Senior Manager, Build Operations

Posted 2 days ago

Apply Now

Resume Score

Check how well your resume matches this job before you apply.

Sign in to check score

About the role

  • 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

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$191,500 - $241,800 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteUnited States

Report this job

Found something wrong with the page? Please let us know by submitting a report below.