Remote R&D Delivery & Governance Leader

Fusable; United States; Remote; USD 175,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off

Remote work opportunities

Casual dress code

Job summary

Fusable is seeking a Principal R&D Operations Manager to translate portfolio strategy into executable plans across Product, Engineering, and Data. You will govern SDLC, commercial interlock, and monthly R&D reporting, aligning cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

You will drive governance, end‑to‑end SDLC management, and planning hierarchy while coordinating with Finance, Sales, and Customer Success to optimize spend, capacity, and delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, computer science or related field.
• 8+ years in R&D, engineering, or product operations, or a PMO, in a software or data business.
• Proven experience managing an SDLC across multiple product and engineering teams.
• Administrator-level experience with Asana, Jira, and the Atlassian suite.
• Working knowledge of R&D budgeting, forecasting, and software capitalization.
• Experience running a go-to-market or commercial readiness process.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; able to influence senior leaders without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Translate portfolio strategy into an executable R&D operating plan across product lines.
• Establish R&D governance: decision rights, approval gates, and operating cadences.
• Manage the end-to-end SDLC process, from intake through release.
• Operationalize the planning hierarchy (Build Programs, Epics, Features, Stories) and its approval gates.
• Standardize handoffs between Product Management, Product Owners, Design, and Engineering.
• Administer Asana, Jira, and Confluence so they reflect the process and produce reliable delivery data.
• Manage the Commercial Interlock process that aligns Product, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Customer Success from roadmap to revenue.
• Facilitate SKU approval so pricing, packaging, and revenue mapping are agreed before launch.
• Maintain the release calendar and coordinate launch readiness across the owning teams.
• Clarify ownership and decision rights, escalating cross-functional conflicts to leadership.
• Own monthly R&D reporting on spend vs. budget, capacity, delivery, and risk.
• Partner with Finance on R&D budgeting and forecasting.
• Manage R&D capitalization tracking so CapEx/OpEx treatment is documented.
• Link R&D investment to adoption, retention, and revenue outcomes.

Skills

SDLC management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting & forecasting

Influence senior leaders

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, computer science

Tools

Asana

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Fusable is seeking a Principal R&D Operations Manager to translate portfolio strategy into executable plans across Product, Engineering, and Data. You will govern SDLC, commercial interlock, and monthly R&D reporting, aligning cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

You will drive governance, end‑to‑end SDLC management, and planning hierarchy while coordinating with Finance, Sales, and Customer Success to optimize spend, capacity, and delivery.