Senior Product Operations Manager (f/m/d)

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Senior level
Enterprise Web • Marketing Tech • Software
Content that takes you from anywhere to everywhere.
The Role
The Senior Product Operations Manager will enhance operational excellence and program execution in product development, optimize workflows, and facilitate communication across teams to align with company goals.
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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!

If you need reasonable accommodations at any point during the application or interview process, please let your recruiting coordinator know.

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Skills Required

  • 5+ years of experience in Product Operations, Program Management, or similar role in B2B SaaS
  • Proven track record of leading and scaling operational processes in cross-functional product organizations
  • Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Asana, Coupa
  • Experience with data/reporting platforms like Looker, Tableau, Google Sheets
  • Strong analytical skills to define and track operational KPIs
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Contentful Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Contentful and has not been reviewed or approved by Contentful.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is considered competitive for many roles, particularly in sales and technical tracks, with structured packages that include base and variable components. Feedback suggests compensation ranges are outlined by role, location, and experience, helping set expectations.
  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive with strong employer cost coverage and broad medical, dental, vision, life, and mental health support. Wellness programs and a wellbeing stipend further reinforce the health offering.
  • Parental & Family Support Family-building support is emphasized through generous paid parental leave, adoption assistance, and fertility benefits. These programs position the company as supportive of different family needs.

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The Company
HQ: Berlin
744 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Contentful is a leading composable content platform that unlocks all of an organization’s digital content to deliver impactful customer experiences, making content a strategic business asset. The Contentful Platform, Contentful Studio, Ninetailed by Contentful and the Contentful Ecosystem combine the flexibility of composable content with the intelligence of AI, empowering digital teams to drive business momentum through collaboration, speed, and scale. Contentful powers innovative content experiences across brands, regions, and channels for organizations of all sizes around the world, including nearly 30% of the Fortune 500.

Why Work With Us

Nearly 800 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful, working from hubs in Berlin, Denver and distributed around the world.

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