Manager, MDR & Threat Hunting

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed acr...

We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments ...

We are looking for a Manager, MDR & Threat Hunting to join our team. This is a remote (USA) role, reporting to the Director, MDR & Threat Hunting. This role leads an important customer-facing team of elite threat hunters and MDR responders, responsible for both the operational excellence of the service and the healt...

Build, lead, and continuously develop a high-performing team of customer-facing threat hunters and MDR specialists, setting clear expectations, driving accountability, and recruiting talent that raises the team's collective bar
Own the full talent lifecycle for the team, from structured technical skill development and radical candor performance feedback to defined career ladders that retain and advance top talent
Serve as the senior escalation point for customer security teams (including executives: CISOs, Directors, SOC Leads) during active intrusions, complex investigations, hunts, and critical service issues, providing clear situational awareness, decisive guidance, and executive-level communication under pressure
Manage the team’s recurring tactical and strategic customer engagements (weekly through quarterly) that translate threat actor activity, policy posture, and attack surface risk into actionable guidance that clearly demonstrate MDR and Threat Hunting service value (especially during lower-activity periods when value is hardest to communicate)
Define and challenge the quality bar for all MDR and Managed Threat Hunting customer deliverables, establishing review standards, driving continuous improvement based on customer feedback and hunt outcomes, and ensuring outputs consistently reflect the team's expertise and Zscaler's brand

You act like an owner, operating with integrity, passion, and a bias for action while navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
You are a problem-solver who is energized by complex challenges and driven to find solutions that deliver maximum impact.
You are customer-obsessed, building deep empathy for internal and external stakeholders and anchoring decisions in solving real-world problems to champion their success.
You operate with urgency, combining speed and quality with a relentless focus on execution to deliver high-impact results quickly.
You lead with integrity, holding yourself and others to high standards of accountability while building trust through consistent, transparent action.
Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
Understand threat actor TTPs aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and detection/response opportunities for EDR and Web Proxies
Proficiency in two or more EDR platforms with experience writing detections and responding to EDR detections
Proven track record of managing customer-facing deliverable teams and executive stakeholder communication
Proficient in detection and response leveraging network and/or Web Proxy telemetry (specifically Zscaler products or equivalent)
Proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency
Prior experience as a people leader at an MDR or security vendor
Certifications such as GIAC GCIH, GCFA, GNFA, GDAT, OffSec Threat Hunter (OSTH / TH-200), eCTHP, CDETH or similar
Experience creating technical reports, white papers, and presentations (at security conferences, to boards, and to executives)

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