Program Manager - Growth and Profitability

The Robot Age; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline seeks a program manager to drive growth and profitability as its autonomous delivery network scales. The role unites marketplace strategy, network optimization, product, sales, and marketing around demand, partner success, and unit economics.

This is not a robotics engineering role; it focuses on product and operations program management to expand autonomous delivery in a sustainable way for customers, partners, and the business.

Qualifications

• Program management experience in growth, product operations, marketplace, or strategy work.
• Ability to coordinate across commercial, product, marketing, and operational teams.
• Comfort using metrics and operating evidence to shape priorities.
• Strong judgment in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Zipline's growth and profitability program across product, sales, marketing, and operations.
• Help translate partner and customer demand into repeatable growth programs.
• Work on marketplace strategy, network optimization, and operating economics.
• Track cross-functional initiatives that improve adoption and partner success.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional coordination

Metrics-driven

Strategic thinking

Job description

What the role actually is

Zipline is hiring a program manager for growth and profitability as its autonomous delivery network scales. The role brings together marketplace strategy, network optimization, product, sales, and marketing work around demand, partner success, and unit economics.

This is not a robotics engineering seat. It is a product and operations program role focused on making autonomous delivery expand in a way that customers, partners, and the business can sustain.

What you would work on

• Coordinate Zipline's growth and profitability program across product, sales, marketing, and operations
• Help translate partner and customer demand into repeatable growth programs
• Work on marketplace strategy, network optimization, and operating economics
• Track cross-functional initiatives that improve adoption and partner success

What they are asking for

• Program management experience in growth, product operations, marketplace, or strategy work
• Ability to coordinate across commercial, product, marketing, and operational teams
• Comfort using metrics and operating evidence to shape priorities
• Strong judgment in fast-moving, ambiguous environments

Why this one is worth a look

Autonomous delivery only matters if the network can grow without each deployment becoming bespoke. This role is about the commercial and product operating system around the robots, which is where many robotics companies either compound or stall.