Brendan Castle

Chief People Officer at Zscaler

United States

About

6 cities, 5 countries, 4 continents later, I have had a great career covering many areas of the HR function. Starting out as an HR Business Partner, I transitioned into Project Management, HR Systems before heading towards HR Operations, Recruiting & Talent Acquisition. This experience enabled me to become a Chief People & Culture Officer.

Experience

  • Chief People Officer at Zscaler
    May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

    Zscaler's mission is to empower organizations to realize the full potential of the cloud and mobility by securely connecting users to applications from any device, anywhere. As the Chief People Officer for Zscaler, I am responsible for developing and executing the people and culture strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization, specifically in the areas of succession planning, talent management, change management, organizational and performance management, training and development, and compensation. I provide strategic leadership by articulating the people needs and plans to the executive management team, shareholders, and the board of directors.

  • Board Advisor at HelloSky
    Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

    HelloSky empowers organizations to achieve precision hiring through AI-driven features like Smart Tags, which provide insights into factors such as revenue scale, and recruitability scoring, enhancing the efficiency of talent acquisition.

  • Google (7 yrs 11 mos)
    • Vice President, Global Head of Google Recruiting & People
      Jan 2020 - May 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Great just isn't good enough for our People Operations team. In People Ops, we "find, grow, and keep our team" - we bring the world's most innovative people to Google and provide the programs that help them thrive. Whether recruiting the next great Googler, refining our core programs, developing talent or simply looking for ways to inject some more fun into the lives of our Googlers, we bring a data-driven approach that is reinventing the human resources field. I was charged with overseeing a 3500+ team in North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Japan, Europe, Middle East & Africa, to find the most interesting candidates for all of Google's needs who bring an entrepreneurial spirit, a sense of scrappiness and a diversity of thought to all that they do and work with Googler's to ensure the culture continued to be strengthened, workforce plans were executed and site strategies realized.

    • Senior Director & Global Head of Product Area Recruiting at Google
      Apr 2016 - Jan 2020 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      As global leader for all of Google's Product Area's (Cloud, Hardware, Search, Maps, Google Assistant, Android, Platforms - the list goes on) recruiting team, I was charged with overseeing a team of 1000+ in North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Japan, Europe, Middle East & Africa, to find the most interesting candidates for all of our Product Areas who bring an entrepreneurial spirit, a sense of scrappiness and a diversity of thought to all that they do. My role was to partner with the global product heads in devising strategies for their growing businesses whether it's location strategies, build-out strategies or talent plans, and execution.

    • Director & Global Head of Recruiting Channels
      Jul 2014 - Apr 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Responsible for a global team of 500+ team members to deliver amazing, talented and qualified candidates for the Product Areas and Sales teams through sourcing, online and referrals.

  • Citi (15 yrs 7 mos)
    • Managing Director & Global Head of HR Shared Services
      Jun 2012 - Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Led a Global organization of 1,400 employees in 45 countries across the regions of North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Japan, Europe, Middle East & Africa to provide world class HR products and services to 250,000 Citi employees, managers and HR professionals, based on agreed upon performance and operational metrics. 
 Key responsibilities for delivering world-class HR services and operations included: - Develop global strategies with business leaders as it pertains to their operational plans - In-country Shared Service Centers, strategically located across the globe that provide support to Citi employees, managers, HR professionals supported by Regional and Global Services Centers - Innovation, development, and adoption of new HR infrastructure, services, technology and analytics. - Drive shared services to higher effectiveness and productivity through service quality, delivery and timeliness. - Standardization of processes globally whilst ensuring regional and local requirements are met
 - Delivering HR technology that enables the business to meet its strategic goals and accurate and quality data and analytics reporting - Managing a $100 million+ operating budget as well as multi million dollar investment projects. - Act as a champion for customer focus and listen to and communicate with customers and stakeholders effectively; ensuring that procedures and systems are in place to inform and receive ongoing feedback from service users, partners, stakeholders and evaluating that feedback. - Ensure the delivery of the function reflects highest professional standards, conforming to benchmarked performance metrics reported through monthly SLA and KPIs. - Inculcate Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) into the culture and continuously raise the bar to deliver higher level of customer experience by holding senior leaders accountable.

    • Managing Director & Head of HR Shared Services ASIA & Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
      Nov 2010 - Jun 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Managed an HR operations organization of 650 employees across 30 countries in Asia Pacific, Japan, Europe, Middle East & Africa supporting an employee population of 90,000. The HR Shared Service team are responsible for: - HR Systems Support, Implementations & Enhancements inclusive of Onboarding (Taleo), Data Management (PeopleSoft), Time & Attendance (Infor), Learning Management (SumTotal) and Payroll - HR Operations through On-Shore Service Centres across Onboarding, Employee LifeCycle and Offboarding supported by a Global Service Centre - Payroll processing and re-engineering inclusive of a global centralisation effort - HR Initiatives covering projects such as recruitment & onboarding, employee value proposition, transfer management , mobility and HR reporting - Compensation planning and support - Project Management & Consulting - HR Re-engineering, Rightplacement and transformation - Communications, strategy and planning. Also the Global HR Service Delivery Lead responsible for designing and implementing a standardized service delivery program globally.

    • Citi Shared Services Region Head (Dual role with HR Shared Services Asia Head)
      Nov 2009 - Nov 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Citi Shared Services covers HR Operations, General Services, Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting Operations and Anti Money Laundering. As an evolution from the HR Shared Services Region Head role, this role entails providing oversight for the Shared Services function across Asia. The role is focused on relationships with senior executives, standardization and harmonization across the region and a continual drive to customer and process excellence.

  • Sales & Training Consultant at Kmart Australia Limited
    Nov 1992 - Feb 1999 · 6 yrs 4 mos

    Initially recruited to perform a sales associate role, the role quickly moved into managing the employee training area and subsequently extended to manage store advertising and replenishment. Oversaw a team of 10 covering the areas of leisure and entertainment, home improvement, sporting and toys.