Head of Revenue and Growth Engineering

Location: AMER Timezones Prioritized

 

Hi there!

We're looking for a Head of Revenue and Growth Engineering to join our team at Zapier. We’re on a mission to make everyone more productive at work. Over 3 million professionals already use Zapier to save more time, but there are millions more to reach. This is not a standard engineering role so please read on...

Zapier is a rapidly evolving company with a dynamic culture and strategic vision. We are seeking a flexible Head of Revenue and Growth Engineering to lead the transformation of our engineering strategy to align with business goals. Our ideal candidate is someone who thrives on making a significant impact and is excited about working on a variety of projects, taking on high responsibility, and contributing to critical business objectives. Successful candidates will excel at building trust and credibility quickly, navigating cross-functional partnerships, and thriving in ambiguous situations.

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Even though our job description may seem like we're looking for a specific candidate, the role inevitably ends up tailored to the person who applies and joins. Regardless of how well you feel you fit our description, we encourage you to apply if you meet these criteria:

 

About You

• You look for opportunities to have a significant impact, first and foremost.  You prefer to work on a variety of different projects with a high degree of responsibility as long as you are clearly contributing to critical business objectives.
• Your impact is measured by stakeholder satisfaction, organization morale improvement, impactful customer value delivery and growth opportunities for people in your org
• You thrive in grey space– part of the fun for you is figuring out what is happening, what needs to be done, and gaining insights from multiple sources to form an opinion on what happens next. You seek out opportunities to create clarity for others.
• You first look to context and data to understand a challenge. You like to jump in to make sense of a situation– strategy, performance, culture, etc– and determine the clear opportunities to support the team to thrive.
• You navigate cross-functional partnerships and dotted-line reporting lines with ease.  Building relationships and influencing others is a key strength of yours, and you can build credibility with new colleagues and teams quickly.
• You are self-aware, and know that you have a lot to learn from others.  Feedback is a gift, and you appreciate a sparring partner, especially when you can learn something new.  You operate with a high degree of empathy over ego.
• You have managed, coached, and developed senior leaders as well as through multiple layers of management.  You can help others grow their ability to prioritize, get strategic, and lead their teams through change.
• You have outstanding verbal and written communication skills and are adept at compelling storytelling.
• Experience: The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience as an engineering leader across multiple teams and focuses. We’re not looking for particular experience in one discipline but rather that you are an engineering generalist focused on impact.

 

Things You’ll Do

By definition, this role will have varying responsibilities and the scopes and spans of control will change based on business needs.  The below is not a comprehensive list and you might do some or all of these types of things.  This role is for someone who thrives in ambiguity and can quickly hone in on the highest impact needs.

• Strategic Leadership: You will focus on 1-2 areas of engineering at a time, based on business needs, and become the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) associated with those areas. This role requires a deep understanding of diverse bus