Operations Engineer – V.I.E

Jobtailor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in New York City seeks a technical product manager who will own requirements and specs across Payments, Fraud, Support, Finance, and CRM. You will collaborate with engineering and business teams to design scalable solutions and monitor KPIs.

You are a Python-savvy generalist with 1–3 years of experience, fluent in English, and comfortable working in a fast-paced US tech environment. French language skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• Must have a degree from a top-tier French engineering school with 1–3 years of professional experience.
• Eligible for the V.I.E. program (EU citizen, under 28 at departure).
• Proficient in Python and able to write scripts, develop internal tools, interact with APIs.
• Genuine generalist with both high-level strategy and hands-on implementation.
• Proactive, accountable, and comfortable in ambiguity.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Experience in a US tech company or French scale-up is a strong asset.
• Fluent in English; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical product manager across Payments, Fraud, Support, Finance, and CRM, managing requirements, creating technical specs, and analyzing post-release data.
• Analyze operational data to uncover insights and identify key business levers to enhance efficiency and user experience.
• Proactively automate processes by identifying system bottlenecks, designing workflows, and developing Python scripts or PoCs.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to design scalable solutions to operational challenges.
• Monitor platform performance and KPIs, flag risks, and recommend data-driven improvements.
• Build internal tools and automate repetitive processes to boost team productivity.
• Document systems, processes, and technical specifications clearly and systematically.

Skills

Python scripting

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

English fluency

Education

Graduate of top-tier French engineering school (École Polytechnique, Mines, CentraleSupélec, Ponts, or equivalent)

Tools

APIs

SQL basics

Job description

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical product manager across Payments, Fraud, Support, Finance, and CRM, managing requirements, creating technical specs, and analyzing post-release data.
• Analyze operational data to uncover insights and identify key business levers to enhance efficiency and user experience.
• Proactively automate processes by identifying system bottlenecks, designing workflows, and developing Python scripts or Proofs-of-Concept (PoCs).
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to design scalable solutions to operational challenges.
• Monitor platform performance and KPIs, flag risks, and recommend data-driven improvements.
• Build internal tools and automate repetitive processes to boost team productivity.
• Document systems, processes, and technical specifications clearly and systematically.

Requirements

• Graduate of a top‑tier French engineering school (École Polytechnique, Mines, CentraleSupélec, Ponts, or equivalent) with 1–3 years of professional experience.
• Eligible for the V.I.E. program (EU citizen, under 28 years old at departure).
• Proficient in Python: able to write scripts, develop internal tools, interact with APIs, and manipulate data; familiarity with AI‑assisted workflows is a plus.
• Genuine generalist and “Swiss Army knife”—comfortable with both high-level strategy and hands‑on implementation.
• Highly proactive and accountable: thrive in ambiguity, identify challenges, and take initiative without waiting for direction.
• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and a structured problem‑solving approach.
• Previous experience in a US tech company or French scale‑up is a strong asset.
• Fluent in English (work language); French is a plus.