Senior Product Operations Manager - Lifecycle & Governance

Motive; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Motive is seeking a Senior Product Operations Manager to shape two core areas of our operating system: Product Governance and the Product Development Lifecycle. You’ll build a standardized, scalable lifecycle and provide a shared source of truth from discovery through launch and post-launch.

You’ll also create internal rhythms, resources, and tools to keep the Product organization coordinated and moving forward, with AI-driven automation where possible.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience organizing strategic initiatives or operations for technical teams.
• Proven track record designing and scaling processes to improve efficiency.
• Familiarity with product development lifecycles and launch readiness.
• Experience owning internal tools, systems, and documentation.
• Automation-first mindset with exposure to AI tools or no-code automation.
• Strong analytical skills; SQL/BI experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Run the operating rhythm for the Product org, coordinating the product planning process, Monthly Business Reviews, team meetings, and action-item tracking.
• Build and maintain a task-based onboarding path for new PMs, along with a managed resource hub for the Product org.
• Govern the Product tool stack, including managing permissions and licenses, standardizing access requests, and running recurring usage and billing reviews.
• Identify manual work across the Product org and replace it with AI-assisted automation, templates, and self-serve tools.
• Help define, document, and evolve the product development lifecycle, including stage gates, exit criteria, and the cross-functional operating model that moves work from discovery through launch and post-launch.
• Build and improve launch readiness workflows, including the automation of cross-team work.
• Build the playbooks for New Product Introductions and betas so PM-owned launches are consistent, repeatable, and self-serve.
• Support the International Product team by leading special projects, coordinating stakeholders, milestones, and dependencies across the business.

Skills

6+ years experience

Process design

Automation tooling

AI tools

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Product tooling

Job description

Motive is seeking a Senior Product Operations Manager to shape two core areas of our operating system: Product Governance and the Product Development Lifecycle. You’ll build a standardized, scalable lifecycle and provide a shared source of truth from discovery through launch and post-launch.

You’ll also create internal rhythms, resources, and tools to keep the Product organization coordinated and moving forward, with AI-driven automation where possible.