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Rich Laws

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Head of Talent Acquisition at Zscaler
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Rich is a talent acquisition leader with over 25 years of experience building and scaling global teams for high-growth tech companies, including Zscaler, Slack, and Google. He is a graduate of Portland State University and colleagues describe him as a driven, inspirational, and strategic leader.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Rich enjoys running, skiing, cooking, and wine. He lives in the Bay Area with his partner, a cat, and a dog, and often spends time at a cabin near Lake Tahoe where he maintains a large garden.

After working for over 20 years, he took a sabbatical to travel and focus on personal and professional development.

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Current Role
Head of Talent Acquisition
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Global Team Scaling
He has extensive experience building and leading global talent acquisition teams from the ground up at companies like Zscaler, Slack, and Navan.
Talent Attraction
Focuses on creating transformational hiring strategies and innovative programs that differentiate companies from their talent competitors.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Head of Talent Acquisition
Zscaler
10-2023
Talent Acquisition, Operations, and Leadership Consultant
Freelance
2-2022 - 9-2023
Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Navan
11-2021 - 1-2022
Sabbatical
Sabbatical
2-2021 - 10-2021
Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Slack
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Talent Spotlight: Rich Laws on Communication, Collaboration, and .... Featured in Navan Blog
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Education
1995 - 1997
BS
Portland State University
1993 - 1995
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Oregon State University
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