Senior Director, Investor Relations & Strategic Finance

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 Senior Director, Investor Relations & Strategic Finance to join our team. This is a Hybrid San Jose, CA (in-office Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) role, reporting to the SVP of Investor Relations & Strategic Finance in the [MISSING: INSERT DETAIL] department. You will serve as a strategic financial partner and narrative architect, helping define our "Zero Trust" platform story for the market. As a key deputy to the SVP, you will move beyond traditional communications to drive quantitative leadership, managing consensus and articulating the financial narrative consolidation to sell-side analysts and institutional investors. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) - Act as the lead architect for our strategic narrative, drafting quarterly earnings scripts and pressing the "Platform" thesis while translating technical synergies into clear financial efficiencies - Direct financial modeling and consensus management, leveraging global analyst resources to maintain a rigorous internal "shadow model" while focusing on pressure-testing assumptions and interpreting key SaaS metrics like RPO and ARR - Lead investor targeting strategies and manage the calendar for conferences and non-deal roadshows, while contributing to the development of a compelling annual Investor Day - Articulate the Zscaler narrative to existing and prospective investors in a compelling, yet credible, fashion to attract and retain long-term investors - Lead select strategic finance projects, cross-functional integrations of Corporate Responsibility strategy, due diligence for potential acquisitions, and inputs to long-range planning Who You Are (Success Profile) - You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful. - You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution. - You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact. - You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback—knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust. - You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose. What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications) - Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain - BA/BS in Finance, Economics, or a related field - 12+ years of relevant experience, combining Investment Banking or Sell-Side Research with in-house IR experience at a high-growth public SaaS company - Deep technical fluency in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and consumption or subscription-based revenue models - Advanced financial modeling skills with the ability to debate valuation mechanics and modeling assumptions w