Principal, Engineering Operations - (FIN, SWE, NOR)

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Information Technology • Productivity • Professional Services • Software • Business Intelligence
M-Files delivers a context-first document management platform that connects documents to the work they support.
The Role
Lead and execute engineering operations transformation across product and engineering teams. Drive AI adoption, improve processes, embed measurable outcomes, build dashboards, coach leaders, ensure quality launches, and manage cross-functional change projects end-to-end.
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: 
We encourage you to apply soon if interested, this role will be taken offline based on applicant volume. 
LOCATION: This role is open for remote work within Europe in one of our M-Files countries (Finland, Sweden or Norway). Candidates must already be located in and have a valid work permit for the country of employment. No relocation support is provided.
M-Files is redefining how work gets done. Our context-first document management system offers purpose-built business use cases—spanning universal and industry-specific workflows—to enable secure collaboration, automate processes, and ensure governance.

Unlike traditional systems, M-Files organizes content around the context of your business, connecting documents to related people, projects, and transactions. With our unique metadata-driven architecture, organizations can model content in line with their business processes, unify information across silos, and apply AI at scale. The result is greater productivity, reduced risk, and smarter, faster decisions for over 6,000 customers in 100+ countries. 
For more information, visit  https://www.m-files.com/
We’re looking for a Principal, Engineering Operations to join our team and help shape and scale our engineering organisation. We enable our teams to affect change with speed, ease and confidence. You will need excellent project management skills, great communication skills, to enjoy working in a constantly evolving scale up and be able to influence the strategic direction of key initiatives.

You will work closely with the Engineering Leadership team and across all product delivery teams to improve alignment, speed, and operational consistency. This is a hands-on role — you will drive AI transformation implementation in practice, not just framework definition, owning the change end-to-end: upskilling engineers, optimising costs, and embedding new ways of working across the organisation. Day-to-day, you will support and coach engineers and directors in execution, accelerate governance across Engineering, and actively unblock ongoing transformation efforts.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drive change within Product & Engineering as part of our continuous improvement of our processes, practices and culture
  • Be part of a team that drives common approaches that make it simpler for the teams and leaders allowing them to focus on the big picture problems
  • Ensure quality assurance and seamless launches that set industry standards
  • Advocate for best practices in tools and instrumentation, eg. addressing data integrity issues
  • Offer insights for decision making around the flow of work through the product organisation and where the bottlenecks are
  • Provide insights to the business by helping out teams to track metrics that align to business outcomes
  • Building and maintaining cool dashboards in JIRA, Confluence, Compass that show us where we are at and if we are going to make our marks
  • Have the organisation build the muscle to self-organise around the set of defined, measurable outcomes you have landed and helped communicate.
  • Ad hoc projects which require managing / leading / driving in various part of the business - these will grow in complexity over time
  • Inbed and hand off change to product management, engineering and operations owners

Requirements

Skills & Experience 

  • Experience and openness towards using AI to improve your own day to day work as well as the rest of the Engineering organisation
  • Business acumen, including financial literacy, business models, planning, change and project management skills, goal setting and organisation design
  • Exposure to product strategy, product management, and/or program marketing in SaaS company
  • Expertise in Agile and scrum development practices
  • Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, MixPanel, SalesForce, PowerBI and other tools
  • Exceptional PowerPoint and Excel skills — you can turn complex data into beautiful, crisp presentations
  • Detail-oriented and able to handle multiple projects with tight deadlines
  • Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and handling confidential information

This role is open for remote work within Europe in one of our M-Files countries (Finland, Sweden or Norway). Candidates must already be located in and have a valid work permit for the country of employment. No relocation support is provided.


Benefits

Why M-Files?

We are a global company with Finnish roots and with a product that we are very proud of!

By joining M-Files, you will get the opportunity to contribute to our success and growth, while developing your own expertise. Our team is fun, and our solutions are changing the market!
Our guiding principles of "Make It Happen", "Help Others", and "Love Customers" are highlighted through our daily actions as a team. Transparent communication and outstanding team spirit were listed as our strengths in our M-Filer Experience survey.

What We Offer:

  • International team of top performers
  • Inclusive and dynamic culture (virtual and in-person)
  • Opportunity to contribute to our success and growth globally
  • Flexible work/life balance
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package

Does this sound exciting to you?

Join M-Files and help industry leaders transform the way they manage information and drive business success!

Please submit your application, salary request, and CV as soon as possible, but no later than July 19th, 2026.
We start processing applications immediately and the positions are filled once a perfect match is made.

Application note: Due to the high volume of interest, we won’t be able to respond to LinkedIn InMails. Instead, we encourage you to focus on a clear, thoughtful application, especially your cover letter.
Applications must be submitted through our career portal or job boards such as LinkedIn. We do not accept applications via email. Please note that, due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to LinkedIn InMails.

Skills Required

  • Experience and openness to using AI to improve engineering work
  • Business acumen including financial literacy, planning, change and project management skills, goal setting, and organisation design
  • Exposure to product strategy, product management, and/or program marketing in a SaaS company
  • Expertise in Agile and Scrum development practices
  • Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, MixPanel, Salesforce, Power BI and similar tools
  • Exceptional PowerPoint and Excel skills
  • Detail-oriented and able to handle multiple projects with tight deadlines
  • Comfortable working with senior stakeholders and handling confidential information
  • Must already be located in Finland, Sweden, or Norway and hold a valid work permit for the country of employment (no relocation support)

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M-Files Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Flexible Benefits Policies like flexible schedules, remote options, and a defined Work From Anywhere allowance indicate meaningful location and schedule flexibility. Feedback suggests home‑office support and hybrid choices make benefits adaptable to different situations.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Generous or unlimited PTO, paid holidays, sick time, and volunteer time off are consistently highlighted. Extra paid leave at service milestones further expands time‑off breadth.
  • Healthcare Strength Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health coverage are described as strong parts of the package. Feedback suggests coverage quality is a standout alongside core protections like life and disability insurance.

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The Company
HQ: Austin, TX
500 Employees
Year Founded: 2002

What We Do

M-Files is redefining how work gets done. Our context-first document management system offers purpose-built business use cases—spanning universal and industry-specific workflows—to enable secure collaboration, automate processes, and ensure governance. Unlike traditional systems, M-Files organizes content around the context of your business, connecting documents to related people, projects, and transactions. With our unique metadata-driven architecture, organizations can model content in line with their business processes, unify information across silos, and apply AI at scale. The result is greater productivity, reduced risk, and smarter, faster decisions for over 6,000 customers in 100+ countries.

Why Work With Us

We’re a global company with Finnish roots and a product we’re truly proud of. At M-Files, you’ll help shape our growth while developing your own expertise, alongside a fun, collaborative team building solutions that are transforming the market.

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