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 Staff Product Designer, Design System to join our team. This is a Hybrid (3 days - San Jose HQ) role, reporting to the Senior Manager, Product Design in the Product Management department. As the Staff Product Designer for the Design System, you will participate in the evolution of the organization’s design ecosystem, ensuring consistency, scalability, and excellence across all products. Leveraging cutting-edge tools and treating AI as a daily craft instrument, you will work closely with Design, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to set visual, interaction, and structural standards across Zscaler's product surfaces.
What You’ll Do (Role Expectations)
- Create and refine scalable components and patterns, ensuring adaptability and consistency to improve product efficiency and cohesiveness
- Contribute to and refine the Zscaler Design System end-to-end, including tokens, components, patterns, documentation, and governance
- Use modern, AI-powered tool stacks such as Claude Code and Cursor to generate, iterate on, and launch live prototypes and products
- Compress the loop between idea and shipped pattern by accelerating documentation and automating design-to-code handoff
Who You Are (Success Profile)
- You act like an owner, fueled by passion for the mission and a strong bias for action, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution to achieve impactful outcomes.
- You are a high-trust collaborator who is ambitious for team success, thriving in a candid, feedback-rich culture where clear, respectful communication builds trust and accelerates collective impact.
- You are a continuous learner with a growth mindset, actively seeking feedback to elevate your craft, strengthen team partnerships, and drive work with clear purpose.
- You think at scale, connecting daily design initiatives to global company objectives and building resilient systems and processes structured for long-term growth.
- You lead with integrity, holding yourself and others to high accountability standards while matching words with consistent, transparent action.
What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)
- Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving
- 8-10 years of Product Design experience, with 2+ years of experience in creating, scaling, and maintaining enterprise-grade Design Systems, accompanied by a portfolio showcasing component libraries, user guidelines, and successful adoption strategies
- Experience working closely with engineering and design to align on Design System goals, provide mentorship, and advocate for design principles and best practices
- Deep fluency in token architecture, theming, accessibility (WCAG), and responsive design
- Deep understanding of front-end constraints and techniques, with fluency in working closely with engineering and reading code to understand implementation details
- Extensive experience in design tools like Figma (or other design software) for component development
What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)
- Ability to solve complex design challenges by developing scalable solutions that address user needs and align with technical, business, and product objectives
- AI-powered tooling or automation built to accelerate design system workflows, generation, documentation, or handoff
- Experience designing systems for cybersecurity, infrastructure, developer tools, or other highly technical or complex domains
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Zscaler’s salary ranges are benchmarked and are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations and could be higher or lower based on a multitude of factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits.
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 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.
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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.
Skills Required
- Active exploration and integration of AI tools into design workflows
- 8-10 years of product design experience with portfolio of component libraries and adoption strategies
- 2+ years creating, scaling, and maintaining enterprise-grade design systems
- Experience collaborating with engineering and design to align on design system goals and mentor teams
- Deep fluency in token architecture, theming, accessibility (WCAG), and responsive design
- Deep understanding of front-end constraints and ability to read implementation code
- Extensive experience with design tools such as Figma (or other design software) for component development
- Ability to develop scalable solutions that address technical, business, and product objectives
- Experience building AI-powered tooling or automation to accelerate design system workflows and handoff
- Experience designing systems for cybersecurity, infrastructure, developer tools, or other complex technical domains
Zscaler Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include multiple medical plan choices, vision coverage, and robust mental‑health resources such as Lyra, 24/7 EAP access via Telus, and Calm app access. Disability and life insurance are also company‑paid in many cases, and some regions offer virtual primary care and screenings.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as flexible for many salaried roles, with generous PTO/holidays and paid sick, bereavement, and military leave. Region‑specific pages indicate the company regularly reviews and updates leave programs.
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Parental & Family Support — U.S. materials outline fully paid bonding time for all parents and disability coverage for birthing parents, plus a paid ramp‑back option after leave. Family‑building support and adoption assistance are noted on benefits pages.
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What We Do
Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. Our cloud native Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.
Why Work With Us
Our impact comes from how we work—every day, in every decision, as one team. Our values and leadership principles are more than words; they're our operating system. They fuel a culture of execution where trust, transparency, and accountability help us deliver meaningful results for our customers, colleagues, and our company. www.zscaler.com/culture
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