Senior Director, Product & Business Operations

As Senior Director, Product & Business Operations, you will partner directly with senior business leaders to translate strategy into results. You will serve as the operational integrator across Product Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, HR, and Corporate Development, ensuring that priorities are aligned and execution remains on track.
You will build the operating mechanisms, performance management systems, and business processes that enable growth, accelerate decision making, and improve organizational effectiveness.
This role combines the disciplines of business operations, strategy execution, program leadership, and organizational transformation.
Required Experience
15+ years of business, operations, product, engineering, or related leadership experience.
Track record of successfully driving cross functional teams successful outcomes
Proven success operating in complex technology-based businesses.
Strong experience leading cross-functional initiatives across multiple organizations.
Demonstrated ability to drive business performance through data, metrics, and operational discipline.
Experience partnering with senior executives and influencing decisions at the leadership level.
Strong financial and business acumen, including planning, forecasting, investment analysis, and performance management.
Outstanding communication, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
Preferred Experience
Experience in networking, telecommunications, optical networking, semiconductors, photonics, data infrastructure, or related technology sectors.
Experience with product development, product introduction, and manufacturing scale-up.
Exposure to mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, or post-merger integration.
Experience leading business transformation or AI-enabled operational initiatives.
MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.
Leadership Characteristics
We're looking for a leader who is:
Strategic: Understands the big picture and converts vision into action.
Results-Oriented: Delivers measurable business outcomes.
Accountable: Takes ownership and follows through on commitments.
Collaborative: Builds trust and alignment across organizations.
Disciplined: Brings rigor, structure, and clarity to complex challenges.
Transformational: Continuously improves how work gets done.
Trusted: Influences through credibility, integrity, and sound judgment.
Why This Role Matters
This position is more than a business operations role. It is an opportunity to become a strategic operating partner to senior leadership, influence the direction of a critical business, and drive meaningful impact across product strategy, execution, growth, and transformation.
The successful candidate will help shape the future of the organization while developing broad executive exposure and a path toward larger business leadership responsibilities.
Strategic Business Leadership
Partner with senior leaders to define and execute business strategy, annual operating plans, and growth objectives.
Translate long-term business goals into actionable priorities and measurable outcomes.
Drive resource allocation, investment decisions, and organizational trade-offs.
Support strategic growth initiatives, partnerships, acquisitions, and integration activities.
Identify business risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Business Performance & Operational Excellence
Establish and lead the operating rhythm of the organization, including weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews.
Develop and maintain executive scorecards and key performance indicators.
Create transparency around business performance, execution risks, and organizational priorities.
Drive accountability for commitments and ensure timely resolution of issues.
Cross-Functional Leadership
Lead complex initiatives that span multiple organizations and global teams.
Align stakeholders across Product Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, HR, and Sales.
Remove barriers to execution and accelerate decision-making.
Build strong partnerships across functions to drive business results.
Product & Business Transformation
Drive initiatives that improve scalability, productivity, and organizational effectiveness.
Champion digital transformation, process simplification, automation, and AI-enabled workflows.
Identify opportunities to improve forecasting, reporting, operational efficiency, and business insight.
Lead continuous improvement efforts that enhance execution and decision quality.
Strategic Program Leadership
Lead or coordinate business-critical initiatives, including:
New Product introduction, commercialization and production ramps
Margin improvement programs
Cost reduction initiatives
Operations and supply-chain transformation
Business scaling programs
Mergers, acquisitions, and integration efforts
Executive strategic initiatives
Executive

Work arrangement
Hybrid