[Hiring] Sr. Product Operations Manager @Applied Systems, Inc.

Role Description

We’re looking for a Sr. Product Operations Manager to join our Product Operations team and partner with a Product leader to tackle their most important business priorities and turn ambiguous product problems into clear, data-informed decisions.

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to an assigned Product leader and team, tackling their highest-priority business challenges and ambiguous product problems.
• Drive cross-functional outcomes across the product development lifecycle, from Voice of the Market discovery and roadmap planning to go-to-market and post-launch success.
• Align stakeholders on success metrics and ensure product telemetry and instrumentation deliver the KPIs and insights teams need to understand adoption and business impact.
• Synthesize data, customer input, and stakeholder perspectives into clear narratives and recommendations that leaders can act on quickly.
• Use AI tools to accelerate research, analysis, and synthesis, and help product teams adopt AI in how they work.
• Define and standardize product operations best practices, and mentor and coach teammates and Product Management teams with training materials, templates, and documentation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of combined experience across product operations, business operations, business strategy, product management, and/or management consulting.
• Proven ability to execute on a global scale, leading multiple concurrent large-scale programs and/or launching significant new products.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and strategic planning skills, with a track record of influencing cross-functional leaders without direct authority.
• Experience tackling cross-functional business problems end to end, from framing the question to driving a decision, and thriving in ambiguity.
• Hands-on, everyday AI fluency, with sound judgment on where AI adds value, plus strong analytics and data-driven storytelling skills.

Requirements

• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Google Analytics, or Looker.
• Working knowledge of Pendo, JPD, Power BI, and Jira.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Holiday and Vacation Time
• Health & Wellness Days
• A Bonus Day for Your Birthday

Company Description

Applied is where insurance technology gets reinvented, and we build it fast. Our cloud software and AI-powered solutions reach thousands of agencies and brokers worldwide, setting the pace for what modern insurance can do.

The best work happens when smart people move fast, together. For over 40+ years, Applied has built technology that solves real problems for insurance professionals - and we’re still pushing what’s possible.

You’ll be part of our people-first culture built on trust, inclusion, and growth - where you’re supported to deliver, collaborate with teammates who care, and grow with leaders invested in your success.