AI Summary
Experian seeks a Product Operations Director to enable efficient product management across the product lifecycle. The role involves establishing processes, data, tools, and governance frameworks to support product planning, development, and go-to-market activities. The Product Operations Director will partner with product managers, engineering, marketing, sales, finance, and customer support to ensure coordinated and scalable product execution.
Key Highlights
Develop and maintain standardized product management processes and frameworks
Partner with product managers to ensure important deliverables are completed at each lifecycle stage
Manage key product management tools and develop standardized dashboards and measurements for product performance
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Great compensation package and bonus plan
Core benefits including full medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
Flexible work environment, ability to work fully remote, hybrid or in-office
Job Description
Job Posting - Salary Range: $153,075 - $275,535
Company Description
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Job Description
The Product Operations Director plays a critical role in enabling the Product Management organization to operate efficiently, consistently, and with high quality across the entire product lifecycle. You will establish and maintain the processes, data, tools, and governance frameworks that allow product managers to execute effectively from ideation through launch and market adoption. The Product Operations Director partners closely with product managers, engineering, marketing, sales, finance, and customer support to ensure product planning, development, and go-to-market activities are coordinated, data-driven, and scalable. You will report to our Vice President, Product Management (Experian Automotive).
Responsibilities
- Product Management Process & Methodology
- Develop, document, and maintain standardized product management processes, frameworks, and tools.
- Ensure product managers follow defined methodologies (e.g., discovery, business case development, requirements, prioritization, launch readiness).
- Improve product workflows to enhance speed, quality, and cross-functional alignment.
- Facilitate training and onboarding for product managers on process, tools, and best practices.
- Product Planning & Portfolio Governance
- Support the product planning and prioritization process, ensuring inputs, artifacts, and decision criteria across teams.
- Assist product leaders in creating portfolio dashboards, roadmaps, and reporting mechanisms.
- Manage the intake, assessment, and documentation of new product ideas, opportunities, and change requests.
- Operational Execution Support
- Partner with product managers to ensure important deliverables are completed at each lifecycle stage.
- Guide coordination with engineering, marketing, sales, and operations to ensure operational readiness for upcoming releases.
- Monitor process adherence and highlight risks, gaps, or delays in product execution.
- Support the Product Readiness Manager during launch cycles, ensuring agreement on established frameworks.
- Data, Tools & Insights
- Manage key product management tools (e.g., Jira, Aha!, Roadmunk, Confluence) and ensure teams use them.
- Develop standardized dashboards and measurements for product performance, roadmap progress, and operational health.
- Provide insights and reporting to product leadership for operational decision-making.
- Cross-Functional Enablement
- Be a central point of coordination between product management and other teams.
- Ensure teams have the documentation, visibility, and communication needed to execute plans effectively.
- Support post-launch assessments and retrospectives to produce applicable improvements for future releases.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Product Management, Operations, or related field.
- 5–7 years of experience in product operations, product management, program management, or business operations within a product-centric organization.
- Experience with product lifecycle processes and Agile development environments.
- Experience implementing and optimizing product management frameworks and tools.
- Experience turning operational data into insights and recommendations.
- Expertise in process design and continuous improvement.
- High attention to detail with organizational discipline.
- Ability to drive accountability and influence without authority.
- Proficiency in project and product management tools (Jira, Aha!, Confluence, Asana).
- Ability to work effectively across multiple teams and levels of leadership.
Additional Information
- Great compensation package and bonus plan
- Core benefits including full medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
- Flexible work environment, ability to work fully remote, hybrid or in-office
- Flexible time off, including volunteer time off, vacation, sick, and 12-paid holidays
Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Innovation is a critical part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, religion, color, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.