Rita Zhou

Rita Zhou is an experienced professional in sales operations and finance, currently serving as the Sr Director of Deal Desk at HashiCorp since May 2021, after progressing through roles such as Director and Senior Manager II within the same department. Prior experience includes serving as Contract Manager and commercial legal counsel at Proofpoint, and Deal Desk Manager at Symantec, where responsibilities involved significant sales operations. Rita has held various financial and contract management roles at CA Technologies, Cisco, and SAP, focusing on contract negotiation, compliance, and financial analysis. Rita began a career in procurement at TOSHIBA TEC Singapore and financial planning at Lumberg Electronics. Rita holds an MBA in Finance from Western Sydney University and a Bachelor of Engineering in International Business, Trade, and Tax Law from Xi’an Science and Technology University.