Senior Manager, Product Operations

DDN

Senior Manager, Product Operations at DDN, leading strategic planning and product operations initiatives. Driving cross-functional collaboration and ensuring operational excellence in AI data management.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $195,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and orchestrate the annual and quarterly strategic planning cycle for the Product and R&D organization, including goal-setting (OKRs/MBOs), investment prioritization, and portfolio review.
Partner with CPO, VP Product, VP Engineering, and Finance to develop multi-year product investment strategies and resource allocation frameworks.
Translate business strategy into actionable operating plans; maintain a live view of strategic commitments, resource coverage, and trade-offs.
Identify, scope, and personally drive high-priority cross-functional initiatives that cut across Product, Engineering, Finance, Sales, and Customer Success.
Enhance product operations function: product launch readiness, go-to-market coordination, release management, and feedback loop integration.
Communicate program status, strategic progress, and operational health clearly to C-level executives and board stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of experience in product operations, strategy & operations, program management, or management consulting within a B2B technology company.
Demonstrated experience owning and leading strategic planning processes (annual planning, OKRs, portfolio reviews) at a VP or C-level-adjacent scope.
Proven track record designing and driving cross-functional strategic initiatives from ambiguous starts through measurable outcomes.
Strong business and financial acumen: comfortable with P&L visibility, headcount planning, and investment frameworks.
Exceptional executive communication skills — can write a compelling strategy memo, run a QBR, and present to a board.
Experience managing and developing direct reports and influencing without authority across senior stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A seat at the table: direct partnership with CPO, VPs, and C-suite on decisions that shape DDN’s product trajectory.
Scope to build: this role has significant latitude to define how the product operations function grows and evolves.
Technically meaningful work: DDN’s products underpin AI breakthroughs, scientific discovery, and national security workloads.
Competitive compensation, equity participation, and comprehensive benefits.

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic planningOKRsMBOsportfolio reviewcross-functional initiativesproduct launch readinessgo-to-market coordinationrelease managementfinancial acumenP&L visibility

Soft Skills

executive communicationleadershipinfluencing without authoritystrategic thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationpresentation skillswriting skillsstakeholder managementteam development

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMBA