Senior Product Operations Manager (f/m/d)

Contentful Contentful · Enterprise · London, United Kingdom · Product

This role is for a Senior Product Operations Manager at a B2B SaaS company that provides a digital experience platform with AI capabilities. The role focuses on optimizing product development workflows, leading program execution, improving tooling, analyzing metrics, and facilitating cross-functional communication to drive operational excellence within the product organization. While the company utilizes AI, the role itself is not directly involved in building or researching AI models.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive operational excellence by optimizing product development workflows, team rituals, and cross-functional coordination
  2. Lead program execution for complex product operations initiatives, ensuring alignment with company objectives and timely delivery
  3. Improve tooling and automation by identifying, implementing, and maintaining systems that streamline workflows and reduce manual effort
  4. Analyze reporting and metrics to generate insights and partner with Business Analysts on improvement initiatives
  5. Manage risks and dependencies by proactively identifying roadblocks and driving resolution across teams

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience in Product Operations, Program Management, or a similar role, ideally in a B2B SaaS company
  • Proven track record of leading and scaling operational processes in cross-functional product organizations
  • Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Asana, and Coupa, plus data/reporting platforms (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Google Sheets)
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to define and track operational KPIs
  • Systems-thinking mindset with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and strategic perspective
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across all levels
  • Experience working with globally distributed teams
  • Familiarity with change management practices

Nice to have

  • Exposure to technical domains (e.g., automation, AI/ML, personalization, analytics)

What the JD emphasized

  • Proven track record
  • Experience with tools
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Systems-thinking mindset
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience working with globally distributed teams
  • Familiarity with change management practices