Sr. Business Operations Associate

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Job Posted: 3/10/2026

Location: North America

Hi there!

The Business Operations (BizOps) team shapes strategy, drives cross-functional execution, and delivers insights that accelerate decision-making and impact.

We’re hiring a Sr. Business Operations Associate to work across teams on high-priority initiatives. In this role, you’ll partner with senior BizOps leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to solve complex problems, lead strategic projects, surface actionable insights, and build systems that help Zapier move faster and operate more effectively.

We’re looking for a sharp, end-to-end problem solver who can shape your work to maximize impact, shift between strategy and execution, and drive meaningful progress across teams. You bring a systems mindset, thrive in ambiguity, and proactively shape outcomes, not just execute tasks. You’ll also leverage AI and automation to test ideas and continuously improve how we work.

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ABOUT YOU

• You’re a business-minded generalist with 4+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, consulting, strategic finance, or a similar analytical role.

• You think in terms of impact. You identify high-leverage opportunities, prioritize effectively, and sequence work to maximize outcomes. As conditions change, you adapt quickly, surface risks early, and keep stakeholders focused on what matters most.

• You’re comfortable in ambiguity. You bring structure to open-ended problems, define clear approaches, and drive toward concrete outcomes without waiting for perfect clarity.

• You have strong systems judgment. You connect dots across teams, get to root causes, and design durable solutions—not just one-off fixes.

• You’re fluent with AI and automation. You use tools like Zapier, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and others to explore ideas, analyze data, pressure-test thinking, and move faster.

• You operate with ownership. You’re comfortable driving cross-functional work forward, influencing without authority, and making reasoned decisions with imperfect information.

• You’re resourceful and action-oriented. You ask sharp questions, self-serve data, and translate insights into clear recommendations that drive action.

• You communicate with purpose. Your writing and stakeholder communication are clear, concise, and tailored to your audience.

• Bonus (not required, but nice to have):

• You operated effectively in high-growth SaaS or technology environments. You bring pattern recognition from fast-scaling companies and apply it to evolving operational challenges.

• You partnered directly with senior leaders and executives. You have experience navigating high-stakes projects and communicating at the highest levels to influence strategic decisions.

• You’ve worked across multiple functions. You connected dots across teams from different domains and used cross-functional context to shape stronger, more integrated solutions.

• You have a clear POV on how AI can reshape business. You’ve translated emerging capabilities into practical applications that create leverage and improve how teams operate.

THINGS YOU'LL DO

In this role, you'll flex across strategy and execution to help the team and the company move faster and smarter. You'll lead initiatives that span multiple functions, require strong analytical thinking, and demand crisp communication.

While projects will vary, past Sr. Business Operations Associates have led high-impact initiatives such as:

• Building and operationalizing our first customer migration program

• Developing and executing strategies to address unauthorized resellers

• Leading end-to-end customer policy change management

You’ll manage multiple projects concurrently, typically within the same domain, over a 1–2 quarter horizon before transitioning to new initiatives or supporting additional areas.

Zapier is a fast-paced, remote-first company. No two weeks will look exactly the same, but you’ll regularly:

• Lead or support high-impact, cross-functional initiatives from early problem framing through strategy, planning, and execution.

• Use AI, data, and research to shape decisions. Build prototypes, generate insights, and frame recommendations that influence direction, investment, and prioritization.

• Design and implement operating models within your project scope, including alignment rituals, ownership structures, and goal tracking to drive clarity and accountability.

• Write high-quality communications, including executive summaries, strategy docs, and updates, that clarify priorities and accelerate decision-making.

• Partner with leaders and teams to facilitate decisions, navigate trade-offs, and unblock execution across critical initiatives.

• Improve how we work by evolving playbooks, streamlining collaboration models, and experimenting with new ways of driving effectiveness.

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. We're 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 don’t 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.

After you apply, you are going to hear back from us—even if we don’t see an immediate fit with our team. In fact, throughout the process, we strive to never go more than seven days without letting you know the status of your application. We know we’ll make mistakes from time to time, so if you ever have questions about where you stand or about the process, just ask your recruiter!

Zapier is an equal-opportunity employer and we're excited to work with talented and empathetic people of all identities. Zapier does not discriminate based on someone's identity in any aspect of hiring or employment as required by law and in line with our commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity. Our code of conduct https://zapier.com/jobs/zapier-code-of-conduct provides a beacon for the kind of company we strive to be, and we celebrate our differences because those differences are what allow us to make a product that serves a global user base. Zapier will consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.

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