Director, Product and Engineering Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Oversee quarterly planning and release processes throughout the portfolio, ensuring that teams are aligned on priorities, capacity, and decision-making milestones.

• Actively identify, monitor, and address cross-team dependencies, risks, and obstacles to guarantee timely delivery.

• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and GTM leaders to assess trade-offs, sequence tasks, and establish roadmap priorities.

• Establish team rituals, documentation standards, and automated tools/reporting to reduce manual workload and create unified practices.

• Integrate customer feedback, product metrics, and delivery health data into actionable insights that promote ongoing improvement.

• Act as a reliable facilitator among product, engineering, and business stakeholders.

• Develop a consistent planning and execution rhythm while enhancing team workflows.

• Report directly to the VP of Product and serve as the operational counterpart to both the VP of Product and the VP of Engineering.

• Begin in an individual contributor capacity, with opportunities for growth into leadership as R&D capabilities expand.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in product operations, technical program management, delivery leadership, or similar technology roles.

• Demonstrated experience managing planning and release cycles across various teams or value streams (e.g., Release Train Engineer).

• Extensive understanding of Agile lifecycles and launch operations.

• Proven capability to handle complex dependencies, capacity planning, delivery risks, and cross-functional expectations.

• Strong analytical abilities utilizing delivery metrics and dashboards to address challenges, optimize workflows, and enhance operating models.

• Exceptional facilitation and communication skills.

• Proven track record of influencing without authority among product, engineering, and business stakeholders.

• Enthusiasm for data science and analytical tools.

• Proficiency in English.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is preferred.

• Proficiency in German and relevant Agile/PMP certifications are advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.

• An inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives unite, ensuring everyone feels welcomed regardless of their background.