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Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters-where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.\nTo be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee.\n\nExport Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).\nPlease review the job details below.\nProduct Strategy & Operations Manager, Product Development Tools & AI Transformation\nVantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters-where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.\nTo be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee.\nWe’re hiring a Product Operations Manager to design and implement a Jira operating model that improves how Product Management and Engineering plan, execute, and report on work across the product development lifecycle. The central challenge is supporting a large organization with varied and historical team practices while introducing enough standardization, governance, and data quality to enable reliable executive- and board-level roadmapping and reporting. This role will architect connected workflows across Jira, Asana, Confluence, Google Workspace, and other platforms while identifying opportunities to use automation and AI to improve product development operations.\nResponsibilities:\nAssess current Jira usage, team practices, workflows, data structures, reporting needs, and pain points across Product and Engineering.\nArchitect and administer Jira at enterprise scale, including workflows, issue hierarchies, permissions, automation, dashboards, roadmaps, and reporting.\nDefine and implement a flexible future-state Jira operating model that accommodates different ways of working while establishing appropriate standards, governance, ownership, and data-quality expectations.\nDesign connected solutions across Jira, Asana, Confluence, Google Workspace, and other product development and collaboration tools.\nBuild and maintain automations that reduce manual work, improve handoffs, increase data consistency, and support intake, planning, status reporting, dependency management, and executive reviews.\nEstablish consistent structures and processes for initiatives, milestones, epics, backlogs, roadmaps, releases, dependencies, documentation, and portfolio reporting.\nDevelop trusted reporting and dashboards that improve visibility into delivery health, risks, dependencies, decisions, milestones, and overall execution status.\nLead change-management activities, including assessing current practices, defining future-state processes, communicating the rationale for change, training users and leaders, addressing resistance, and driving sustained adoption.\nIdentify and implement AI-enabled solutions that improve requirements development, documentation, analysis, reporting, planning, and decision-making.\nPartner with Product, Engineering, Product Operations, Engineering Operations, IT, and other stakeholders to continuously improve the operating model and measure its effectiveness.\nSuccess in this role will be measured by improved visibility into delivery health, risks, dependencies, milestones, and execution status; more consistent, accurate, and complete data; trusted executive- and board-level roadmaps and reporting; reduced manual effort; and demonstrated adoption of the future-state Jira design, workflows, governance standards, and reporting processes across the organization.\nMinimum Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience, with significant experience in product operations, engineering operations, enterprise systems, business operations, or a related field.\nDemonstrated experience architecting and administering Jira at enterprise scale, including workflows, issue hierarchies, permissions, automation, dashboards, roadmaps, and reporting.\nExperience designing operating models, governance practices, or standardized workflows for large organizations with varied team processes.\nStrong understanding of the Product Management and Engineering development lifecycle, including intake, planning, prioritization, execution tracking, release coordination, and post-launch analysis.\nDemonstrated change-management experience, including assessing current practices, defining future-state processes, communicating change, training users and leaders, managing resistance, and driving sustained adoption.\nStrong systems-thinking, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-influence skills, with the ability to operate independently in an ambiguous environment.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience integrating Jira with tools such as Asana, Confluence, Google Workspace, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, or other enterprise applications.\nFamiliarity with APIs, webhooks, SQL, Python, JavaScript, or automation platforms such as Zapier, Workato, Make, or Power Automate.\nExperience implementing AI-enabled workflows, LLM-based tools, prompt engineering, or AI assistants in a business or product environment.\nExperience developing portfolio-management processes, executive reporting, delivery metrics, dashboards, or board-level roadmaps.\nExperience supporting enterprise-scale tool implementations, operating-model transformations, or complex organizational change initiatives.\nExperience working in a technical, software, aerospace, defense, or other complex product-development environment.\nPay transparency: In support of pay transparency at Vantor, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.\nThe base pay for this position within Colorado is: $98,000.00 - $163,000.00 annually.\nVantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers/benefits\nThe application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.\nThe date of posting can be found on Vantor’s Career page at the top of each job posting.\nTo apply, submit your application via Vantor’s Career page.\nEEO Policy: Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.\nPay Transparency: To support pay transparency, Vantor includes salary ranges in all U.S. job postings. Starting pay for this role will fall within the listed range and will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role should not expect to receive compensation at the top of the range. The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position, and final offers will be determined based on each candidate’s experience, expertise, and alignment with the role.\n•The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $98,000.00 - $130,000.00 - $143,000.00 annually.For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.\nBenefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers\nAdditionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.\nThe date of posting can be found on Vantor's Career page at the top of each job posting.\nTo apply, submit your application via Vantor's Career page.\nEEO Policy: Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. 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