Product Operations Manager Jobs in Massachusetts
Product Operations Manager jobs in Massachusetts are actively sought across the state's deep technology, life sciences, and financial services sectors, with openings at every level from associate product operations coordinator through director-level. Boston, Cambridge, and Waltham are the primary hiring hubs, anchored by employers with lasting Massachusetts footprints such as MathWorks, Wayfair, and Fidelity Investments. The most in-demand specialties include process optimization, cross-functional program coordination, and analytics-driven operations for software and biotech product lines. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Lead Product Operations Manager
The Team:
The Mission Applications (MA) Group within the AC2 Division creates outsized mission impact with our customers through specialized application and deployment of STR technology. Staff within the MA group have a deep understanding of missions and technology needs for national security with skills targeting transition of technology to operational use, including product management, software integration & mission engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, and program management. MA staff combine with other science and engineering staff from the various STR research and development groups to form dedicated product teams focused on accelerating the operational transition of cutting-edge software technologies.
The Role:
As a Lead Product Operations Manager in the MA Group, you optimize the product development lifecycle. You empower product and engineering managers with data, streamline internal processes, manage customer feedback loops, and ensure processes run smoothly. You act as the connective tissue between product, engineering, program, and marketing managers. You enable our cross-functional engineering teams to successfully build and ship high-quality software products.
What You Will Do
- Decisions and Risk: Facilitate team discussion around decisions, interrelationships, and risks. Ensure the appropriate follow-through to keep the team coordinated to meet delivery timelines and program objectives.
- Data and Analytics: Track product usage metrics, analyze feature adoption, and build dashboards to measure product success.
- Process Optimization: Maintain a dynamically responsive view of the current cross-product roadmap while standardizing cross-team communication with a special emphasis on critical path planning.
- Customer Voice Management: Aggregate user feedback, support tickets, and marketing requests into a single, organized insights channel for PMs.
- Tool and Governance Management: Manage product operations software (such as Jira) and enforce best practices across teams.
- Go-to-Market Enablement: Coordinate launch readiness with marketing and customer support teams by sharing release notes and training materials
This role will take advantage of STR's flexible, hybrid environment – when the work does not require use of STR's facilities, you are welcome to work remotely.
Who You Are:
- US Citizen
- Experience: 5+ years of experience in product operations, product management, data analysis, or business operations.
- Technical Literacy: Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, CI/CD pipelines, cloud architecture, and modern DevSecOps practices. Proficiency in product analytics tools and roadmapping software (Jira,).
- Agile Expertise: Deep knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum).
- Problem Solving: Exceptional organizational and conflict-resolution skills, with a proven ability to manage competing priorities.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence without formal authority. Aptitude for collaborating with stakeholders across a wide range of technical comfort levels
Even Better:
- Active Security Clearance
- Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related technical field
- Relevant certifications (PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP).
- Located near STR office in Carlsbad, CA, Arlington, VA, Woburn, MA, Melbourne, FL, or Denver, CO
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $160,000 - $200,000
The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.
STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, Carlsbad, CA, Atlanta, GA, and Denver, CO. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.
STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.
STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can't do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us at www.str.us for more info.
STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at appassist@str.us and provide your contact info.
Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.
Lead Product Operations Manager
The Team:
The Mission Applications (MA) Group within the AC2 Division creates outsized mission impact with our customers through specialized application and deployment of STR technology. Staff within the MA group have a deep understanding of missions and technology needs for national security with skills targeting transition of technology to operational use, including product management, software integration & mission engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, and program management. MA staff combine with other science and engineering staff from the various STR research and development groups to form dedicated product teams focused on accelerating the operational transition of cutting-edge software technologies.
The Role:
As a Lead Product Operations Manager in the MA Group, you optimize the product development lifecycle. You empower product and engineering managers with data, streamline internal processes, manage customer feedback loops, and ensure processes run smoothly. You act as the connective tissue between product, engineering, program, and marketing managers. You enable our cross-functional engineering teams to successfully build and ship high-quality software products.
What You Will Do
- Decisions and Risk: Facilitate team discussion around decisions, interrelationships, and risks. Ensure the appropriate follow-through to keep the team coordinated to meet delivery timelines and program objectives.
- Data and Analytics: Track product usage metrics, analyze feature adoption, and build dashboards to measure product success.
