Senior Manager improving Build Operations for Zapier’s automation platform. Establishing operating rhythms, visibility, dependency routing, and AI-enabled workflows across engineering, product, and go-to-market teams.
Responsibilities
Lead the Build Operations function for Zapier’s engineering and product teams
Surface insight, accelerate delivery, and reduce operational drag
Restore execution capacity on P0 workstreams blocking Finance and Build leadership
Provide the operational layer needed to execute Build strategy and prioritized work
Design and socialize Build’s operating model and extend it to go-to-market teams
Build, own, and scale a connected visibility layer showing shipping status, overlapping work, and ownership risks
Own dependency and primitive-ownership routing so cross-team requirements reach accountable owners
Drive adoption through training, feedback loops, and continuous-improvement cycles
Partner with Build and GTM leadership to identify adoption gaps, remove blockers, and secure resourcing
Build durable relationships with senior Build leaders
Secure headcount, stabilize the team, and support critical platforms
Manage a team of four, including an L4 TPM, two operations individual contributors, and a contractor
Document operational decisions and trade-offs and write proposals for senior alignment and resourcing
Identify and implement AI-powered tools and workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual overhead
Requirements
Experience as the operational backbone of an engineering or product organization
Experience running cross-functional programs spanning multiple teams or organizations
Ability to translate technical or engineering concepts into language and frameworks usable by non-technical audiences
Strong project and program management fundamentals, including project plans, milestones, dependency tracking, risk management, and change documentation
Ability to influence across functions and drive alignment without relying on title
Comfort operating in ambiguity and fast-paced change
Experience securing senior-stakeholder buy-in and resourcing for under-scoped programs
Familiarity with modern operations tools and willingness to learn new systems
Experience embedding AI into team workflows and processes
Candidates must be authorized to work from their home location without company visa sponsorship
Education is not a requirement
Benefits
Equity
All-remote work arrangement
Reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities
Equal-opportunity and inclusive workplace
Application status updates throughout the hiring process
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