Tech & Product Operations Lead - Maternity Cover

sennder GmbH; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

sennder, Europe’s leading digital freight forwarder, seeks a Head of Tech & Product Operations for a 1-year maternity cover. Based in Berlin, Barcelona, or Amsterdam, you will partner with the CPTO to drive tech and product operations, AI adoption, and executive reporting.

You’ll manage portfolio updates, dashboards, and governance, while coordinating across Product, Engineering, Operations, Finance and Commercial teams to deliver strategic outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Chief of Staff, Technology Operations, Program Management, or Consulting role within a technology-driven environment.
• Strong understanding of software development and product operations.
• Financial acumen — experience with budget ownership, ROI/business case development, and cost management in a tech organization.
• Basic knowledge of IT Capitalization (IFRS) and Forschungszulage (German R&D grant).

Responsibilities

• Partner with CPTO and tech leadership to define, prioritize, and execute strategic and tactical initiatives across Tech (Product and Engineering).
• Drive quarterly planning, goal setting, and operational cadence across the Technology organization.
• Lead AI adoption and transformation initiatives across the Tech organization, partnering with Product and Engineering leads on rollout and change management.
• Own regular deliverables, e.g. portfolio update, ROI report, IT cap report, R&D Tax, roadmap delivery, planning dashboards, and communications.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between Product, Engineering, Operations, Finance and Commercial teams.
• Prepare and deliver board and executive updates on behalf of the CPTO.
• Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to support data-driven decision-making.
• Lead special projects and organizational effectiveness programs for the CPTO.

Skills

Chief of Staff

Tech Operations

Program Management

Consulting

Budget Ownership

IFRS knowledge

Stakeholder Management

Data-driven decisions

Job description

sennder, Europe’s leading digital freight forwarder, seeks a Head of Tech & Product Operations for a 1-year maternity cover. Based in Berlin, Barcelona, or Amsterdam, you will partner with the CPTO to drive tech and product operations, AI adoption, and executive reporting.

You’ll manage portfolio updates, dashboards, and governance, while coordinating across Product, Engineering, Operations, Finance and Commercial teams to deliver strategic outcomes.