Renewals Manager

AI at Zapier

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Job Posted: 12/23/2025

Location: North America/Europe

(Note: Pacific Time hours will likely need to flex to EMEA hours aka earlier morning schedule at times)

Hi there!

Were looking for a proactive persuasive builder to join Zapier as our first Renewals Manager. Youll help us build the renewal function from the ground up in Zapiers upmarket business think 01 startup energy ownership and autonomy within the resources of a scaled company. Youll shape how renewals run set the standard for simplicity and consistency and make the commercial moment a trust-building experience for our customers.

This isnt a back-office role. Youll be customer-facing guiding champions procurement teams and execs through renewals in a way that feels seamless value-aligned and professional. Youll protect revenue spot opportunities for growth and strengthen relationships at a critical commercial moment where we plan our future initiatives.

If youre someone who loves creating process that scales thrives in fast-moving environments and knows how to balance commercial rigor with empathy lets talk.

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About You

• Commercially minded: You understand renewals are both a defensive and offensive motion and know how to protect ARR while creating room for growth.

• Customer-centric negotiator: You can align pricing and packaging to the customers value realization without over-discounting.

• Process-driven operator: You thrive in CRM tools (HubSpot Gong) and can execute clean repeatable motions at scale.

• Cross-functional partner: You know how to work with Customer Success Sales RevOps Billing and Legal to unblock deals and keep renewals on track.

• Adaptable and scrappy: Youre comfortable building in a Series A inside a later-stage company environment where processes evolve quickly. You love building out

• Experienced: 35 years in renewals deal desk account management or sales roles in SaaS ideally with exposure to enterprise contracts.

Things Youll Do

• Own the Renewal Motion

  • Lead standard renewals for our upmarket segment balancing hunting for expansion and logo retention. Youll act as lead strategist for the commercial period working with our customers to continue long-term relationships.

  • Execute timely renewals by owning the process - generating renewal proposals managing the paper process and overseeing commercial negotiations with core stakeholders in our customers business.

• Drive Commercial Outcomes

  • Protect logo retention and ARR outcomes in every renewal working with the Sales & Success team to effectively trade value for value with our enterprise plan customers.

  • Proactively identify risks (contractual usage or stakeholder) and escalate early to account teams for intervention.

• Partner Cross-Functionally

  • Collaborate closely with RevOps Billing Legal and Sales to streamline approvals align messaging and ensure exception handling is managed efficiently. Improve our pricing and packaging options in partnership with product and BizOps teams

  • Partner with Customer Success Managers to ensure renewal terms reflect real customer usage and business value.

• Forecast with Precision

  • Maintain accurate renewal forecasts in Gong and HubSpot ensuring NRR and GRR performance is visible and predictable.

  • Provide ongoing updates to sales and GTM leadership on renewal risk and variance from forecast.

• Build the Playbook

  • Continuously refine renewal processes tooling and communications to improve efficiency and customer experience ensuring Zapier remains a trusted partner at every step of the customer journey.

  • Capture and share learnings from renewals to inform pricing packaging and broader customer success motions.

How to Apply

At Zapier we believe that diverse perspectives and experiences make us better which is why we have a non-standard application process designed to promote inclusion and equity. Were looking for the best fit for each of our roles regardless of the type of companies in your background so we encourage you to apply even if your skills and experiences dont exactly match the job description. All we ask is that you answer a few in-depth questions in our application that would typically be asked at the start of an interview process. This helps speed things up by letting us get to know you and your skillset a bit better right out of the gate. Please be sure to answer each question; the resume and CV fields are optional.

Education is not a requirement for our roles; however if you receive an offer you will need to include your most recent educational experience as part of our background check process.

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Application Deadline:

The anticipated application window is 30 days from the date job is posted unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later or if the position is filled.

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Required Experience:

Manager