Sr. Product Operations Manager

Ralliant•Solon, OH

About The Position

The Senior Product Operations Manager drives operational excellence across product lines by improving how teams plan, prioritize, execute, and communicate. The role establishes scalable operating cadences, governance, performance metrics, dashboards, and standard work to improve visibility, decision-making, accountability, and execution. It applies Ralliant Business System (RBS) tools—including Kaizen, visual management, structured problem solving, and value stream mapping—to simplify workflows, remove barriers, and deliver measurable results without unnecessary process burden. The role partners globally with Product Management, General Managers, Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Sales, and channel partners to align priorities and drive business performance. The manager leads portfolio reviews and governance, develops performance reporting and forecasts, aligns commercial teams, and coordinates product roadmaps, lifecycle communications, launches, transitions, and obsolescence planning. The role also leads continuous improvement initiatives, facilitates Kaizen events, and coaches teams on problem solving, standard work, visual management, and sustained improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
At least 5 years of experience in Product Management, Product Operations, Program/Project Management, Business Operations, or a related role within a technology or B2B environment.
Demonstrated experience establishing and managing operating cadences, governance, dashboards, and scalable processes across multiple teams.
Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without authority, including at senior leadership levels.
Practical experience applying continuous improvement methodologies and structured problem-solving techniques.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting global or geographically distributed product organizations across multiple product lines.
Hands-on experience with business systems and analytics tools, such as Oracle, CRM platforms, and Power BI.
Experience with RBS or comparable business operating systems.
Experience coaching teams on operating cadence, visual management, standard work, and change adoption.
Ability to translate portfolio performance and execution risks into clear, decision-ready leadership recommendations.

Responsibilities

Lead and continuously improve portfolio operating cadences, including weekly business reviews, monthly operations reviews, product lifecycle management reviews, annual strategy reviews, and launch readiness checkpoints.
Coordinate leadership reviews, synthesize performance data, track actions and decisions, and ensure follow-through accountability.
Improve portfolio management processes, reporting, and standard work while removing cross-functional execution barriers.
Translate portfolio performance and operational challenges into actionable insights and leadership recommendations.
Develop and maintain visual management dashboards and metrics for bookings, revenue, margin, backlog, on-time delivery, and quality.
Partner with Product Managers, Finance, Operations, and portfolio leadership on product-line forecasting, backlog reviews, funnel management, and revenue recognition.
Drive Product Manager accountability for product performance and identify risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
Lead discussions with commercial teams, field sales, and channel account managers to capture demand, customer opportunities, and market signals and turn them into executive-ready insights.
Support sales enablement, product positioning, promotions, channel programs, and strategic initiatives across product lines and geographic regions.
Act as a primary liaison between product teams and regional sales organizations to strengthen commercial execution.
Coordinate product roadmap and lifecycle communications across product lines, sales channels, and partners.
Align Product Management, Engineering, Operations, and regional Sales teams on launch readiness and execution.
Support pricing actions, product transitions, obsolescence planning, and launch activities.
Coordinate new product forecasting, channel enablement, and stocking strategies.
Lead cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives with defined workstreams, measurable targets, and sustained results.
Facilitate Kaizen events, manage the Product Line Kaizen funnel, and promote effective use of RBS tools and best practices.
Coach teams in root-cause analysis, countermeasure tracking, standard work, visual management, and improvement sustainment.
Clarify roles, responsibilities, RACI ownership, and escalation paths to strengthen accountability and adoption.