Senior Director, Global AR & Collections

The posting, as Zscaler wrote it

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 Overview

We are looking for a Senior Director, Global AR & Collections to join our Finance team. This is a Santa Clara, CA hybrid role or U.S.-based remote role, reporting to the VP, Revenue Accounting. You will serve as the global process owner for the Accounts Receivable, Credit, and Collections lifecycle—from executable customer order through billing and invoicing impacts, receivables integrity, cash application, credit, collections, disputes, credits and rebills, write-offs, and cash realization.
This is a strategic process leadership role, not a transactional billing, AR, or collections role. You will be accountable for the global AR, Credit & Collections process architecture, control framework, KPI model, transformation agenda, India OTC COE outcomes, and end-to-end operational performance. You will ensure Zscaler operates with one integrated AR, Credit & Collections process, one KPI architecture, one transformation roadmap, and one accountable global leader across the customer-facing cash chain.

What You’ll Do — Role Expectations

• Serve as the global process owner for the end-to-end AR, Credit & Collections chain, including billing impacts, AR management, cash application, credit risk evaluation, collections strategy and execution, disputes, credits/rebills, write-offs, and cash realization.
• Own the global AR, Credit & Collections process architecture, controls, data requirements, KPI framework, and performance outcomes across receivables integrity, DSO, AR aging, cash application automation, collections effectiveness, disputes, and bad debt.
• Provide global leadership to the India OTC COE in partnership with the Director, Order Management & Billing and Director, AR, Credit & Collections, including delegated authority, KPIs, escalation thresholds, and outcome ownership.
• Partner cross-functionally (Sales Operations, Deal Desk, Legal, Provisioning, Product, Pricing, Technical

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Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:

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

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