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Senior Director, Product Operations - 1015

MoscowRemoteFull Timesenior

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Lightcast is seeking a strategic, execution-focused leader to scale and optimize the product organization's value delivery. The Senior Director of Product Operations role drives operational excellence across product management, strengthens a customer-centric approach, and ensures alignment between…

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Build and lead the Product Operations function to support scalable, efficient product development

Establish best practices across the product lifecycle (discovery, prioritization, delivery, measurement)

Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Implementation, and Customer Success

Oversee release management and support go-to-market coordination with Product Marketing

Lead planning processes (quarterly/annual planning, OKRs, roadmap alignment)

Improve prioritization frameworks aligned to company strategy and outcomes

Translate business goals into clear product initiatives

Own and optimize Productboard for product insights, prioritization, and roadmap communication

Define and track product OKRs, KPIs, and operational metrics

Build reporting to measure product performance and team effectiveness

Provide visibility into progress, risks, and opportunities

Improve communication and transparency across teams

Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success to support go-to-market alignment

Establish feedback loops to capture and act on customer and internal insights

8+ years in Product, Product Operations, or related leadership roles

Experience building or scaling a Product Operations function in a B2B or data-driven environment

Strong strategic thinking with hands-on execution

Data-driven mindset with experience defining and using product metrics

Ability to translate customer insights into product decisions

Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence across senior leaders

Experience driving alignment across cross-functional teams

Hands-on experience with tools such as Productboard, Jira, or similar

Familiarity with agile or lean product development practices

Experience in data, analytics, HR tech, or labor market intelligence preferred

Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights, with headquarters in Moscow, ID (US) and offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, our institutions and companies, and our communities.

Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and does not discriminate on the basis of federally protected statuses. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity of thought and unique perspectives. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.