Senior Product Manager, AP Automation

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

As a Senior Product Manager for the AP Automation team, you will own the product strategy and roadmap for building an AI-first solution that automates invoice processing and approvals for billions in enterprise spend. You will define what world-class AP looks like at enterprise scale, ensuring that we continue to deliver a consumer-grade purchasing experience for business users while supporting increasingly complex process orchestration and functionality requirements for accounts payable users.

YOU WILL

- Own the AP automation strategy and roadmap, including exception automation, AP inbox management, invoice coding, and vendor collaboration

- Reimagine the AP team’s workflow with an AI-first lens, effectively leveraging the power of AI to solve customer pain points while maintaining controls and security

- Be the voice of the AP persona within Zip

- Synthesize user needs with the company strategy and your product vision to develop a compelling roadmap and detailed product specs

- Manage end-to-end execution for core product features/capabilities

- Ensure we meet high customer standards by designing robust feature rollout and quality processes in coordination with stakeholder teams

- Collaborate deeply with engineering and design to define requirements, provide product direction, make tradeoffs, and deliver high-quality, enterprise-grade features

QUALIFICATIONS

- 4+ years of Product Management experience, preferably at a SaaS or consumer technology company

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to diverse technical and non-technical audiences

- Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence without authority, and drive alignment across engineering, design, operations, and customer-facing teams.

- Bias to action, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.

- Extreme attention to detail and ability to quickly grasp complex business processes and industry knowledge

- Ability to prioritize ruthlessly, even if it may disappoint customers or stakeholders

- Ability to break down complex problems into structured components and deliver clear product recommendations

The salary range for this role is $205,000 - $240,000. 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!