South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$120k–$185k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Site Acquisition, Real Estate Dealmaking, Portfolio Management, Executive Negotiation, Contract Negotiation
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$170k–$210k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Kubernetes, ArgoCD, CI/CD Pipelines, Cloud Deployment Strategies, Prometheus
Austin, Texas, United States · On-site
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Site Acquisition, Real Estate Negotiation, Contracting, Pipeline Management, Due Diligence
Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda · On-site
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Technical Troubleshooting, Operational Discipline, Incident Management, Technical Documentation, Cross-functional Communication
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$225k–$300k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Full-stack Development, System Design, Backend Engineering, Frontend Engineering, API Design
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Outbound Logistics, Supply Chain Operations, Warehouse Management Systems, ERP, Transportation Coordination
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Production Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Capacity Planning, Process Control, Root-Cause Problem Solving
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$170k–$210k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Datacenter Operations, Kubernetes, Bare Metal Provisioning, Hypervisor Management, Infrastructure Automation
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$165k–$215k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Python, C/C++, Linux, Embedded Systems, Automation Systems
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$160k–$225k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: PCBA Design, Circuit Analysis, Schematic Capture, PCB Layout, Board-level Validation
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$200k–$265k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: State Estimation, Probabilistic Filtering, GNSS RTK, IMU Data, Sensor Modeling
Austin, Texas, United States · On-site
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Cold Outreach, Pipeline Management, Relationship Building, Lead Generation, Market Research
United States · Remote OK
$150k–$240k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Executive Recruiting, Talent Mapping, Candidate Assessment, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Sourcing
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$170k–$210k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Data Pipelines, API Design, Distributed Systems, Geospatial Systems, Data Modeling
South San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid
$85k–$95k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Candidate Scheduling, Applicant Tracking Systems, Greenhouse, Stakeholder Management, Time Management
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$160k–$225k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Board Level Design, Circuit Analysis, Schematic Capture, PCB Layout, Power Electronics
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$130k–$200k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Flight Test Campaign Design, Autonomous Systems Validation, Data Analysis, Hardware Debugging, Software Debugging
Austin, Texas, United States · On-site
$90k–$120k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Partner Success, Customer Success, Field Operations, Cross-functional Collaboration, Pragmatic Problem Solving
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$105k–$140k/yr
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Root-Cause Analysis, Quality Engineering, Supplier Development, Technical Writing, GD&T
South San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
About Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We des…
Skills: Technical Program Management, Hardware Project Delivery, Strategic Roadmapping, Systems Thinking, Risk Management
South San Francisco, California, United States • On-site
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Lead the acquisition of large-scale site portfolios and strategic partnerships to expand Zipline's logistics footprint. This involves managing the end-to-end deal process from executive outreach and negotiation to signing buildable site agreements.
Requires 5+ years of experience in real estate dealmaking with REITs or national developers and a proven track record of closing complex deals. Candidates must possess strong contracting instincts and a working knowledge of zoning, permitting, and land-use constraints.
Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.
Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.
Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.
We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.
As a Site Acquisition Manager - Portfolio & Partnerships, you are the tip of the spear for scaling site acquisition through large-scale portfolios and strategic partnerships. This is a pure deal role with a partnership edge: you’ll win access to national footprints and repeatable site pipelines by influencing executive decision-makers, building momentum through high-trust relationships, and translating partnership commitments into signed, buildable site agreements.
This role is built for a closer who is: Extremely well-connected across retail real estate and portfolio owners, Relentless about keeping the top of funnel full through constant networking and outbound, and comfortable running executive-level conversations that unlock multi-site programs.
This role flexes between primary deal owner and regional deal accelerator. Depending on the market and partner, you may own negotiations end-to-end or support a Regional Site Acquisition Manager by unlocking portfolio relationships, approvals, and standardized terms—always aligning on clear ownership and prioritizing outcomes over credit. This role is for someone who thrives with autonomy, moves fast with disciplined process, and treats aggressive targets as the job—not the exception. You’re energized by relationship-building, but you measure yourself by signed deals and repeatable pipelines.
You will partner closely with Legal, Real Estate Development, Design/Engineering, Finance, Government Affairs/Land Use, and Operations—but you are the deal owner accountable for pace, quality, and outcomes.
The starting cash range for this role is $120,000-185,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, working location, and projected impact. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more.
Zipline was founded to create the first logistics system that serves all humans equally. Our aim is to solve the world’s most urgent and complex access challenges. Leveraging expertise in robotics and autonomy, Zipline designs, manufactures and operates the world’s largest automated delivery system. Zipline serves tens of millions of people around the world and is making good on the promise of building an equitable and more resilient global supply chain. From powering Rwanda’s national blood delivery network and Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution, to providing on-demand home delivery for Walmart and enabling leading healthcare providers to bring care into the home in the United States, Zipline is transforming the way goods move. By transitioning to clean, electric, instant logistics, we can decarbonize delivery, decrease road congestion, and reduce fossil fuel consumption and air pollution, while providing equitable access for billions of people. The technology is complex but the idea is simple: a teleportation service that delivers what you need, when you need it. Zipline is inspiring people, governments, and businesses to imagine what is possible when goods can move as seamlessly as information. To join the team, check out our career page: https://flyzipline.com/careers/
Offices: 333 Corey Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, US
Zipline was founded to create the first logistics system that serves all humans equally. Our aim is to solve the world’s most urgent and complex access challenges. Leveraging expertise in robotics and autonomy, Zipline designs, manufactures and operates the world’s largest automated delivery system. Zipline serves tens of millions of people around the world and is making good on the promise of building an equitable and more resilient global supply chain. From powering Rwanda’s national blood delivery network and Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution, to providing on-demand home delivery for Walmart and enabling leading healthcare providers to bring care into the home in the United States, Zipline is transforming the way goods move. By transitioning to clean, electric, instant logistics, we can decarbonize delivery, decrease road congestion, and reduce fossil fuel consumption and air pollution, while providing equitable access for billions of people. The technology is complex but the idea is simple: a teleportation service that delivers what you need, when you need it. Zipline is inspiring people, governments, and businesses to imagine what is possible when goods can move as seamlessly as information. To join the team, check out our career page: https://flyzipline.com/careers/
Offices: 333 Corey Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, US
