Senior Community Marketing Manager

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.

As Zip's Senior Community Marketing Manager, you will own our end-to-end community strategy, execution, and member experience. You will build and scale an exceptional community where procurement and finance leaders connect, learn, and shape the future of their profession. This is a highly visible role focused on delivering measurable impact across engagement, thought leadership, pipeline influence, and customer advocacy.

This role spans four core pillars: Community Events & Meetups, Influencer & Thought Leadership Programs, Community Forum & Engagement, and Community Learning & Development (supporting).

The ideal candidate is either a former procurement or finance leader who deeply understands the space, or a proven community builder with a track record of creating and scaling high-impact B2B communities.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES


COMMUNITY EVENTS & MEETUPS

- Plan and execute monthly in-person regional meetups across the US and EMEA, built for the community, by the community

- Design and activate community experiences at Zip's flagship events, including Zip Forward and Tier 1 industry tradeshows

- Own a robust virtual events program, including monthly webinars focused on product updates, community-led topics, and professional development

- Experiment with new formats, such as community-hosted experiential events held at customer offices


INFLUENCER & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

- Drive influencer marketing by identifying, recruiting, and activating top procurement, finance, and enterprise transformation thought leaders for content creation, sponsorships, speaking programs, and brand amplification

- Partner with Zip's Content, Research, and Enterprise Transformation Office teams to develop and execute a cohesive thought leadership strategy for the Margin Makers community

- Enable community members to build their personal brands through blogs, interviews, social content, and speaking opportunities


COMMUNITY FORUM & ENGAGEMENT

- Own and manage Zip's Slack-based community, driving daily engagement, knowledge shari