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Product Operations Lead

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$170 - $245/hr

As our founding Product Operations Lead, you will own the operational backbone of the Product organization -- the systems, cadences, and standards that help our PMs, designers, and engineers plan ...

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Kodiak

Product Operations Specialist

Mountain View, CA · On-site

$115K - $130K/yr

This role bridges the gap between our Product/Engineering teams and our Operations/Field teams. You will own optimizing, and developing mechanisms that enable product operations to scale our ...

Mytra

Product Operations Manager

Brisbane, CA · On-site

$160K - $180K/yr

About the role As a Product Operations Manager at Mytra, you'll join our Product team at a moment of scaling. Mytra is growing faster than our internal operating system can keep up with: work lives ...

Kodiak

Product Operations Specialist

Mountain View, CA · On-site

$115K - $130K/yr

This role bridges the gap between our Product/Engineering teams and our Operations/Field teams. You will own optimizing, and developing mechanisms that enable product operations to scale our ...

Rockstar

Product Operations Analyst

San Francisco, CA · On-site

Product Operations Analyst The Product Operations Analyst will optimize product development and delivery processes, accelerating the company's ability to serve top talent in the startup and ...

Instawork

Product Operations Analyst

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$80K - $100K/yr

We're seeking a curious and driven Product Operations Analyst to help us operationalize our intelligent product features, ensuring they deliver value and efficiency to our users. This is a fantastic ...

Yum Brands

Product Operations Lead

Irvine, CA · On-site

The Product Operations Lead is responsible for bridging the gap between restaurant operations, business strategy, and product development. This role sits at the intersection of real-world execution ...

Yum

Product Operations Lead

Irvine, CA · On-site

The Product Operations Lead is responsible for bridging the gap between restaurant operations, business strategy, and product development. This role sits at the intersection of real-world execution ...

Arable

Product Operations Manager

San Francisco, CA · On-site

What We Are Looking For The Product Operations Manager plays a critical role in connecting field data, product strategy, and internal teams to ensure the successful delivery of high-value insights to ...

Arable

Product Operations Manager

San Francisco, CA · On-site

What We Are Looking For The Product Operations Manager plays a critical role in connecting field data, product strategy, and internal teams to ensure the successful delivery of high-value insights to ...

Zipline

Head of Product Operations

San Francisco, CA

About You and The Role As Head of Product Operations, you will build and lead Zipline's Product Operations function. Your mission is to make the product organization dramatically more effective by ...

PromptArmor

Product Operations Analyst

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$110 - $170/hr

We're growing the team that keeps our product and operations sharp. About the role Own the operational backbone behind our AI security products. You'll turn raw threat intelligence, customer feedback ...

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How much do product operations jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 2, 2026, the average yearly pay for product operations in California is $89,878.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $43,900.00 and $136,200.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a product operations?

Product Operations (Product Ops) is a function that supports product teams by optimizing processes, leveraging data insights, and aligning cross-functional teams to improve efficiency and product outcomes. It works at the intersection of product management, customer feedback, data analysis, and operational execution. The role often involves streamlining workflows, managing tools, and ensuring that product teams can focus on building and delivering value.

What does a typical day look like for someone working in product operations?

A typical day in Product Operations involves collaborating with product managers, engineers, and customer support teams to streamline workflows, analyze product metrics, and resolve operational bottlenecks. You might facilitate meetings, ensure smooth hand-offs between teams, update project tracking systems, and develop documentation to improve internal processes. Additionally, you'll often gather feedback, monitor dashboards, and generate reports to support data-driven decision-making. This dynamic environment requires multitasking, prioritization, and strong communication, making every day both challenging and rewarding.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in product operations, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Product Operations professional, you need strong analytical skills, a solid understanding of product life cycles, and experience with process optimization, often supported by a bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related field. Familiarity with product management tools (such as Jira, Asana, or Trello), data analytics platforms, and collaboration systems like Slack or Confluence is typically expected. Exceptional communication, organization, and problem-solving skills enable you to bridge gaps between cross-functional teams and drive operational improvements. These abilities are crucial for ensuring efficient product delivery, stakeholder alignment, and ongoing process enhancements within dynamic product-driven organizations.

Is product operations a high paying job?

Product operations roles are generally considered well-paying, especially at mid to senior levels, with salaries often reflecting experience, company size, and location. Professionals in this field typically have skills in project management, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration, which can contribute to higher compensation. However, pay varies widely across industries and regions.

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Infographic showing various Product Operations job openings in California as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 83% Full Time, 14% Part Time, 1% Temporary, 1% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 93% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 4% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $89,878 per year, or $43.2 per hour.

Director, Product Operations

Levi Strauss & Co.

