Zscaler

Cloud Security

StrategicAccounts&PursuitsLead

₹35–55L ~AI est. Bangalore, India; Mumbai, India Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Strategic Accounts & Pursuits Lead at Zscaler. Skills: Strategic accounts, Pursuit leadership, Transformation engagements. Shape strategy for transformation engagements. Orchestrate cross-functional alignment”

What You'll Achieve.

Close high-impact deals

Industry & Context.

Cloud Security
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solver

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Over 10 years enterprise sales leadership, Software/SaaS/Cloud industries experience, Proven track record leading large strategic sales, Proven track record leading transformational sales, Strategic thinking ability, Analyze market trends and opportunities, High-accountability leadership, Orchestrating cross-functional alignment

Nice to Have

Expertise in sales process, Expertise in territory planning, Expertise in collaboration, Growth mindset, Passion for innovation, Established track record building C-suite relationships, Understanding of partner ecosystem, Understanding role of partners in driving transformation

What You'll Do.

Shape strategy for transformation engagements

Orchestrate cross-functional alignment

Guide multi-threaded pursuits

Design sales strategies

Lead teams on strategic customer engagements

Develop transformation roadmaps

Develop pursuit strategies

Create compelling proposals

Build repeatable frameworks

Align internal stakeholders

Align external stakeholders

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional alignment; Customer engagements; Partner ecosystem

Full Job Description

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 Strategic Accounts & Pursuits Lead to join our team based in India. This is a Hybrid, Bangalore / Mumbai role, reporting to the Head of Strategic Accounts, APJ, within the Sales and Go-to-Market department. You will act as a catalyst for major transformation engagements, driving digital strategies and nurturing high-impact customer engagements to cement Zscaler’s position as the world leader in cloud security. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Acting as the catalyst for major transformation engagements: shaping strategy, orchestrating cros

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