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About Zscaler
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so that customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is the company’s cloud-native platform that protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.
With more than 10 years of experience developing, operating, and scaling the cloud, Zscaler serves thousands of enterprise customers around the world, including 450 of the Forbes Global 2000 organizations. In addition to protecting customers from damaging threats, such as ransomware and data exfiltration, it helps them slash costs, reduce complexity, and improve the user experience by eliminating stacks of latency-creating gateway appliances.
Zscaler was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. Zscaler’s purpose-built security platform puts a company’s defenses and controls where the connections occur—the internet—so that every connection is fast and secure, no matter how or where users connect or where their applications and workloads reside.
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Strategic Finance team. You will be responsible for providing critical financial insights, conducting in-depth analysis, and supporting our organization's strategic planning and decision-making process in a consultative approach.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and track new business and technology trends in the software industry
- Perform financial and competitive analyses, including industry and peer benchmarking, market/valuation trends, and work on ad-hoc projects
- Develop a robust understanding of key drivers of the business
- Collaborate across departments to understand key drivers of the business and to ensure that consistent metrics are presented
- Partner with business leaders to develop and drive strategic projects
- Build industry financial models and perform data analysis to identify business trends, and gain insight on key drivers of financial metrics
- Review and analyze sell-side research and models, consensus estimates, peer estimates, and market-related trends impacting valuation and investor perception
- Support quarterly earnings process, including preparation of earnings press releases, call scripts, financial outlook, Q&A, and accompanying investor and board presentations
Key Requirements:
- MBA/Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Quants, or Engineering; CFA helps, but not required
- 3-5 years of relevant experience, preferably in Consulting, Strategic Finance, Corporate Development, Investment Banking, Equity Research in any public/private company; tech sector expertise or experience at a tech company in similar profile will be preferred
- Demonstrated understanding of technology and business models, with desire and capacity to learn about the industry, products and other key participants
- Strong financial and analytical skills with ability to interpret information and financial concepts and apply them in business analysis
- Strong intellectual curiosity and high attention to detail keeping the big picture in mind
- Excellent proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- Highly motivated, self-driven individual who can drive projects and generate ideas
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills; Strong team player
What You can Expect from Us:
- An environment where you will be exposed to cutting-edge technologies and architectures
- A fun, passionate and collaborative workplace with the freedom to work on new ideas
- Competitive salary and benefits
- The pace and excitement of working for a Silicon Valley market leader
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 proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration 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 characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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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.
