Associate Product Operations Manager
Remote · 4+ years experience · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 13, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 4+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Remote
About the role
- The Associate Product Operations Manager (APOM) is the delivery layer of Product Ops, owning workstreams from intake to handoff with rigor and discipline.
- This is a rotation-based role where every 6-12 months you move to a new vertical pod across Consumer, Shopper, and Enterprise.
- AI fluency is integral to the role, used regularly to accelerate core deliverables and streamline operations.
Responsibilities
- Own PCR intake end-to-end by validating problem statements, assessing routing, and ensuring cleanliness before reaching a vertical pod.
- Handle Tier 2 triage and make judgment calls beyond automated system resolutions.
- Write and maintain Product Enablement Packages (PEPs), using AI-assisted drafts and owning final quality, accuracy, and stakeholder fit.
- Drive launch readiness in your assigned area by coordinating with stakeholders.
- Pull together customer signal and quality data into structured summaries to feed the Horizontal's intelligence work.
- Run PRDs through the PRD enabler and deliver results to POMs and Product with clear framing.
- Surface at least one cross-domain insight to the Horizontal per deployment.
- Use AI as a real part of your workflow for triage, drafting, research, and onboarding while editing before sharing.
- Build cross-domain product sense across your rotations as a foundation for cluster ownership at L5.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 4+ years in product operations, project management, business analytics, or related field, preferably in a technology or product-driven environment.
- Hands-on experience with Jira or a similar project management tool.
- Strong analytical skills, with hands-on experience in SQL and proficiency with Excel and/or Google Sheets.
- Demonstrated use of AI-driven or automation tools to streamline operations.
- Proven ability to collaborate across functions, communicate effectively, and advocate for customers.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in go-to-market planning or product launch operations.
- Prior success in a tech, SaaS, consumer product, or marketplace company.
- Familiarity with BI and data visualization platforms (e.g., Mode, Looker, Tableau).
- Experience establishing customer feedback mechanisms to drive process or product improvements.
- Demonstrated initiative and ownership for cross-team process improvements or automations.
Benefits
- New hire equity grant
- Annual refresh grants
Skills
- Jira
- SQL
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- Mode
- Looker
- Tableau