San Francisco, CA • On-site

$274K - $287K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 14 days ago

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Company rating: 6.9 out of 10

Based on 90 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

23rd of 104 rated fashion retailers

Job description

Calling all originals: At Levi Strauss & Co., you can be yourself - and be part of something bigger. We're a company of people who like to forge our own path and leave the world better than we found it. Who believe that what makes us different makes us stronger. So add your voice. Make an impact. Find your fit - and your future.
As the Director, Product Operations, you will build and lead the infrastructure, standards, and analytics that enable how our company costs, sources, and places product across a global apparel business - strongly facilitating and empowering the teams who do this work rather than performing the costing directly. You will partner with cross-functional and digital teams to strengthen the tools, data, and processes that support faster, better-informed decisions.
You will own the analytics and standards that guide costing and production placement - balancing the range of factors that shape sound sourcing and placement decisions - while providing the product-creation applications support and system stability the business relies on to keep operations running and continuously improving. This is a leadership role that partners closely with the VP, Product Operations and offers significant scope, visibility, and growth for a strategic, digitally fluent operator.
About the Job
Costing Standards & Methodology
  • Establish and maintain costing methodology, cost driver libraries, and benchmarking standards.
  • Lead a team of costing analyst(s), and develop the guides and training that institutionalize costing rigor and best practice.
  • Partner with Finance on margin governance and target costing to support healthy, predictable product margins.

Digital Tools & Process Modernization
  • Serve as a key business partner to Digital & Technology on the tools and platforms that support product development, costing, sourcing, and placement.
  • Translate business needs into clear requirements, and help shape modern, data-driven capabilities that improve speed, accuracy, and traceability.
  • Lead change management, training, and adoption across stakeholder communities, and track the outcomes that measure success.

Sourcing & Placement Analytics
  • Lead the analytics that inform production award decisions, balancing the key factors that drive optimal sourcing and placement.
  • Build scenario modeling and what-if analyses that support well-reasoned placement recommendations.
  • Govern the key data inputs that inform sourcing and placement decisions, and deliver clear, decision-ready insights to leadership.

Systems Support & Stability
  • Oversee the support of core product and costing systems (e.g., PLM and BOM tools), ensuring reliable performance for global users.
  • Establish triage protocols, service levels, and escalation paths, partnering with IT to resolve issues and protect go-to-market deadlines.
  • Maintain and enhance existing tools to keep product, costing and placement processes running smoothly, supported by user training and super-user networks.

Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Partner with Product Development, Sourcing, and Finance to align on costing and placement ways of working.
  • Lead workshops and executive readouts, and represent Product Operations in cross-functional governance forums.

Team Leadership & Development
  • Lead and continue to develop a high-performing team, promoting a culture of ownership and continuous improvement
  • You will report into our VP, Product Operations

About You
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 12+ years experience in Product Operations, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Procurement, or Costing in a global apparel, consumer goods, or vertical retail environment.
  • Experience leading costing, sourcing, or analytics functions, including building standards, teams, and governance.
  • Track record leading process and system improvement, including work with PLM, costing, or sourcing platforms; deep should-cost modeling and eRFX expertise.
  • AI-experience, with hands-on experience designing or deploying AI-enabled tools.
  • Fluency in applying analytics and modern digital tools - including AI and machine learning - to costing, sourcing, scenario planning, and workflow automation.
  • Comfort with modern data tooling - Power BI, Airtable, Power Automate, SQL fundamentals - plus advanced Excel and PLM expertise.
  • Deep understanding of the apparel go-to-market calendar, costing lifecycle, RFQ processes, vendor negotiation, and placement decisions.
  • Command of the key drivers of total landed cost, and experience codifying costing standards into enterprise tools.
  • Proven executive presence and strategic leadership, with the ability to partner effectively with C-suite, SVP, and VP stakeholders, translate complex analysis into actionable business insights, and lead enterprise-wide, P&L-impacting initiatives and business cases.
  • Track record of building and developing teams.

This is a hybrid work schedule based in our San Francisco, CA headquarters. You will be expected in office 3 days per week typically Tuesday-Thursday. Note, time in office can vary depending on business needs.
The expected starting salary range for this role is $167,300 - $230,000 per yearWe may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on factors such as relevant education, qualifications, performance and business needs.
Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) offers a total rewards package that includes base pay, incentive plans, 401(k) matching, paid leave, health insurance, product discounts, and more designed to help you and your family stay healthy, meet your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits and incentive compensation vary depending upon the specifics of the role; details relating to a specific role will be made available upon request. Read more about our benefits here.
LS&Co. is an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome and value people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences to make LS&Co. a collective success.
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EOE M/F/Disability/Vets
LOCATION
San Francisco, CA, USA
FULL TIME/PART TIME
Full time
FILL DATE
This position is expected to be filled by 10/18/2026.Current LS&Co Employees, apply via your Workday account.

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About Levi Strauss

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We're a company of people who like to forge our own path. We invented the blue jean in 1873, and we reinvented khaki pants in 1986. We pioneered labor and environmental guidelines in manufacturing. And we work to build sustainability into everything we do. Our brands stand for freedom and self-expression around the world. Where we lead, others follow. For more than 160 years, we've used the strength of our brands to lead with our values and make an outsized impact on the world. We employ more than 15,000 people globally to support our great brands: Levi's®, Dockers®, Denizen® and Signature by Levi Strauss & Co.™

Industry

Apparel and accessories stores

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

San Francisco, CA, US

Year founded

1853

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