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Lead Product Operations Manager (Data)

DailyPay - New York, NY, United States - In-office - posted 2026-10-05

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DailyPay is the leader in On-Demand Pay, serving over 1,900 employers and 6 million employees. The company modernizes how people access earned pay and provides financial wellness tools. As a Product Operations Manager, you will be a senior individual contributor driving operational excellence for the Data squad within the R&D organization. You will report to the Senior Director of Data Science and serve as a key bridge between product, engineering, and go-to-market teams. Key Responsibilities: - Identify, analyze, and propose solutions for friction points in the product lifecycle from discovery to launch - Streamline operational workflows and process hygiene across squads to ensure consistent delivery velocity and alignment - Build effective working relationships across Product, Engineering, Design, and other teams - Ensure appropriate stakeholders are engaged at the right time with aligned expectations - Support continuous monitoring of KPIs and OKRs, providing data-driven insights to help teams measure performance - Guide teams in translating metrics and performance trends into actionable operational decisions - Manage the product tech stack (roadmapping and collaboration tools) for optimal team use - Assist in quarterly planning and align team efforts with broader business strategy - Focus on scaling machine learning model launches and updates, supporting AI-powered features across vertical squads - Improve tooling and best practices for A/B experimentation across multiple functions - Work closely with Finance and Data Analytics teams to ensure alignment on critical KPIs - Maintain intuitive and accurate dashboards and reports for performance monitoring Requirements: - 6–10 years of experience in product operations, business operations, or program management - Demonstrated success supporting large, complex cross-functional groups in Product Operations and/or Program Management roles - Strong root-cause analysis skills with first-principles thinking ability - Proven ability to identify and mitigate risks and resolve conflicts proactively and independently - Excellent communication skills with ability to present clearly to diverse audiences including cross-functional stakeholders - Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously - Solid understanding of business and product strategies - Familiarity with various project methodologies and growing familiarity with financial principles related to project/product delivery - Ability to work with teams to determine KPIs aligned to strategy and priorities - Ability to partner with data analysts to ensure appropriate dashboards for performance transparency and monitoring

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