The Opportunity
Firefly Foundry is seeking a strategic, results-oriented leader to serve as Head of Product Strategy & Business Operations. This role sits at the center of our product organization, ensuring operational excellence at scale, shaping long-term strategy, and driving portfolio performance.
You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Executive Leadership to translate vision into measurable outcomes. This is a highly visible role requiring structural thinking, strong financial acumen, and the ability to influence at the executive level.
What you'll do
Translate Strategy into measurable outcomes
Convert long-term strategy into actionable operating plans, investment priorities, and performance targets.
Lead annual planning, quarterly prioritization, and long-range strategic planning processes.
Ensure every major initiative has clear business cases, defined ROI, and measurable success criteria.
Drive disciplined tradeoff decisions across the portfolio based on impact, capacity, and financial return.
Own Portfolio Performance & Capital Allocation
Oversee portfolio-level margin, cost structure, ROI, and investment efficiency.
Partner with Finance to manage budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning.
Implement capital allocation frameworks that optimize return on product investments.
Establish leading and lagging indicators that connect execution to financial outcomes.
Lead quarterly business reviews with clear performance narratives and corrective actions.
Design and implement the Operating Model
Build and continuously improve the Firefly Foundry operating rhythm (OKRs, governance forums, intake processes, roadmap reviews).
Define decision rights, escalation paths, and accountability mechanisms.
Standardize planning artifacts, KPI dashboards, and reporting structures.
Increase transparency and predictability across product development cycles.
Identify operational inefficiencies and implement process improvements to improve velocity and output quality.
Drive Cross-Functional Execution Excellence
Align Product, Engineering, Design, and GTM around shared objectives and measurable outcomes.
Ensure roadmap commitments are realistic, capacity-aligned, and financially justified.
Improve cross-functional handoffs and reduce execution friction.
Establish performance management mechanisms that surface risks early and enable course correction.
Lead with Accountability
Build and lead a high-performing product strategy and business operations team.
Set clear performance expectations and measurable objectives for the team.
Foster a culture of data-driven decision-making, ownership, and continuous improvement.
What you'll need to succeed
12+ years of experience across product strategy, business operations, product management, finance, or consulting.
5+ years in Director/Sr. Director-level leadership roles with enterprise impact.
Demonstrated experience owning portfolio-level business performance and operational governance.
Track record of leading annual planning, resource allocation, and budgeting processes at scale.
Experience operating in complex, multi-product organizations.
Operational & Financial Discipline
Expertise in P&L management, forecasting, cost modeling, and ROI analysis.
Experience building KPI frameworks and performance dashboards that drive executive decisions.
Strong understanding of capacity planning, investment tradeoffs, and capital efficiency.
Ability to create structure in ambiguous environments and improve organizational predictability.
Leadership & Influence
Executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Structured, analytical thinker with strong judgment and decisiveness.
Proven ability to hold teams accountable while maintaining trust and alignment.
Skilled at driving change across matrixed organizations without direct authority.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent operational experience strongly preferred.
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Expected Pay Range:
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $167,000 -- $350,950 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.
In California, the pay range for this position is $225,700 - $350,950
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