Head of Product Operations

Antithesis•Vienna, VA

About The Position

About Antithesis Antithesis is a developer tools company building a fundamentally new approach to software testing. Our platform uses advanced fuzzing and property-based testing, combined with large-scale deterministic simulation, to uncover deep, correctness-critical bugs that traditional testing approaches miss. We are early in building a dedicated Product organization around this technology and are focused on creating a scalable, decision-owning Product function as we ramp go-to-market. The role: We’re hiring a Head of Product Operations to build and run the operating system for Product. This role exists to ensure that Product work happens reliably, predictably, and at scale. As our Product organization grows, we need someone who can establish clear operating rhythms, surface execution risks early, and replace ad hoc coordination with durable systems—without turning Product into a process-heavy organization. The Head of Product Operations is a senior operator who partners closely with Product leadership, Engineering leadership, and GTM teams. This role does not define product strategy or decide what gets built. Instead, it ensures that ownership, priorities, execution, and cross-functional interfaces are clear enough that good decisions can be made and carried out efficiently. This role is intentionally designed to create leverage for Product leadership, not add bureaucracy.

Requirements

Experience operating in complex, cross-functional product or engineering organizations
Exceptional organizational skills and comfort managing many moving parts
A strong bias toward execution and closing loops
Sound judgment about where structure helps and where it harms
The ability to influence laterally without formal authority
Comfort surfacing problems early and pushing for clarity

Nice To Haves

Experience in developer tools or highly technical products is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

Establish the Product operating cadence
Define and run planning, execution, and review rhythms for Product
Create reliable visibility into priorities, progress, risks, and dependencies
Ensure leadership and stakeholders have timely, accurate understanding of Product execution
Act as the primary Product-side coordinator for complex, cross-functional initiatives
Partner closely with Engineering management and project/program counterparts
Ensure dependencies, sequencing, and ownership are explicit and well-managed
Ensure execution hygiene and follow-through
Track Product commitments and surface issues early
Identify when work is blocked, drifting, or at risk, and intervene to force clarity
Replace reactive coordination with lightweight, repeatable mechanisms
Build durable Product systems and tooling
Own Product team tooling, documentation workflows, and feedback intake systems
Establish standards and principles for how Product work is planned, tracked, and communicated
Keep key Product artifacts current, trusted, and easy to navigate
Support cross-functional strategic initiatives
Serve as the Product point of contact for cross-functional efforts (e.g., GTM, partnerships, sales enablement)
Ensure Product engagement in these initiatives is clear, consistent, and scalable
Route work to the appropriate Product owners while protecting area-level ownership
Partner with Product leadership
Work hand-in-glove with the Head of Product and Director of Product Management
Ensure the Product operating system supports good product judgment rather than distorting it
Absorb coordination, follow-ups, and synchronization so Product leaders can focus on high-leverage decisions