Product Operations Manager

The Product Operations Manager role at VertiCrest Partners supports the operational systems behind a growing product organization. The focus is on ensuring planning, releases, reporting, and workflow improvements run smoothly across Product, Engineering, Design, and Customer Success.

Location and Work Schedule

Orange, CA with onsite work. This is a full-time position, typically 40 hours per week, with most activities taking place Monday through Friday during standard business hours. Work is in person.

Compensation

USD 96,000 to 102,000 per year.

Key Responsibilities

• Organize roadmaps, quarterly priorities, and key milestones.
• Coordinate launch readiness, including dependencies and team communication.
• Maintain product dashboards and report on adoption, usage, and other KPIs.
• Find gaps in current workflows and introduce practical process improvements.
• Coordinate product planning and review meetings.
• Track actions, risks, and delivery dependencies.
• Maintain product documentation.
• Prepare reports for leadership.
• Support quarterly planning.
• Keep product tools and information current.

Required Experience and Skills

• Experience in Product Operations, Product Management, Program Management, or technology operations.
• Understanding of how digital products move from planning through development and release.
• Comfort working with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Productboard, Aha!, or similar platforms.
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, with experience in product analytics considered useful.
• Ability to bring structure to busy product teams while avoiding unnecessary process overhead.

Tools and Technologies

• Jira
• Confluence
• Productboard
• Aha!
• Excel
• Google Sheets

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off