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# Strategic Finance Associate/Sr. Associate - Product at Zip

- **Company:** [Zip](https://feeny.ai/companies/zip)
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zip/c22cf65c-2bb1-4ffd-8547-0f90957056f1

## 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.

## Your Role

We are seeking a Strategic Finance Associate / Sr. Associate to join our growing Strategic Finance team, with a focus on Product finance. In this role, you will work closely with Product, Engineering, and GTM leaders to shape the financial strategy of our business. You will build and maintain financial models, develop KPI frameworks, and deliver insights that influence product investments and growth priorities. You'll also be a core finance partner on Zip's AI strategy, from how we price and package to how we forecast AI revenue and the inference costs that come with it. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role where you'll play a critical part in connecting product strategy with financial outcomes, supporting long-range planning, and influencing decisions at the executive and board level.

## What you’ll do

- Design and manage the financial models that support our annual plan, long-range forecast, and multi-product growth strategy
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and GTM leaders to set topline targets, evaluate roadmap investments, and align on strategic priorities across the business
- Model the financial impact of Zip's AI products and decisions, including pricing scenarios, unit economics, gross margin, and investment cases for new capabilities
- Create and maintain KPI frameworks that track product performance and sales efficiency, giving leadership a holistic view of the business to guide resource allocation
- Support executive decision-making by preparing high-quality board materials, investor updates, and leadership presentations
- Drive company-wide forecasting and reporting processes across revenue, expenses, headcount, cash flow, and retention metrics

## What you’ll need

- 2+ years of private equity, investment banking, or similar experience
- Experience in strategic finance at a high-growth technology company is a plus
- Familiarity with technology, SaaS, and usage-based business models
- Excellent financial modeling and quantitative skills
- Extreme attention to detail with a high regard for precision
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Ownership mindset with the ability to collaborate across diverse teams and stakeholders

The salary range for this role is $128,000-$184,000. 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!

## About Zip

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement, orchestrating the entire purchasing process from intake to pay for large organizations.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series D, $371M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Rujul Zaparde (CEO), Lu Cheng (CTO), Felix Meng (GTM)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Procurement orchestration, spend management, AI-powered enterprise software
- **Target customers**: B2B, primarily large enterprises and mid-market companies (e.g., T-Mobile, OpenAI, AMD, Mars, Dollar Tree, Anthropic)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To unblock innovation by helping businesses procure with the fastest process, least risk, and best value."

## Products & Services
- **Intake-to-Procure**: AI-powered platform that guides every purchasing request from intake through approval, automating workflows and policy enforcement.
- **Procure-to-Pay**: Automates purchase orders and invoice processing to close the books faster.
- **Supplier Onboarding**: Streamlines the process of vetting and onboarding new suppliers.
- **Sourcing**: Improves RFx management with AI-driven decision support.
- **Global Payments**: Ensures accurate, compliant payments globally with AI oversight.
- **Vendor Cards**: Controls card spend with real-time visibility and intelligent controls.
- **AI Superagents**: A fleet of AI agents that automate real procurement work, such as the first AI Agent that saved a customer 1,400 hours.
- **App Studio**: Allows customers to build custom integrations and extensions on the Zip platform.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $2.2 billion (most recent valuation, per company about page)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $371M; Annual Revenue estimated at $22.0M (per LinkedIn data)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Adams Street, Alkeon, BOND, CRV, DST, Tiger Global, Y Combinator. Partners include major ERP and systems integrators.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 62.1% YoY to 690 employees. Recognized as a Gartner Magic Quadrant Visionary for Source-to-Pay Suites 2026, Forbes Fintech 50, and Fast Company Most Innovative Companies. Customers have saved over $6.8 billion and processed over $500 billion in spend.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Category Creator**: Pioneered the "intake and orchestration" category in procurement, giving them a first-mover advantage and deep product moat.
- **AI-Native Platform**: Built from the ground up with AI, not retrofitted, allowing for more powerful automation and insights (e.g., AI Superagents).
- **Enterprise Transformation Office**: An in-house advisory team of former CPOs from major enterprises (UnitedHealth, MGM, Discover, NASA) that helps customers redesign their procurement operations, ensuring high-value outcomes and deep customer stickiness.
- **Strong Customer Base**: Trusted by high-profile, innovation-driven companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, which serves as a powerful reference and validation.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-First Innovation**: Continuing to invest heavily in AI agents to automate more complex procurement tasks and drive efficiency.
- **Global Expansion**: Supporting payments in 140+ countries and operating in 13 countries, with a focus on scaling globally.
- **Platform Depth**: Expanding the platform's capabilities (e.g., App Studio, Vendor Cards) to become the single system of record for all procurement activity.
- **Enterprise Adoption**: Deepening relationships with large enterprises through the Enterprise Transformation Office and ensuring compliance and control at scale.

## Why Work Here
- **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.

## Sources
1. [ziphq.com](https://ziphq.com/careers)
2. [ziphq.com](https://ziphq.com/)
3. [zip.com](https://zip.com/about)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/theziphq)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zip)

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