Product Operations Manager

Kikoff
San Francisco, CA
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with B2C fintech experience and a background in managing cross-functional teams, comfortable with driving product quality and compliance initiatives

Best fit for

  • Individuals who have managed vendors and can demonstrate strategic thinking in policy development
    — “Drive policy changes related to compliance, delinquency, and charge-off reporting”
  • Professionals with strong analytical skills and the ability to prioritize product issues in a high-growth environment
    — “Analytical experience, and ability to diagnose and prioritize product issues in a fast-paced environment”

Things to consider

  • The role demands leadership experience, as it includes managing people and cross-functional teams
    — “1+ years of experience as a people manager”
  • Candidates should be prepared to work in a pre-IPO startup with rapid scaling expectations
    — “We're scaling fast. Join us if you want to build something meaningful”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in resolving product issues and improving long-term operational processes
    — “A track record of running launches and driving process improvements for long-term operational success”
  • Emphasize your ability to coordinate with compliance, engineering, and product teams effectively
    — “Coordinating closely with stakeholders like product, compliance, and engineering teams to ensure action”
  • Showcase your experience in managing vendors, including onboarding and SLA compliance
    — “Manage product partners and vendors, including onboarding, QA, and SLAs”
  • Include examples of customer impact from your past roles, especially in B2C environments
    — “Yes, you can build an exciting business AND have real-life real-customer impact”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Ensuring operational support for products
  • Identifying and resolving product issues
  • Managing product partners and vendors
  • Implementing strategic policy and compliance initiatives
Typical background
5+ years of experience in B2C Tech, Product, Operations, Consulting, or a fast-paced startup environment

Skills & requirements

Required

Product Operations ManagementCross-functional CoordinationProduct Issue ResolutionPolicy Changes ManagementProduct Quality AssuranceVendor Management

Preferred

Strategic ThinkingLong-term Product StrategyProcess Improvement

Stack & domain

Product OperationsCross-functional Team CoordinationPolicy And Compliance ManagementProduct Quality AssuranceVendor ManagementLeadershipAnalytical ThinkingStrategic PlanningFintechProduct Management

About the role

Original posting from Kikoff via Greenhouse

Kikoff: The Fintech Powering Financial Security at Scale

Kikoff is a profitable, pre-IPO fintech company on a mission to empower everyone to achieve financial security. With record revenue growth in 2025 and a unicorn valuation, we've built a suite of products that help millions of people build credit, access liquidity, and save money.

We're scaling fast. Join us if you want to build something meaningful and help millions of people move forward financially.

Why Kikoff:

This is a consumer fintech startup, and you will be working with serial entrepreneurs who have built strong consumer brands and innovative products. We value extreme ownership, clear communication, a strong sense of craftsmanship, and the desire to create lasting work and work relationships. Yes, you can build an exciting business AND have real-life real-customer impact.

About the Role: The Product Operations Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless operation, quality, and success of our products. As a leader in this space, you will be responsible for driving operational excellence, coordinating cross-functional teams, and maintaining a strong focus on customer-centric solutions. You will lead efforts to identify and resolve product issues, manage post-launch processes, and implement strategic policy and compliance initiatives. This role requires a combination of technical expertise, analytical thinking, and a collaborative mindset to deliver high-impact results while continuously enhancing the user experience.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Work closely with PM’s and internal stakeholders to ensure products have the needed operational support from inception, to long term product maintenance

Lead and manage cross-functional efforts to diagnose and prioritize root causes of user/product issues, coordinating closely with stakeholders like product, compliance, and engineering teams to ensure action.

Conduct and own customer interviews, gather feedback on features, and ensure product support needs are accurately assessed and fulfilled.

Drive policy changes related to compliance, delinquency, and charge-off reporting; maintain detailed documentation and product changelogs for transparency and operational efficiency.

Own the end-to-end product quality across product pods by identifying gaps, influencing prioritization, and driving cross-functional solutions.

Manage product partners and vendors, including onboarding, QA, and SLAs.

Expertise and Experience Required:

5+ years of experience in B2C Tech, Product, Operations, Consulting, or a fast paced start-up environment

1+ years of experience as a people manager.

Strong project management skills and the ability to align internal and external stakeholders effectively.

Experience managing vendors against SLAs.

Analytical experience, and ability to diagnose and prioritize product issues in a fast-paced environment.

A track record of running launches and and driving process improvements for long-term operational success.

Strategic thinking, and demonstrates ability to communicate long-term product strategy.

Base Range$160,000—$200,000 USDEqual Employment Opportunity Statement

Kikoff Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

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Source: Kikoff careers (Greenhouse)

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