Senior Product Operations Manager (f/m/d) in London

About the Opportunity

We’re a mid-sized, globally distributed B2B SaaS company empowering organizations with innovative digital solutions. With a strong product-led culture and international customer base, we’re scaling rapidly—and we’re looking for a Senior Product Operations Manager to bring structure, clarity, and strategic visibility to our growing product organization.

What to Expect

• Drive operational excellence by optimizing product development workflows, team rituals, and cross-functional coordination.
• Lead program execution for complex product operations initiatives, ensuring alignment with company objectives and timely delivery.
• Improve tooling and automation by identifying, implementing, and maintaining systems that streamline workflows and reduce manual effort.
• Analyze reporting and metrics to generate insights and partner with Business Analysts on improvement initiatives.
• Manage risks and dependencies by proactively identifying roadblocks and driving resolution across teams.
• Develop training and enablement resources, including documentation and onboarding materials for product teams.
• Facilitate cross-functional communication across product, design, engineering, marketing, and customer success.
• Advocate for product operations to increase alignment, transparency, and collaboration across the organization.
• Collaborate globally with distributed teams across time zones and cultural contexts.
• Step into a high-impact, visible role within a growing SaaS organization.
• Join a collaborative, empowered product team with a strong global culture.
• Benefit from a flexible hybrid work setup.

What You Need to Be Successful

• 5+ years of experience in Product Operations, Program Management, or a similar role, ideally in a B2B SaaS company.
• Proven track record of leading and scaling operational processes in cross-functional product organizations.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Asana, and Coupa, plus data/reporting platforms (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Google Sheets).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to define and track operational KPIs.
• Systems-thinking mindset with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and strategic perspective.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across all levels.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams.
• Familiarity with change management practices.
• Exposure to technical domains (e.g., automation, AI/ML, personalization, analytics) is a plus.

What’s in It for You

• Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences.
• Full-time employees receive stock options to share in the success of our company.
• Comprehensive healthcare (health/dental/vision) coverage for you and your dependents.
• Fertility and family-building benefits to support your growing family.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation days, sick days, education days, compassion days, and volunteer days.
• Time off to care for and focus on your growing family.
• Annual education budget to support your career growth.
• Access to virtual and in-person events, workshops, and team activities for learning and networking.
• Wellbeing stipend to support your physical, financial, and emotional health.
• Monthly communication (phone/internet) stipend and hardware reimbursement.
• New hire office equipment stipend to help you work at your best.

Who are we?

Contentful is a leading digital experience platform that helps modern businesses meet the growing demand for engaging, personalized content at scale. By blending composability with native AI capabilities, Contentful enables dynamic personalization, automated content delivery, and real-time experimentation, powering next-generation digital experiences across brands, regions, and channels for more than 4,200 organizations worldwide. More than 700 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful, working from hubs in Berlin, Denver, San Francisco, London, New York, and distributed worldwide. Everyone is welcome here!

“Everyone is welcome here” is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful, we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical [dis]ability, or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!

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