Senior Manager of Product Operations

Hearst Television • Dallas, TX

3d

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Manager to help scale and optimize how our 30-person Product Management team operates. You’ll design and run the systems, processes, and tools that help our product teams deliver impactful software efficiently — enabling clarity, consistency, and data-driven decision-making.
Your mission will be to champion continuous improvement and a culture of transparency and impact. You will ensure that every product manager, designer, and engineer can move faster with confidence and alignment.
You will report to the Sr. Director of Product Operations and help implement and improve the product operating model, portfolio governance, and tooling across the teams.

Requirements

• 5 years of progressive experience in product management, product operations, strategy consulting, or technical program management in medium-to-large software product organizations with 5+ product teams.
• Demonstrated experience in completing successful product operations modernization initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills and the proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior executives.
• Proficiency with modern product tools and the willingness to critically examine new ones.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in health tech.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Product team leaders on operational excellence and organizational effectiveness.
• Identify strategic opportunities to improve product maturity and capabilities.
• Act as connective tissue across Product, Engineering, Design, and Go-To-Market teams to drive transformation and ensure alignment.
• Ensure smooth communication, visibility, and accountability across all stakeholders.
• Drive onboarding, training, and change management for new tools and processes.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve the product organization’s operating model — strategic portfolio reviews, roadmap governance, discovery workflows, and stakeholder engagement models.
• Define scalable processes and best practices and drive continuous improvement in product operations. Troubleshoot product-related process bottlenecks across the company.
• Help facilitate adoption of new AI solutions to drive scale in Product and in Product’s partnership with other teams.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, robust benefits, and professional development opportunities
• Meaningful work.
• Leaders who care.
• Flexibility.
• A company that gives back.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees