# Manager, MDR & Threat Hunting at Zscaler > Remote · United States · Manager · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Azscaler%3A5249895007 (read 2026-11-04). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [Zscaler](https://alderhq.app/companies/zscaler) - Location text: Bellevue, Washington, USA; Remote - USA; Santa Clara, California, USA; USA - Update Location; Remote - Colorado, USA; Remote - USA - Where it can be done from (inferred): Remote · United States (evidence: "Remote role open worldwide") - Posted: 2026-09-30 (35 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zscaler/jobs/5249895007 ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: $144k–$205k per year (from the listing's pay field) - Market band for similar posted roles (Seattle, n 107): p25 $128k, median $149k, p75 $174k - H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 7, median offered wage $225k ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance)) - Recognised sponsor (NL): registered as "Zscaler Netherlands B.V." (checked 2026-11-03, [register](https://ind.nl/en/public-register-recognised-sponsors/public-register-regular-labour-and-highly-skilled-migrants)) - Licensed UK sponsor: registered as "Zscaler UK Ltd" (checked 2026-11-03, [register](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers)) ## Description (the employer's text) 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 across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. 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 to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. ### Role 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 health of the customer relationships. The Manager serves as the frontline leader who translates complex threat intelligence, hunting, and security outcomes into clear executive value, keeping customers confident, engaged, and retained. Their impact is measured not only by the quality of hunts and investigations, but by their ability to build a team that customers trust and a service that consistently proves its worth. ### What you’ll do (Role Expectations) - 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 ### Who You Are (Success Profile) - 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. ### What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications) - Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). 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