Solutions Marketing Manager - Industries

The simple task of buying software, services, or tools at work has become hopelessly complicated at even the most innovative companies in the world. Today, enterprises spend $120T+ per year globally (>30 times larger than annual consumer e-commerce spend) and rely on vendors more than ever before to run their businesses.Our cofounders started Zip in 2020 to address this seemingly intractable problem with a purpose-built procurement platform that provides a simple, consumer-grade user experience. Within the last 4 years, Zip has created a new category and developed the leading solution in this $50B+ TAM space. Today, the world’s leading companies like OpenAI, Snowflake, Anthropic, Coinbase, and Prudential rely on Zip to manage billions of dollars in spend.We have a world-class team coming from category-defining companies like Airbnb, Meta, Stripe, Salesforce, Apple, and Google. With a $2.2 billion valuation and $370 million in funding from Y Combinator, Tiger Global, BOND, DST Global, and CRV, we’re focused on developing cutting-edge technology, expanding into new global markets, and—above all–driving incredible value for our customers. Join us!Your RoleWe are looking for a Solutions Marketing Manager, Industries who will help Zip build and scale an industry-led go-to-market motion as we verticalize our sales team. This is a founding solutions marketing role with high ownership, focused on making our platform feel extremely relevant in the industries we care about most.In this role, you’ll develop a clear point of view on priority verticals and translate it into credible narratives, sales plays, and enablement that help our teams create pipeline and win deals. You’ll work closely with sales leaders to understand what’s happening in the field and what buyers need to hear. You’ll also partner with product teams to ensure our messaging reflects where the product is going and what matters most to customers.The ideal candidate is equal parts strategist and doer. You can move quickly without sacrificing rigor, bring structure to ambiguity, and communicate in a way that is both sharp and human. You’re energized by building from scratch and you take pride in shipping work that gets used. As a cross-functional partner, you’ll collaborate across marketing, sales, product, and customer teams to launch the first wave of vertical plays and establish the operating rhythm for industry marketing at Zip.You WillOwn industry go-to-market strategy for Zip’s priority verticals, including ICP definition, buyer personas, use-case prioritization, and “why Zip” narrativesBuild and maintain industry-specific positioning, messaging, and value propositions that resonate with executive buyers and day-to-day practitionersDevelop vertical sales plays (use-case storylines, workflows, proof points, differentiation, objections, and talk tracks) that drive repeatable pipeline creation and deal executionPartner closely with sales leaders in our verticalized pods to deliver field-ready enablement, including pitch decks, one-pagers, discovery guides, demo storylines, competitive guidance, and ROI narrativesCreate compelling industry content (case studies, customer stories, solution briefs, webinars, blogs, event narratives, sales sequences, etc.) in partnership with demandgen, brand, and content marketing teamsWork with product management to translate roadmap and capabilities into industry-relevant solutions, influencing prioritization by sharing market feedback and vertical insightsMonitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of industry marketing initiatives (pipeline, conversion, win rate, adoption/expansion) and iterate accordinglyIdentify new market opportunities by tracking industry trends, buyer needs, and relevant regulatory considerations and incorporating findings into GTM strategyEstablish and maintain a “source of truth” for industry messaging, plays, proof points, and competitive positioning to ensure consistency ... (truncated, view full listing at source)