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What skills do you look for when hiring a Product Ops Manager?

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Consumer Product Management
  1. Clare Hawthorne
    Clare Hawthorne

    Oscar Health Senior Director, Product Operations • 4y

    I’m actively hiring for several Product Operations roles, including for Associate Product Operations Managers, so you can check out the specific job descriptions on our career page! Beyond what we’ve posted, here are some of the things I share with our interviewer panel. Associate Product Operations Managers & Product Operations Managers What I look for: Solves problems -- effectively fixes an issue in the short term and adapts processes to address its root cause in the long term. Strong col ...Read More

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  2. Katie Cubillas
    Katie Cubillas

    Twilio Sr. Dir, Product - Technology Partners • 4y

    Great communication and intellectual honestly are of the main traits I look for.  It's pretty important to be extremely resourceful and confident in one's ability to make a lot with a little and to influence teams to buy into your mission enough that they want to contribute / jump in.  I also get really excited when I meet people who have had experience in both product and GTM organizations and have a competence in translating across teams / tying both worlds together. It's pretty rare, but I se ...Read More

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  3. Casey Flinn
    Casey Flinn

    OEConnection Head of Global Product Operations • 4y

    Ideally, I would like to hire a Senior Product Manager/Designer/Marketer etc. who is looking to take their skills and do something new/different with their career. I say this because these roles nurture things like: Design Thinking Using data to build and test hypotheses  Ability to break big things into simple, lovable, complete solutions where we can ship small and learn along the way Desire and track record to deliver outcomes  Appreciates process, but understands that not every problem needs ...Read More

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