Use qualitative and quantitative analysis to measure and optimize product impact, customer protection, and business outcomes.
Act as the general manager of the product area, owning commercialization, technical direction, and product quality while balancing multiple priorities.