Product Operations Leader: Strategy, Growth & Execution

PowerSchool; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage

Flexible Spending Accounts

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Comprehensive 401(k) plan

Generous Parental Leave

Discretionary Time Off

Wellness Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Pet Insurance

Identity Theft Protection

Student Debt Repayment Program

Prepaid Legal coverage

Job summary

PowerSchool is seeking a Head of Product Operations to architect and scale the systems that enable a high-performing product organization across a multi-product SaaS platform. You will align product strategy with operational rigor, AI-enabled efficiencies, pricing and customer insights.

You will partner with CPO, R&D, Finance, Cloud Operations and GTM to deliver high-quality products while driving growth, profitability, and customer value at scale.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant and related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Travel occasionally, up to 20-25%, for team activities and events.
• Experience managing and leading functional areas or departments.
• 10+ years in B2B SaaS / Cloud product operations or senior leadership.
• Experience in $1B+ ARR multi-product SaaS/Cloud environment.
• Proven success building or scaling Product Operations.
• Experience partnering with CS, Support, Sales and GTM teams.

Responsibilities

• Own operating model that connects product strategy, investment, planning, execution, commercialization and performance.
• Lead annual and quarterly planning across Product, Engineering, Finance, Sales, Marketing and CS.
• Establish operating rhythms, decision rights and escalation paths for accountability.
• Create portfolio visibility for leadership including investments, risks and performance.
• Partner on pricing, packaging, monetization and launch readiness for major initiatives.
• Develop a common performance framework linking activity to outcomes.
• Coach leaders in business-case discipline and portfolio decisions.

Skills

Strategic Systems Thinker

Data fluency

Program & Portfolio Management

Stakeholder Leadership

Change Leadership

Customer-Obsessed

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Roadmapping tools

Backlog management tools

Analytics tools

VOC tools

Monitoring tools

Job description

PowerSchool is seeking a Head of Product Operations to architect and scale the systems that enable a high-performing product organization across a multi-product SaaS platform. You will align product strategy with operational rigor, AI-enabled efficiencies, pricing and customer insights.

You will partner with CPO, R&D, Finance, Cloud Operations and GTM to deliver high-quality products while driving growth, profitability, and customer value at scale.