Remote R&D Operations Leader

6sense; New York (NY); On-site; USD 163,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K matching

Paid time off

Job summary

6sense is seeking a Senior Manager, R&D Operations to design, operate, and continuously improve the R&D Operating System across Product and Engineering. You will own governance, standards, metrics, and tooling strategy to enable scalable, data-driven decisions and predictable delivery.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data, and Executive leadership to advance operational excellence, drive adoption, and measure impact through dashboards and executive reporting.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Engineering, Product and Technology Operations, or a similar function.
• 3+ years leading teams or operating functions.
• Proven experience designing and scaling operating models, governance frameworks, and organizational processes.
• Strong analytical skills with experience building metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Experience driving organizational change and process adoption across large cross-functional organizations.
• Familiarity with modern Product and Engineering tooling, data platforms, AI-enabled workflows, and operational analytics.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the R&D operating system across Product and Engineering.
• Build executive visibility through data with dashboards, scorecards, and reporting.
• Drive operational excellence and adoption across Product and Engineering.
• Influence through leadership and partnership.

Skills

8+ years experience

Team leadership

Governance frameworks

Executive reporting

AI-enabled workflows

Stakeholder management

Tools

Data platforms

Product tooling

AI-enabled workflows

Job description

6sense is seeking a Senior Manager, R&D Operations to design, operate, and continuously improve the R&D Operating System across Product and Engineering. You will own governance, standards, metrics, and tooling strategy to enable scalable, data-driven decisions and predictable delivery.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data, and Executive leadership to advance operational excellence, drive adoption, and measure impact through dashboards and executive reporting.