What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Product Management - New Products position at Ziphq?
Our co-founders started Zip in 2020 to address this seemingly intractable problem with a purpose-built platform that provides a simple, consumer-grade user experience. Within just a few short years, Zip created the procurement orchestration category and developed the leading solution in this $50B TAM space. Today, leading companies like Instacart, Anthropic, Sephora, Discover, Reddit, and Lyft rely on Zip to manage billions of dollars in spend.
We're a fast-growing team that helped scale category-defining companies like Airbnb, Meta, Salesforce, Databricks, Apple, Google, and Ramp. With a $2.2 billion valuation and $370 million in funding from Y Combinator, BOND, DST Global, and CRV, we’re focused on developing cutting-edge technology, expanding into new global markets, and—above all–driving incredible value for our customers. Join us!
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 Director of Product Management / Group Product Manager (experience dependent) to lead our Product and Market Expansion product group. 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 business success of new offerings.
Foster strong relationships with customers to ensure product alignment with user needs.
Develop a team structure and culture that results in exceptional performance.
Hire, mentor and coach a high performing PM team.
Work with front-line product managers to build team roadmap, manage end-to-end execution effectively, and ensure successful, high quality launches.
Qualifications
10 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.
Experience hiring and managing other product managers.
The salary range for this role is $220,000 - $290,000. 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 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!
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Salary : $220,000 - $290,000
