Strategic Product & Operations Director

Leadout Capital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadout Capital is seeking a Director of Product Strategy and Operations to partner with product, engineering, and executive leadership. You will drive operating cadence, strategic planning, and cross-functional execution to translate vision into measurable outcomes.

The role blends chief-of-staff rigor with strategy depth and PMO discipline, sitting at the intersection of product, engineering, finance, and GTM teams to remove blockers and accelerate growth while preserving speed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in product strategy, product operations, management consulting, or related strategic/operational role.
• 3+ years in enterprise SaaS or cloud software.
• Strong ability to lead through influence at scale.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills—market sizing, financial modeling, pricing/packaging analysis.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, including exec-level materials.
• Experience operating in ambiguity and aligning senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare executive narratives, decks, and business reviews distilling complex data into recommendations.
• Liaise between Product, Finance and GTM on forecasting and resource allocation.
• Partner with GM/VP Product to define strategy and GTM.
• Conduct market, competitive, and customer research to identify growth opportunities.
• Build ROI framework to prioritize the product roadmap and major bets.
• Design governance processes that scale decision-making across product teams.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Sales, and CS to remove blockers.
• Track key metrics and build analytics infrastructure for self-serve insight.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the COO and GM.
• Drive prioritization of new activities and align cross-functional teams.
• Lead change management for major organizational shifts.

Skills

Product strategy

Operations management

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Executive communications

Strategic planning

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

MBA preferred

Job description

Leadout Capital is seeking a Director of Product Strategy and Operations to partner with product, engineering, and executive leadership. You will drive operating cadence, strategic planning, and cross-functional execution to translate vision into measurable outcomes.

The role blends chief-of-staff rigor with strategy depth and PMO discipline, sitting at the intersection of product, engineering, finance, and GTM teams to remove blockers and accelerate growth while preserving speed.