Staff People Business Partner

Zscaler•San Jose, CA

6d•$122,500 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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. We are looking for a Staff People Business Partner to join our team. This is a hybrid role based out of our San Jose, CA office, requiring you to work on-site three days a week Tuesday-Thursday. In this position, you will report directly to the Sr. Director, People Business Partner in the People & Culture (P&C) organization. In this highly strategic and collaborative role, you will partner directly with our Americas Sales - Go-To-Market (GTM) organization to drive organizational scaling, navigate complex employee relations, and execute business strategy. You will think steps ahead, providing predictive thought leadership and clear, data-driven analysis to align people initiatives with broader organizational goals.

Requirements

Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
Extensive human resources experience supporting full employee lifecycle processes and strategic business partnering within a fast-paced, high-growth enterprise
Proven track record of autonomously managing complex employee relations cases and providing proactive coaching to people managers and executive leadership
Demonstrated experience fully owning, executing, and delivering high-impact strategic HR workstreams or pillars with full accountability
Strong background collaborating within a matrixed global environment, specifically supporting Sales or Go-To-Market functional organizations

Nice To Haves

Experience leveraging AI capabilities for HR use cases, including automated support insights, predictive workforce analytics, or workflow automation
Demonstrated ability to think multiple steps ahead to predict organizational risks and deliver proactive, executive-ready insights
Advanced degree in Human Resources, Business Administration (MBA), or a related functional field

Responsibilities

Own and execute key strategic workstreams and pillars within the P&C strategy for the Americas Sales - GTM organization
Proactively manage and support complex employee relations cases, identifying and mitigating organizational risks
Partner with GTM leadership to articulate the business impact behind people programs, clearly connecting the dots across the what, why, and how
Analyze diverse people data sets to uncover predictive insights and deliver proactive recommendations that enhance organizational effectiveness
Navigate fluidly between high-level organizational strategy and targeted execution, ensuring smooth scaling during major programmatic shifts