Senior / Principal Product Manager at Zip (San Francisco, CA)
Zip· San Francisco, CA· $280k+·
Role details
Start-Up Equity · Full Health, Vision & Dental Coverage · Catered Lunches & Dinners · Commuter Benefit · Team Building Events · Flexible PTO · Apple Equipment · Home Office Budget
Zip at a glance
The AI platform for enterprise procurement, orchestrating every purchase from intake to pay.
Zip is a procurement orchestration platform that catches every purchase request the moment an employee makes one and routes it through approvals, policy checks, and payment across procurement, finance, legal, and IT. It combines intake-to-pay workflows with AI agents that automate the actual procurement work, aiming to be the single system of record for enterprise spend.
$371M raised · latest: Series D · $190M · Oct 2024 · backed by BOND, DST Global, Adams Street, Alkeon
Summary
Lead the strategy and execution for expanding Zip's product verticals into new markets and use cases. Drive growth by identifying high-impact opportunities, validating assumptions through experimentation, and aligning go-to-market strategies with product development.
Job description
About Zip
Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement — built for humans and agents working together. By orchestrating procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers with the help of AI agents, companies can secure the resources they need to innovate faster than ever before.
The world’s most influential enterprises trust Zip, including T-Mobile, OpenAI, AMD, Mars, Dollar Tree, and more. Together they’ve saved over $8 billion and processed over $500 billion in spend. Zip’s team includes product leaders from Apple, Airbnb, and Meta, as well as former procurement leaders from United Health, Sanofi, MGM Resorts, Discover, and NASA.
Backed by Adams Street, Alkeon, BOND, CRV, DST, Tiger Global, and Y Combinator, Zip has raised $371 million, most recently at a $2.2 billion valuation and has been recognized by Forbes Fintech 50, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, Inc. Best in Business, and LinkedIn Top Startups. Please note we are looking for someone who is willing and able to come into our downtown San Francisco office on a hybrid basis (3 days / week).
Your Role
We’re hiring a Senior or Principal Product Manager (experience dependent) to build and own the growth of one of Zip's product verticals. In this role, you will lead the teams operating at the frontiers of Zip as we expand into new segments and use cases. You will ensure that we continue to deliver a consumer-grade collaboration experience while supporting complex cross-functional workflows.
You Will
- Drive the strategy and execution for expanding Zip into new markets, verticals, and product categories.
- Identify, validate, and launch new high-impact use cases that unlock growth opportunities.
- Develop and test hypotheses through rapid experimentation, customer research, and market analysis.
- Balance speed and scalability, ensuring new initiatives can evolve into durable, enterprise-ready product offerings.
- Align the GTM, enablement, and sales strategies with our product strategy to drive the business success of new offerings
- Foster strong relationships with customers to ensure product alignment with user needs
Qualifications
- 4 - 8+ years of Product Management experience
- Experience scaling SaaS products in a high-growth environment. Additional experience building products from 0-to-1 preferred
- Extreme attention to detail and ability to quickly grasp complex business processes and industry knowledge
- Strong written and oral communication with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to prioritize ruthlessly, even if it may disappoint customers or stakeholders
The salary range for this role is $190,000 - $280,000. The salary for this position is determined based on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant experience, education, or particular skills and expertise.
Perks & Benefits
At Zip, we’re committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.
- 📈 Start-up equity
- 🦷 Full health, vision & dental coverage
- 🍽️ Catered lunches & dinners for SF employees
- 🚍 Commuter benefit
- 🚠 Team building events & happy hours
- 🌴 Flexible PTO
- 💻 Apple equipment plus home office budget
- 💸 401k plan
We're looking to hire Zipsters and that means hiring people who take ownership, communicate openly, have an underdog mindset, and are excited to increase the pace of innovation for every business in the world. We encourage all candidates to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match up to our job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workspace where everyone (regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and more) feels like they belong. We look forward to hearing from you!
Why work at Zip
- Culture & Values: Emphasizes speed, collaboration ("Win as one"), and a bias for action ("Be the underdog," "Go upstream"). Described as a highly cross-functional and supportive environment where employees are encouraged to "dream big and build even bigger."
- Remote/Hybrid/Office Policy: Based in San Francisco, CA. The careers page mentions "catered in-office meals" and a "commuter benefit," suggesting a strong in-office or hybrid culture.
- Notable Perks: Start-up equity, health/vision/dental coverage, flexible PTO, generous home office stipend, parental leave, well-being resources, 401k plan, and shiny new Apple equipment.
- Engineering Culture: Product leaders from Apple, Airbnb, and Meta. The engineering blog is highlighted, and the team is described as turning concepts into high-quality realities quickly. The company is building a "Developer Platform" team, indicating investment in internal tooling and developer experience.
- Growth Opportunity: With 104 active job postings and rapid headcount growth, there is significant opportunity for career advancement and impact in a high-growth, well-funded company.