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Contract Program Manager – Product & GTM Launch (AI / SaaS)

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AppZen is the leader in autonomous spend-to-pay software. Its patented artificial intelligence accurately and efficiently processes information from thousands of data sources so that organizations can better understand enterprise spend at scale to make smarter business decisions. It seamlessly integrates with existing accounts payable, expense, and card workflows to read, understand, and make real-time decisions based on your unique spend profile, leading to faster processing times and fewer instances of fraud or wasteful spend. Global enterprises, including one-third of the Fortune 500, use AppZen’s invoice, expense, and card transaction solutions to replace manual finance processes and accelerate the speed and agility of their businesses.

At AppZen, we value candidates who are actively using AI tools to enhance productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and solve problems more efficiently. Across all roles, we are looking for team members who leverage AI in meaningful ways to drive impact in their work.

To learn more, visit us at www.appzen.com.

We are launching new products and AI-driven capabilities and need a high-ownership Program Manager to drive execution across Product, Engineering, Support, Customer Success, Marketing, and Sales.

This is not a status-tracking role. You will own the end-to-end orchestration of new product and feature introductions — from roadmap alignment to launch readiness to post-launch metrics. You will ensure teams are aligned, risks are surfaced early, timelines are realistic, and launches drive measurable business outcomes.

This role reports to Head of Product / Head of Operations.

Build and maintain launch plans for new products and major features

Define milestones across engineering, QA, documentation, enablement, marketing, and sales

Identify dependencies, bottlenecks, and risks early

Drive weekly cross-functional execution cadences

Ensure launch readiness across all customer-facing functions

Coordinate execution across Product, Engineering, Customer Success, Support, Marketing, and Sales

Ensure all stakeholders know what is launching, when, and what success looks like

Define launch success KPIs (adoption, usage, pipeline impact, revenue influence, customer satisfaction)

Track launch progress and readiness metrics

Build concise executive dashboards and provide written updates to leadership

Conduct post-launch reviews and improvement loops

Create standardized launch frameworks and checklists

Improve cross-functional processes to increase predictability

Drive accountability without creating bureaucracy

You are extremely organized and structured, comfortable pushing senior leaders when needed, detail-oriented but able to zoom out strategically, a strong written communicator, calm under ambiguity, and fast-moving and action-oriented

5–10+ years in Program Management, Technical Program Management, Product Operations, or Chief of Staff–style roles

Experience launching B2B SaaS products (AI experience strongly preferred)

Experience coordinating both technical and GTM stakeholders

Strong understanding of software development lifecycle

Comfortable working with engineers and reading technical documents

Experience reporting directly to executives

Experience in high-growth startup environments

Experience with AI/LLM or agentic systems launches

Experience implementing launch frameworks (e.g., stage-gate, structured release readiness)

Familiarity with tools like Jira, Asana, Linear, Notion, Salesforce, HubSpot, BI dashboards

Initial 3–6 month contract

20–40 hours/week depending on scope

Clear success milestones defined upfront

Opportunity to extend or convert based on performance and company needs

Launch plan framework established and adopted

At least one major launch executed with cross-functional alignment

Executive dashboard operational

Clear, measurable launch KPIs defined

Fewer last-minute surprises

Strong trust established with leadership and stakeholders

Think in first principles

Prepare before meetings

Communicate concisely

Anticipate risks early

Push back respectfully with data

Bring solutions, not just problems

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Where is the job

San Jose, United States

Hybrid — some on-site time required

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Posted: March 6, 2026
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Last seen: May 7, 2026

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AppZen, Inc. is a leading AI platform for automating finance operations, enabling teams to streamline invoice and expense audits while ensuring compliance and reducing costs.

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Founded

2012

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