Strategic Partner Manager, Restaurants

About Zipline

Do you want to change the world Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move. Our aim is to solve the worlds most urgent and complex access challenges by building manufacturing and operating the first instant delivery and logistics system that serves all humans equally wherever they are. From powering Rwandas national blood delivery network and Ghanas COVID-19 vaccine distribution to providing on-demand home delivery for Walmart to enabling healthcare providers to bring care directly to U.S. homes we are transforming the way things move for businesses governments and consumers.

The technology is complex but the idea is simple: a teleportation service that delivers what you need when you need it. Using robotics and autonomy we are decarbonizing delivery decreasing road congestion and reducing fossil fuel consumption and air pollution while providing equitable access to billions of people and building a more resilient global supply chain.

Join Zipline and help us to make good on our promise to build an equitable and more resilient global supply chain for billions of people.

About You and The Role

Zipline is building the future and as a Partner Manager you will ensure that our amazing technology delivers incredible outcomes for our strategic restaurant partners.

In this role you will own the relationship with Ziplines key strategic restaurant partners. You will be directly responsible for launching managing and growing the partnership as Zipline scales serving as the face of Zipline to your partners. You will develop a deep understanding of their business models and operations that will enable you to identify how Zipline can help them revolutionize their businesses. You will then collaborate closely with our internal operations and product teams to ensure that Zipline delivers results that exceed their expectations. Finally you will provide key insights on what new product features and capabilities will deliver the biggest impact for our customers influencing the overall product roadmap.

Our ideal candidate for this role is customer obsessed and deeply curious. You should be a structured thinker and action oriented able to coordinate across multiple teams to develop a plan and drive execution. Finally you should be a self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity and adapting to a changing environment.

What Youll Do

• Collaborate with Ziplines partners to identify their business objectives understand their goals and develop strategies that align with their needs
• Work cross-functionally to launch and expand Ziplines service to partners establish & track key success metrics identify & solve challenges and drive continuous improvement
• Establish regular communication with partners lead quarterly business reviews and maintain engagement through other touchpoints
• Gather customer insights analyze data and report relevant findings to both identify growth opportunities as well as guide our product roadmap
• Proactively engage with customer stakeholders to build long-lasting trust
• Advocate for customer needs to help drive product and service improvements ensuring that our business is developing with our customers as a top priority

What Youll Bring

• 5 years of experience in partner success customer success product operations consulting program management or operations - managing complex external relationships
• Demonstrated experience leading and driving cross-functional accountability
• Demonstrated experience owning the design implementation and optimization of initiatives and action plans
• Ability to build trust quickly because you are authentic direct and have strong empathy for customers
• Organization and analysis - you use data to make decisions
• Confident presenting complex solutions in a way that inspires your audience
• Familiarity with the value drivers for recurring revenue businesses
• A focus on continuous learning - its how we made it this far

Location: This role is an in-person opportunity located out of our South San Francisco CA HQ. We are open to relocation!

What else you need to know

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws or our own sensibilities.

The starting cash range for this role is $130000 - $170000. Please note that this is a target starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors including a specific candidates experience qualifications skills working location and projected impact. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; overtime pay; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit please apply!