Head of Talent Agility

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 160 public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the worlds 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 worlds 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.

Are you ready to dismantle traditional administrative HR and build the future of talent management

We are seeking a visionary Head of Talent Agility to join our People & Culture team. Traditional job architecture and legacy talent designations and processes are too structured and plodding for the age of AI. At Zscaler we are building an AI-Native P&C organization and we need a disruptive leader to architect the talent operating system that brings our enterprise talent strategy to life.

In this role you will architect a dynamic talent operating system focused on AI-powered inferred skills self-directed career pathing robust talent intelligence and vibrant job marketplaces. You will champion a talent philosophy that is agile technology-driven and centered on uncovering emergent skillsets and aspirations to enable seamless employee mobility workforce agility and next-generation succession planning.

• Enterprise Talent Intelligence: Establish an actionable dynamic view of enterprise talent and capabilities to identify and close critical skill gaps before they impact business velocity.
• Talent Fluidity & Deployment: Create the intelligence and mechanisms that enable leaders and HRBPs to identify and deploy talent against the highest-priority business and capability needs.
• Accelerated Internal Mobility: Significantly increase the percentage of roles filled internally by seamlessly matching employee skills and aspirations to open opportunities via the talent marketplace in partnership with Talent Acquisition and HRBPs.
• Enhanced Retention & Engagement: Increase career growth and internal opportunity for high-performing and critical talent contributing to stronger retention and engagement.
• Robust Succession Readiness: Build a demonstrable data-backed succession system for leadership and critical-role pipeline integrating performance potential skills and readiness to ensure business continuity and organizational agility.

• Build the Talent Architecture & Intelligence Engine: Design and launch a comprehensive modern talent architecture intelligence and mechanisms purpose-built for an AI-native hyper-growth enterprise purpose-built for an AI-native hyper-growth enterprise rather than constrained by traditional talent management practices including our talent philosophy operating principles performance indicators processes and tools across talent intelligence career architecture mobility talent reviews and succession integrated with Zscalers performance and development ecosystem.
• AI-Powered Talent Profiling: Partner with People Strategy & Operations/People Science to translate workforce data into actionable talent intelligence to build dynamic profiles based on inferred self-declared and peer/manager-declared skills moving beyond static job descriptions to map true organizational capability. Uncover emergent skillsets both internally and externally to proactively design development plans to meet future talent needs.
• Self-Directed Career Pathing & Mobility: In partnership with TA HRBPs and People Technology conceptualize and deploy an internal talent marketplace that dynamically matches employees self-declared career interests and evolving skills with Zscalers business needs and strategic initiatives.
• Strategic and Proactive Talent & Succession Intelligence: Provide talent and capability intelligence that informs enterprise and functional workforce planning succession and development strategies.
• Translate Talent Intelligence into Action: Partner across People Success to translate talent insights into leadership learning performance career and team interventions that build priority capabilities and strengthen the talent pipeline.

• 10 years of high-impact experience in Talent Strategy or Organizational Development with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity (Director level or equivalent).
• Proven track record of disruption: Demonstrated experience reimagining legacy talent practices and replacing them with simpler agile technology-enabled approaches centered on skills and mobility.
• Expertise in Talent Tech & AI: Deep understanding of internal talent marketplaces skills-ontology platforms and talent intelligence tools. A strong appetite for utilizing AI to infer skills and drive workforce planning.
• Strategic execution: Ability to operate with the strategic foresight of an executive advisor while remaining deeply involved in the daily craft of program building (a true player-coach).
• Agility & Ownership: An impact over activity mindset coupled with high diplomatic acumen and the ability to thrive in a matrixed hyper-growth environment.
• Respect the Past to Innovate the Future: Innovate by learning from the past not being limited by it. Embrace curiosity balance new ideas with practical application and have the courage to challenge old ways to find simpler more effective solutions. True innovation demands a curious mind that questions everything and applies a simplified practical lens to discover what is essential.

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:

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