Senior People Business Partner, AI-Powered People Strategy

Job overview

The Senior People Business Partner role is hybrid and based at Zscaler’s Santa Clara, CA headquarters, with a base salary range of $150,500–$215,000 per year. Zscaler provides a cloud security platform that securely connects users, devices, and applications. The role helps design and scale AI-enabled practices across the global People Business Partner function while advising leaders in Finance, Legal, Business Development, and People & Culture. It combines strategic HR partnership with hands-on development of workflows, programs, and workforce insights to improve talent outcomes and employee and manager experiences.

What you'll do

• Design and pilot an agentic workflow for performance and develop other AI-augmented practices and global frameworks
• advise executive leaders and managers on performance, career progression, and team dynamics
• lead performance and compensation planning, engagement surveys, and talent reviews
• analyze workforce metrics to identify actionable insights
• partner with People Relations and business leaders on employee relations matters
• identify employee-lifecycle friction and streamline workflows.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior people business partner

zscaler

santa clara ca

hybrid

full-time

ai-powered hr

people strategy

global pbp

performance management

workforce analytics

employee relations

$150,500–$215,000/year

health plans

parental leave

retirement

education reimbursement

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Various health plans
• vacation and sick time
• parental leave options
• retirement options
• education reimbursement
• in-office perks.

Why this role

The posting describes a hybrid role and seeks hands-on experience using AI/ML tools and automation to improve HR processes, along with 10+ years of progressive HR/PBP experience. Benefits include health plans, vacation and sick time, parental leave, retirement options, education reimbursement, and in-office perks.

About the employer

Zscaler is hiring for this role. Industry: Software Publishers. Sector: 51.