We are seeking an experienced Senior Staff Portfolio Operations Manager to drive strategic planning, portfolio performance, and operational excellence across multiple product and technology divisions. In this role, you will initially lead Product Operations for the Hospitality business, helping senior leaders improve roadmap execution, resource allocation, and cross-functional collaboration. After an initial six-month assignment, you will transition into a permanent Business Operations position supporting Hospitality, Retail, and Financial Services portfolios. You will leverage financial insights, performance analytics, and business intelligence to guide investment decisions and identify opportunities for growth and efficiency. Working closely with senior leadership, Finance, Product, and Technology teams, you will influence strategic priorities and drive organizational improvements. This is a senior individual contributor opportunity offering significant autonomy, visibility, and the ability to shape business outcomes across a complex international technology environment.
Lead Hospitality Product Operations: Take ownership of Product Operations for the Hospitality division during the initial six-month assignment, establishing effective planning, governance, and delivery practices.
Roadmap Planning and Execution: Partner with Product and Technology leaders to develop and execute product roadmaps, manage competing priorities, coordinate dependencies, and proactively address delivery risks.
Operational Performance: Establish structured planning, reporting, and review cadences that provide leadership with clear visibility into progress, emerging challenges, and decisions requiring attention.
Process Optimization: Identify opportunities to improve operational workflows, communication, and collaboration across teams, reducing organizational silos and strengthening execution.
Portfolio Performance Management: Lead portfolio reviews across Hospitality, Retail, and Financial Services, monitoring strategic priorities, investments, delivery progress, and business outcomes.
Data-Driven Decision Making: Develop dashboards, reporting frameworks, and analytical tools to evaluate investment performance, identify performance gaps, and highlight opportunities for improvement.
Investment and Resource Optimization: Analyze business results and underlying performance drivers, recommending changes to priorities, resource allocation, and investments based on expected business value.
Cross-Portfolio Planning: Maintain visibility across product roadmaps, identifying shared dependencies, competing demands, operational risks, and opportunities for collaboration between business divisions.
Strategic Stakeholder Alignment: Work closely with senior leaders, Finance, Product Operations, and Technology teams to challenge assumptions, facilitate strategic discussions, and drive informed decisions.
Leadership Reporting: Prepare clear, actionable recommendations connecting portfolio performance and investment priorities to broader business objectives, ensuring decisions and follow-up actions are tracked through completion.
Go-to-Market Alignment: Establish consistent go-to-market handoff processes across business divisions while accommodating the specific operational needs of each portfolio.
Product and GTM Collaboration: Strengthen communication between Product and Go-to-Market teams throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring upcoming launches, feature releases, and roadmap changes are effectively communicated.
Customer and Market Insights: Develop feedback loops that bring customer needs, market intelligence, and commercial learnings back to Product teams to support roadmap decisions and prioritization.
Continuous Improvement Initiatives: Lead special projects and operational transformation initiatives that improve governance, organizational effectiveness, and overall portfolio performance.