- Process Optimization: Maintain a dynamically responsive view of the current cross-product roadmap while standardizing cross-team communication with a special emphasis on critical path planning.
- Customer Voice Management: Aggregate user feedback, support tickets, and marketing requests into a single, organized insights channel for PMs.
- Tool and Governance Management: Manage product operations software (such as Jira) and enforce best practices across teams.
- Go-to-Market Enablement: Coordinate launch readiness with marketing and customer support teams by sharing release notes and training materials
This role will take advantage of STR's flexible, hybrid environment – when the work does not require use of STR's facilities, you are welcome to work remotely.
Who You Are:
- US Citizen
- Experience: 5+ years of experience in product operations, product management, data analysis, or business operations.
- Technical Literacy: Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, CI/CD pipelines, cloud architecture, and modern DevSecOps practices. Proficiency in product analytics tools and roadmapping software (Jira,).
- Agile Expertise: Deep knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum).
- Problem Solving: Exceptional organizational and conflict-resolution skills, with a proven ability to manage competing priorities.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence without formal authority. Aptitude for collaborating with stakeholders across a wide range of technical comfort levels
Even Better:
- Active Security Clearance
- Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related technical field
- Relevant certifications (PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP).
- Located near STR office in Carlsbad, CA, Arlington, VA, Woburn, MA, Melbourne, FL, or Denver, CO
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $160,000 - $200,000
The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.
STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, Carlsbad, CA, Atlanta, GA, and Denver, CO. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.
STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.
STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can't do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us at www.str.us for more info.
STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at appassist@str.us and provide your contact info.
Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.
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What Massachusetts Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in product operations manager jobs across Massachusetts.
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related technical field required
- Three or more years of experience in product operations or program management roles
- Demonstrated proficiency with project management tools such as Jira or Asana
- Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, product, and go-to-market teams
- Strong analytical skills with comfort using data to drive process improvements
- Familiarity with agile methodologies and product development lifecycle frameworks
Product Operations Manager Jobs in Massachusetts: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a product operations manager in Massachusetts?
Most product operations managers in Massachusetts enter the role with a bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, computer science, or a related field, followed by experience in operations, project management, or product coordination. There is no state-issued license required to work in this role in Massachusetts. Earning a PMP certification or a Certified Scrum Master credential strengthens applications considerably, particularly with the technology and life sciences companies that dominate hiring in the Boston metro.
Which companies hire product operations managers in Massachusetts?
Employers hiring product operations managers in Massachusetts right now include Amazon, STR, and SKIMS, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Massachusetts's concentration of established technology firms, biotech companies, and financial services institutions means consistent demand for this role across a wide range of industries throughout the state.
Which Massachusetts cities have the most product operations manager jobs?
Boston, Woburn, and Quincy have the most product operations manager openings in Massachusetts. Boston drives the largest share because of its dense cluster of technology companies, venture-backed startups, and major financial institutions, while Cambridge draws from its biotech and life sciences corridor and Waltham benefits from the established tech and software campuses concentrated along Route 128.
Are there remote product operations manager jobs in Massachusetts?
Yes, and more than most fields, since product operations work is largely desk-based, analytical, and conducted through digital collaboration tools. About 100% of product operations manager openings tied to Massachusetts are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the technology-heavy employer base that normalized flexible arrangements. The portions of the role most likely to remain remote are data analysis, process documentation, and cross-functional meeting coordination, while on-site presence is more common for launch activities and stakeholder alignment.
How can I get hired as a product operations manager in Massachusetts with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving into a product operations manager role from an adjacent position such as business analyst, project coordinator, or operations associate, which are common stepping-stone titles at Massachusetts technology and life sciences companies. Large Massachusetts employers including Wayfair and MathWorks offer associate program manager or operations rotational programs that welcome candidates without direct experience. Building a portfolio of process improvement projects, even from internships or coursework, and completing a Certified Scrum Master or PMP certification gives candidates a concrete edge when competing for entry-level openings in the Boston area.
Where can I find and apply to product operations manager jobs in Massachusetts?
You can find and apply to product operations manager jobs in Massachusetts on Migrate Mate, which lists current Massachusetts openings from employers across the state's technology, life sciences, and financial services sectors. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level and location preference, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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