Staff Product Designer

About the role

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. This role is a Hybrid (3 days - San Jose HQ) position, reporting to the Senior Manager, Product Design in the Product Management department.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product design for complex enterprise cybersecurity workflows across multiple Zscaler products, from discovery and concepting through prototyping, validation, implementation, and iteration.
• Use AI-powered tools alongside Figma and other design platforms to accelerate ideation, prototyping, content creation, design exploration, and overall delivery speed.
• Create intuitive experiences for data-dense, highly technical, and configuration-heavy environments, balancing usability, clarity, scalability, and power.
• Translate concepts into working prototypes and implementation-ready solutions, including using AI to generate, refine, and commit front-end code in close partnership with engineering.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Content Design, Research, Data Science, and AI teams to define problems, align requirements, and deliver cohesive user experiences.
• Evolve design systems, UX standards, and AI-native design practices while maintaining a high bar for quality across interaction design, visual design, accessibility, research-informed decisions, and team mentorship.

Requirements

• Demonstrated AI-native mindset with active, daily use of AI tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor, or equivalent) to enhance design, build, documentation, and iteration workflows.
• 8+ years of UX and/or Product Design experience, including at least 5 years designing for enterprise or B2B products.
• A strong product design portfolio showing shipped, world-class UX for complex enterprise products using tools like Figma or Sketch (portfolio link required).
• Exceptional visual and interaction design skills with proven experience building, contributing to, and scaling global design systems.
• Deep understanding of front-end constraints (HTML, CSS, JS frameworks) with fluency in reading code and working closely with engineering implementation.
• Excellent communication skills, demonstrating clarity, directness, and strong cross-functional collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Experience designing analytical or data-dense interfaces such as dashboards, workflows, monitoring, or configuration-heavy surfaces.
• Familiarity with IT, Cloud Security, or adjacent technical domains.
• Experience using AI tools to generate code, prototype interactions, or automate design-to-code workflows.

Skills

• AI-native mindset
• Strong product design skills
• Visual and interaction design skills
• Front-end development skills
• Communication skills
• Collaboration skills

Benefits

• Variety of health plans
• Time off plans for vacation and sick time
• Parental leave options
• Retailment options
• In-office perks
• More information about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits

Pay

The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits. Base Pay Range $137,200—$196,000 USD.

Schedule

This role is a Hybrid (3 days - San Jose HQ) position.

Location

San Jose HQ