Director - Product Management (Operations)

Director - Product Management (Operations)

Innovapptive is a category-defining SaaS company building the world’s most advanced AI-powered Connected Worker Platform for the industrial sector. Headquartered in Houston, TX, and backed by Vista Equity Partners, Innovapptive is on a mission to reimagine how industrial work gets done — connecting frontline workers, back-office systems, and assets in real time to drive higher safety, reliability, and productivity.

Our platform is trusted by some of the world’s largest enterprises — including Shell, Hess, Cenovus Energy, W.R.Grace, Westlake Chemicals, UNICEF, Kimberly Clark, Scott Miracle Gro, and Newmont Mining to name a few, and across chemicals, energy, mining, and manufacturing industries. These enterprises have achieved tangible, hard-dollar results, such as:

• Over $40 million in annual EBITDA savings at a single enterprise.
• 10× frontline productivity improvements through mobile-first and AI-enabled workflows.
• 15–20% maintenance cost reductions and significant uptime gains across plants and sites.

Innovapptive is recognized by leading industry analysts for its differentiated value creation model:

• Named a Leader in the Frost & Sullivan Industrial Connected Worker Radar.
• Featured by Gartner in “Connected Factory Worker” research and the Hype Cycle for Manufacturing Operations Strategy.
• Cited by LNS Research for delivering 3–5× greater value than point solutions through unified OT–IT execution, AI/vision innovation, and field-proven ROI.

Our growth is backed by Tiger Global Management and Vista Equity Partners, one of the world’s premier software investors, known for scaling high-performance SaaS companies. Together, we are building the next-generation AI Powered Connected Worker Platform, combining cutting-edge technologies — SLM’s, Generative AI, Computer Vision, and Intelligent Orchestration — into a unified system that transforms plant operations globally.

Today, with over 300+ employees across the U.S., India, and ANZ, Innovapptive stands at a pivotal inflection point: with an ambition to scale to $100M ARR within the next 3-4 years by industrializing every aspect of our product, engineering, and customer delivery systems.

The Director – Product Management (Operations) will own and scale Innovapptive’s Operations product suite, driving innovation, frontline productivity, operational excellence, and measurable business outcomes for enterprise customers in asset-intensive and manufacturing industries. This role combines strategic product leadership with hands-on execution across discovery, delivery, GTM, and stakeholder management. 

• Lead the product strategy and roadmap for an operations / production-focused product suite, ensuring scalability, usability, and measurable impact on frontline productivity and business KPIs.
• Drive the full product lifecycle: customer discovery, requirement definition, prioritization, execution with engineering, and post-launch adoption and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with customers, Sales, Customer Success, and Implementation teams to identify operational challenges, validate solutions, and translate complex manufacturing and production workflows into intuitive product experiences.
• Define and track product success metrics, leveraging data and analytics to drive decisions on feature enhancements, prioritization, and long-term product investments.
• Drive product initiatives focused on production efficiency, OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), operational excellence, continuous improvement, and frontline productivity.
• Partner with GTM teams on positioning, pricing, packaging, demos, proposals, and enablement for enterprise customers across manufacturing and industrial operations.
• Mentor and lead Product Managers, fostering a culture of ownership, experimentation, customer focus, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Prepare and present business cases, product proposals, roadmap updates, and product performance to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment with agile delivery practices and contribute to continuous improvement of product processes and rituals.

What You Bring to the Team:

• 10+ years of Product Management experience, with at least 2–3 years in a Director, Senior Product Manager, Head of Product, or equivalent leadership role, owning a product or portfolio.
• Strong experience building and scaling B2B SaaS products, preferably Enterprise SaaS, with experience owning product strategy, roadmap, and end-to-end product lifecycle.
• Prior experience working closely with operations, manufacturing, production, plant, or frontline teams, with a strong understanding of operational workflows and business challenges.
• Strong domain exposure to OEE, Production, Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Manufacturing Operations, or similar industrial workflows.
• Experience with MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), Connected Worker, Industrial IoT/IIoT, Smart Manufacturing, or digital manufacturing platforms is highly preferred.
• Proven track record of managing end-to-end product lifecycle and shipping impactful products/features in close partnership with engineering, design, sales, and business stakeholders.
• Experience leading high-performing product teams and influencing cross-functional stakeholders without authority.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using product metrics, operational KPIs, experimentation, and data to drive prioritization and roadmap decisions.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder-management skills, including customer-facing product demonstrations and executive presentations.
• MBA or equivalent business education from a reputed institute is a plus.
• Exposure to GTM, proposals, SOWs, pricing, commercial aspects of product deals, and enterprise customer engagements is an added advantage.

Innovapptive does not accept and will not review unsolicited resumes from search firms.

Innovapptive is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, political affiliation, marital or partnership status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth (or related medical conditions), sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, genetic disorder, genetic predisposition, carrier status, military status, familial status, or domestic violence victim status and any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.