Operations Manager, Product & Engineering

Sierra Sierra · AI Frontier · San Francisco, CA · Operations

Operations Manager for Product & Engineering at Sierra, a company building an AI platform for customer experiences. The role focuses on running the operating cadence, designing processes, building operational artifacts, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, and analyzing operational data to improve execution and outcomes. Requires 6-8+ years of experience in Product Operations, Business Operations, or Program Management, with a proven track record of building and scaling operational processes.

What you'd actually do

  1. Run the operating cadence for Product & Engineering: own planning cycles, roadmap workflows, initiative tracking, sprint planning, and team initiatives
  2. Design and optimize key processes like product reviews, retrospectives, team syncs, and engineering demos to drive clarity and velocity
  3. Build and maintain operational artifacts such as roadmaps, planning docs, capacity trackers, dashboards, and retros that keep everyone informed and aligned
  4. Coordinate cross-functional initiatives that span Product, Eng, Design, Brand, Sales, and Ops teams—driving alignment, timelines, and accountability
  5. Partner with product, eng and marketing leads to create scalable frameworks for goal-setting (e.g., OKRs), prioritization, and execution

Skills

Required

  • Product Operations
  • Business Operations
  • Program Management
  • process design
  • process optimization
  • cross-functional coordination
  • goal-setting frameworks (e.g., OKRs)
  • prioritization
  • execution
  • analytical skills
  • Excel/Sheets proficiency
  • Linear
  • Figma
  • Google Drive

Nice to have

  • early-stage startup experience
  • scaling product org experience
  • OKR frameworks
  • roadmap tools
  • product analytics platforms
  • product management background
  • engineering background
  • consulting/strategy background
  • vendor management
  • localization expansion efforts
  • SQL
  • dashboard experience

What the JD emphasized

  • 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