Senior Director, Product Operations - 1015
Lightcast•Moscow, ID
About The Position
Lightcast is seeking a strategic, execution-focused leader to scale and optimize the product organization's value delivery. The Senior Director of Product Operations role drives operational excellence across product management, strengthens a customer-centric approach, and ensures alignment between product strategy, customer needs, and business outcomes.
Requirements
- 8+ years in Product, Product Operations, or related leadership roles
- Experience building or scaling a Product Operations function in a B2B or data-driven environment
- Strong strategic thinking with hands-on execution
- Data-driven mindset with experience defining and using product metrics
- Ability to translate customer insights into product decisions
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence across senior leaders
- Experience driving alignment across cross-functional teams
- Hands-on experience with tools such as Productboard, Jira, or similar
- Familiarity with agile or lean product development practices
Nice To Haves
- Experience in data, analytics, HR tech, or labor market intelligence preferred
Responsibilities
- Product Operations Leadership:
- Build and lead the Product Operations function to support scalable, efficient product development
- Establish best practices across the product lifecycle (discovery, prioritization, delivery, measurement)
- Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Implementation, and Customer Success
- Oversee release management and support go-to-market coordination with Product Marketing
- Strategic Planning & Execution:
- Lead planning processes (quarterly/annual planning, OKRs, roadmap alignment)
- Improve prioritization frameworks aligned to company strategy and outcomes
- Translate business goals into clear product initiatives
- Own and optimize Productboard for product insights, prioritization, and roadmap communication
- Insights & Reporting:
- Define and track product OKRs, KPIs, and operational metrics
- Build reporting to measure product performance and team effectiveness
- Provide visibility into progress, risks, and opportunities
- Cross-Functional Enablement:
- Improve communication and transparency across teams
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success to support go-to-market alignment
- Establish feedback loops to capture and act on customer and internal insights
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
