GameChanger is looking for a Senior Engineering Operations Manager to partner with our VP of Engineering in running a clear and well-operated engineering organization. You will lead the engineering operating cadence, executive readiness, and core operational systems, evolving into a broader Chief of Staff–style role over time.
What You'll Do
- Manage and improve the engineering operating schedule, including planning cycles, leadership meetings, updates, retrospectives, and budget-related workflows.
- Be the operational partner to the VP of Engineering, translating strategic priorities into clear operating rhythms, decision forums, and artifacts.
- Prepare executive- and board-facing engineering materials, ensuring narratives are consistent and supported by data.
- Be the central point of ownership for engineering operations, tracking commitments, action items, and follow-ups.
- Design and improve automation and AI-enabled workflows for notes, summaries, updates, and decision support to reduce manual coordination.
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, Data, and Finance to ensure alignment on planning, execution, and communication.
- Monitor organizational health, identifying patterns, risks, and bottlenecks and surfacing observations to engineering leadership.
- Travel quarterly to our New York HQ for planning, alignment, and leadership meetings.
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years of experience leading or owning operations, business operations, or program functions within an engineering, product, or technology organization.
- Experience owning or operating planning processes, operating cadence, and leadership workflows for technical teams.
- Demonstrated experience creating executive- and board-facing materials, including written updates, summaries, or operating artifacts for senior leadership.
- Experience partnering with VP- or C-level leaders, supporting prioritization and coordination across teams.
- Experience designing, improving, or scaling operational systems and workflows, including the use of automation or AI to reduce repetitive work.
- Experience translating complex technical work into clear, structured narratives for non-technical audiences.
Team & Environment
You will report directly to the VP of Engineering.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation range: $160,000-$180,000.
- Unlimited vacation policy.
- Paid volunteer opportunities.
- Technology stipend - $4,000 every 2 years.
- WFH stipend - $500 annually.
- Monthly physical, mental, wellness & learning stipend offered through Holisticly.
- Monthly lifestyle stipend offered through Fringe.
- Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA, and coverage for family/dependents.
- Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401K plans with an immediate company match.
- Life insurance - basic life, supplemental life, and dependent life.
- Disability leave - short-term disability and long-term disability.
- Company paid parental leave - up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
- Family building benefits offered through Progyny.
- DICK'S Sporting Goods and their family of brands teammate discount.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role. You can work remotely throughout the United States (except AK, DE, HI, IA, LA, MS, MT, OK, SC) or from our office in Manhattan, NY.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
