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Associate Product Operations Manager

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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

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