Vice President, Product Operations
Remote - US
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Join the team as our next Vice President R&D Operations, Communications at Twilio.
Who we are & why we’re hiring
Twilio powers real-time business communications and data solutions that help companies and developers worldwide build better applications and customer experiences.
Although we're headquartered in San Francisco, we have presence throughout South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. We're on a journey to becoming a global company that actively opposes racism and all forms of oppression and bias. At Twilio, we support diversity, equity & inclusion wherever we do business.
About the job
As the Vice President of R&D Operations, you will play a critical role in driving the efficiency and effectiveness of our product development and engineering processes. Reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer - Communications, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of product and engineering operations, including project management, process improvement, resource allocation, and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in product management, combined with proven experience in operations and leadership.
The role is highly cross-functional and requires a leader that enjoys navigating ambiguity, working in a fast-paced environment, aligning exec partners, collaborating with teams across time-zones and thinking globally.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Develop and implement strategies to streamline and optimize product development end engineering processes, from ideation to launch.
- Lead a team of technical program manager and product operations professionals, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to ensure successful project execution.
- Establish and monitor OKRs and KPIs to track the efficiency and effectiveness of R&D operations. Deliver data driven dashboards and reporting that can be used by the product management function to improve product decisions.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, engineering, design, sales, customer support marketing, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and coordination.
- Work with the Business Unit Leadership and R&D Leadership Team to establish strategy and execution plans, including program management of strategic/long-range planning (LRP) efforts and annual planning.
- Standardize processes to gather, aggregate, and synthesize various sources of internal and external input to generate insights that can be leveraged during quarterly planning and Value Articulation. Improve how we act on feedback from the market to inform product planning.
- Lead and drive regular R&D management cadences to include release cycle, big bets, board deck …
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Competitive pay Healthcare Offerings vary by location Parental and wellness leave Retirement savings program
Tasks- Build relationships
- Collaborate with cross functional teams
- Identify and mitigate risks
- Mentoring
- Process Improvement
- Project management
- Training
Agile Benefits Collaboration Communication Cross-functional Collaboration Data Solutions Leadership Operations Process Improvement Product Management Program Management Project Management Reporting Sales Strategy Technical Program Management
EducationBusiness Computer Science Engineering
TimezonesAmerica/Anchorage America/Chicago America/Denver America/Los_Angeles America/New_York Pacific/Honolulu UTC-10 UTC-5 UTC-6 UTC-7 UTC-8 UTC-9