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# Director of Payment Operations & Strategy at Zenoti

- **Company:** Zenoti
- **Location:** Seattle, WA
- **Compensation:** $160k–$200k
- **Posted:** 2026-10-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zenoti/jobs/8004393003

## Job description

Zenoti provides an all-in-one, cloud-based software solution for the beauty and wellness industry. Our solution allows users to seamlessly manage every aspect of the business in a comprehensive mobile solution: online appointment bookings, POS, CRM, employee management, inventory management, built-in marketing programs and more. Zenoti helps clients streamline their systems and reduce costs, while simultaneously improving customer retention and spending. Our platform is engineered for reliability and scale and harnesses the power of enterprise-level technology for businesses of all sizes

Zenoti powers more than 30,000 salons, spas, medspas and fitness studios in over 50 countries. This includes a vast portfolio of global brands, such as European Wax Center, Hand & Stone, Massage Heights, Rush Hair & Beauty, Sono Bello, Profile by Sanford, Hair Cuttery, CorePower Yoga and TONI&GUY.

Our recent accomplishments include surpassing a $1 billion unicorn valuation, being named Next Tech Titan by GeekWire, raising an $80 million investment from TPG, ranking as the 316th fastest-growing company in North America on Deloitte’s 2020 Technology Fast 500™. We are also proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work CertifiedTM for 2021-2022 as this reaffirms our commitment to empowering people to feel good and find their greatness. To learn more about Zenoti visit: https://www.zenoti.com

Role Overview:

The Director of Payment Operations will oversee the entire payment operations function, ensuring efficient, secure, and compliant payment processing. This role requires a strategic leader with a deep understanding of payment systems, financial operations, and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing payment operations, a passion for innovation, and a commitment to excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

- Leadership and Strategy:
- Develop and execute a strategic vision for the payment operations team.
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of payment operations professionals.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Compliance and Risk Management:
- Ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards.
- Develop and maintain policies and procedures to mitigate risk of onboarding new customers and ensure the security of payment operations.
- Collaborate with internal and external auditors to ensure compliance and address any issues.
- Manage Payment Operations:
- Address and resolve payment-related issues and inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide training to internal teams to reduce or eliminate escalations
- Provide input to Product development to reduce or eliminate escalations
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and prepare regular reports for senior management
- Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including finance, IT, customer service, and legal to ensure smooth Payment operations
- Liaise with external partners including Payment processors, Software partners, Banks, to ensure seamless payment operations.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
- 7+ years of experience in payment operations, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Deep understanding of payment processing systems, financial operations, and regulatory requirements.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent leadership and team management abilities.
- Proven ability to drive process improvements and operational efficiency.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience in the technology or software industry is a plus.

Zenoti Pay Range $160,000—$200,000 USD

Zenoti provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

## About Zenoti

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Zenoti provides an all-in-one, AI-powered cloud platform for managing operations, marketing, and customer experience in the beauty, wellness, and fitness industries.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funded; Series not specified, but last known valuation $1.5B in 2021)
- **Headquarters**: Bellevue, Washington, USA (Seattle area) with major offices in Hyderabad, India
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Sudheer Koneru and Dheeraj Koneru

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Beauty and wellness (salons, spas, medspas), fitness centers, and now expanding into gyms.
- **Target customers**: B2B – small-to-large chains, single-location businesses, enterprise multi-location brands (30,000+ businesses across 50+ countries).
- **Mission / purpose**: “Help our Spa, Salon, Medspa and Fitness owners feel good – so their customers feel GREAT.”

## Products & Services
- **Zenoti OS**: The core cloud-based platform integrating booking, POS, CRM, payroll, inventory, marketing, online booking, and sales. Designed for reliability and scale with a 99.9% uptime SLA.
- **AI Workforce**: A suite of AI agents deployed to automate front-office and back-office tasks: AI Receptionist (handles phone calls), Concierge, Lead Manager, Marketer, Scribe, and Dispute Manager.
- **Zeenie**: An AI assistant that automates tasks, generates reports, finds information, and creates marketing content.
- **Predictive analytics / Core ML models**: Slot prediction, demand forecasting, and customer insight tools built on aggregated data from 30,000+ businesses.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $1.5 billion (2021) – [GeekWire article](#)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue grew nearly 40% in 2024; company is profitable – [GeekWire article](#)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Advent International, TPG, Tiger Global, Steadview Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Accel Partners (total funding $330M) – [GeekWire article](#)
- **Growth Signals**: Expansion into fitness/gym sector; new executive hires (CFO Sean Blitchok, CCO Steve Hudek, SVP Marketing Doug Sechrist, President/COO Neal Singh); Deloitte Fast 500 revenue growth recognition in 2024 – [GeekWire article](#), [About page](#)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Comprehensive data + AI integration**: Zenoti OS tightly couples end-to-end workflows with rich cross-customer data, allowing AI agents to be highly effective – a moat competitors lack.
- **Industry-specific, cloud-native**: Built from the ground up for beauty/wellness, not a generic ERP; proven with 30,000+ businesses and 50+ countries.
- **High adoption and reliability**: 98% staff adoption within first week of training; 99.9% uptime SLA.
- **Profitable growth**: Unlike many SaaS peers, Zenoti is profitable while still growing rapidly, indicating strong unit economics.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI automation as a growth lever**: Deploying conversational AI (receptionist, lead management) and predictive analytics to help customers increase revenue and efficiency.
- **Adjacent market expansion**: Targeting fitness centers and gyms with a similar enterprise-grade solution.
- **Potential IPO readiness**: CEO stated the company is “capable of going public” but is currently focused on growth and M&A opportunities – [GeekWire article](#)
- **Continued platform investment**: Hiring heavily in product management (Payments, AI Workflows, APIs) and customer success – [Greenhouse job board](#)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values include transparency, bold action, continuous learning, and “Hold Nothing Back.” Emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion with employee resource groups and community partnerships – [Careers page](#).
- **Growth opportunities**: Structured learning, internal mobility, and scaling fast – “your career will too.” Recognition programs and global team collaboration.
- **Work environment**: Cross-functional teams across time zones; offices in Hyderabad, Bellevue, and other global locations. Flexible and remote-friendly work style (implied by distributed teams).
- **Impact**: Work on a platform that powers the world’s best beauty and wellness brands, with a direct impact on customers’ bottom lines. The Zenoti Foundation supports education, wellness, and sustainability.
- **Recognition**: Gold and Silver cybersecurity innovation awards; G2 High Performer ratings – [About page](#)

## Sources
1. [Zenoti.com – AI Workforce and platform overview](https://www.zenoti.com/)
2. [Zenoti Careers page – Culture, DEI, values](https://www.zenoti.com/company/careers)
3. [Greenhouse job board – Open roles and locations](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zenoti)
4. [Zenoti About page – Story, awards, global footprint](https://zenoti.com/company/about-us)
5. [GeekWire – AI expansion, funding, revenue, fitness push](https://www.geekwire.com/2025/zenoti-bets-big-on-ai-as-profitable-software-maker-expands-beyond-beauty-sector-and-into-gyms/)

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