Sr Mgr, Product Operations, Alexa Tablet Product Operations

In this role, you will lead product operations for Alexa Tablet Product Operations, helping translate early product concepts into a practical operations plan that supports innovative consumer product delivery. You will guide cross-functional tradeoff decisions across product management, engineering, and supply chain, ensuring plans are grounded in feasibility, timelines, and cost.

Role overview

As a Senior Manager, Product Operations, you will manage a team responsible for defining future products rooted in customer needs and viability. You will decompose product concepts into component and manufacturing drivers using industry benchmarks and deep supply chain knowledge, and you will influence executive-level decisions by aligning assumptions with clear, confident communication of complex tradeoffs. The role includes international travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of high-impact professionals to define future products based on customer needs and viability
• Break down product concepts into component and manufacturing drivers using industry benchmarks and deep supply chain knowledge
• Influence executive management on design decisions by diving into assumptions and communicating complex tradeoffs with clarity and confidence
• Facilitate decision-making discussions with Product Management, Engineering, and Supply Chain to balance feature requirements, development timeline, and cost
• Build and implement methodology to support high-fidelity analysis for product tradeoffs during the early concept phase
• Provide guidance and support to OPMs and MPMs to ensure cohesive supply chain strategies across the Tablet Product Line
• Problem solve and explore improvements to existing processes and systems
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams throughout development and manufacturing
• Drive continuous improvements
• International travel required

Requirements

• 10+ years of program management, tech program management, or related experience
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience leading large-scale, technical or engineering programs with a record of thought leadership, business case development, realization of customer benefits, and successful program completion
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
• Experience communicating and presenting to senior leadership
• Comprehensive knowledge of consumer electronics supply chain from component sourcing through manufacturing and fulfillment

Technologies

• AI/ML
• GenAI
• Analytics
• Database
• Storage

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience taking a product from conception and definition through engineering design and to market
• Experience working directly with designers and technical subject matter experts
• Experience working with Data and AI technologies, including AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, and/or Storage
• 12+ years of experience in operations or commodity management roles
• Experience with multiple manufacturing processes (injection molding, die casting, PCB assembly, final assembly, etc.)
• Experience facilitating executive decision-making on complex product tradeoffs

Day in the life

In the role, you will lead a small team of highly skilled operations professionals to define upcoming tablet product concepts. You will spend a significant portion of your time in collaborative sessions with product managers and engineers, framing tradeoffs across customer experience, technical performance, development timelines, and cost. During pre-concept development, you will guide teams toward viable directions amid ambiguity. You may also spend afternoons assessing strategic recommendations or examining manufacturing requirements to evaluate feasibility of novel approaches.

About the team

The Tablet Product Operations organization focuses on bringing innovation in consumer electronics from concept to customer hands. The early-stage costing function is positioned where strategic decisions have high leverage while information remains uncertain. The team emphasizes analytical rigor paired with practical judgment, collaborative problem-solving, and the ability to influence difficult decisions. You will work alongside engineers, product managers, and supply chain professionals focused on delivering strong customer experiences at sustainable costs.

Location and compensation

Location: Sunnyvale, CA (onsite). Compensation: USD 223,800 - 302,800 per year.

Benefits

• Sign-on payments
• Restricted stock units (RSUs)
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans)
• EAP
• Mental Health Support
• Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Los Angeles County applicants

• Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies.
• Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.
• These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation.
• Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.