Operations Manager, Product & Engineering
About The Position
At Sierra, we’re creating a platform to help businesses build better, more human customer experiences with AI. We are primarily an in-person company based in San Francisco, with growing offices in Atlanta, New York, London, Paris, Madrid, Munich, Singapore, Tokyo, and Sydney. We are guided by a set of values that are at the core of our actions and define our culture: Trust, Customer Obsession, Craftsmanship, Intensity, and Family. These values are the foundation of our work, and we are committed to upholding them in everything we do. Our co-founders are Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor. Bret currently serves as Board Chair of OpenAI. Previously, he was co-CEO of Salesforce (which had acquired the company he founded, Quip) and CTO of Facebook. Bret was also one of Google's earliest product managers and co-creator of Google Maps. Before founding Sierra, Clay spent 18 years at Google, where he most recently led Google Labs. Earlier, he started and led Google’s AR/VR effort, Project Starline, and Google Lens. Before that, Clay led the product and design teams for Google Workspace.
Requirements
- 6-8+ years of experience in Product Operations, Business Operations, or Program Management in a high-growth, product-led company
- Proven track record building and scaling operational processes from scratch
- Highly organized and methodical; you bring rigor, structure, and momentum to ambiguous situations
- Excellent written and verbal communicator—clear, succinct, and persuasive across stakeholders and levels
- Experience partnering closely with Legal, Product, and Engineering, including third-party vendors
- Comfortable using tools like Linear, Figma, Google Drive, or similar to create systems that stick
- Strong analytical instincts with proficiency in Excel/Sheets; SQL or dashboard experience is a plus
Nice To Haves
- Experience with outbound communications compliance — TCPA, do-not-call, SMS sender registration, or similar calling/messaging regulations in the US or internationally
- Experience at an early-stage startup or scaling product org
- Familiarity with OKR frameworks, roadmap tools, or product analytics platforms
- Background in product management, engineering, or consulting/strategy with deep operational exposure
Responsibilities
- Run the operating cadence for Product & Engineering: own planning cycles, roadmap workflows, initiative tracking by region and channel, sequencing, and team initiatives
- Design and optimize key processes like product reviews, retrospectives, team syncs, and engineering demos to drive clarity and velocity
- Build and maintain operational artifacts such as roadmaps, planning docs, capacity trackers, dashboards, and retros that keep everyone informed and aligned
- Coordinate cross-functional initiatives that span Product, Eng, Design, Legal, Sales, and Ops teams—driving alignment, timelines, and accountability
- Partner with product, eng and marketing leads to create scalable frameworks for goal-setting (e.g., OKRs), prioritization, and execution
- Analyze operational data and team feedback to identify friction points and implement systems that improve execution and outcomes
- Build our outbound operations playbook in partnership with Legal and continuously improve it so we can scale with quality and intention
Benefits
- Flexible (unlimited) paid time off
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
- Life insurance and disability benefits
- Retirement plan dependent on country of employment
- Parental leave
- Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
- Lunch, as well as delicious snacks and coffee to keep you energized
- Discretionary benefit stipend giving people the ability to spend where it matters most
- Free alphorn lessons
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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