[Hiring] Senior Recruiter @Zscaler

Role Description

We are looking for a Senior Recruiter to join our People & Culture (Talent Acquisition) team in Germany. This role will predominantly focus on hiring senior sales (Account Execs, Sales Managers, RVPs etc) across the DACH region.

You’ll be a hands-on full lifecycle recruiter dedicated to building high-calibre pipelines for our EMEA organization. Your primary focus is proactive, high-velocity sourcing of qualified, diverse candidates and driving end-to-end hiring excellence.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Own full-cycle recruiting with business leaders across EMEA, managing the process from intake and calibration to the final close.
• Lead with sourcing by building net-new pipelines via LinkedIn Recruiter, talent maps, and targeted campaigns to maintain 2–3x pipeline coverage per role.
• Partner directly with VPs, Directors and Managers to forecast demand, define profiles, calibrate market compensation, and advise on process trade-offs.
• Drive structured, efficient hiring cycles by managing scorecards, interview plans, and data hygiene to ensure a high-quality candidate experience.
• Deliver weekly updates on pipeline health and status of openings, diagnosing and fixing bottlenecks to maintain hiring momentum.

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity, seeing it as the raw material to build something meaningful.
• You act like an owner, operating with integrity and leveraging dynamic range between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
• You are a problem-solver, focused on finding solutions to challenges.
• You are a high-trust collaborator, ambitious for the team and embracing a challenge culture.
• You are a learner with a growth mindset, actively seeking feedback to improve.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions.
• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in B2B SaaS, with a good understanding of cybersecurity, networking, and cloud technologies.
• Proven success sourcing and converting passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter and modern talent discovery tools.
• Track record of meeting or exceeding goals for quality, time-to-fill, and offer acceptance goals while managing 8–12 concurrent searches.
• Proficiency in structured interview techniques, compensation fundamentals, and complex offer negotiations.

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience hiring within the cybersecurity or networking industries across a variety of disciplines - engineering, customer success, and G&A.
• Hands-on experience with sourcing enhancers like Gem or SeekOut, talent intelligence, and detailed market mapping.
• Demonstrated impact on diversity sourcing initiatives and the calibration of interview teams to drive inclusive hiring.
• Built hiring playbooks, dashboards, or programs for GTM scale-ups.
• Experience working remotely as the only TA person on the ground in the region.
• Have worked for a high growth US tech company.

Benefits

• Various health plans.
• Time off plans for vacation and sick time.
• Parental leave options.
• Retirement options.
• Education reimbursement.
• In-office perks, and more!