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Senior Director, Product & Business Operations

Nokia · Kanata, Ontario · Posted 3 days ago

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15+ yrs expBusiness OperationsStrategy ExecutionProgram ManagementFinancial PlanningForecastingInvestment AnalysisPerformance ManagementKPI Development

Serve as the operational integrator across Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Finance, building the operating rhythm and scorecards that drive a critical networking business.

As Senior Director, Product & Business Operations, you will partner directly with senior business leaders to translate strategy into results. You will serve as the operational integrator across Product Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, HR, and Corporate Development, ensuring that priorities are aligned and execution remains on track.

You will build the operating mechanisms, performance management systems, and business processes that enable growth, accelerate decision making, and improve organizational effectiveness.

This role combines the disciplines of business operations, strategy execution, program leadership, and organizational transformation.

## Required Experience

  • 15+ years of business, operations, product, engineering, or related leadership experience.
  • Track record of successfully driving cross functional teams successful outcomes
  • Proven success operating in complex technology-based businesses.
  • Strong experience leading cross-functional initiatives across multiple organizations.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive business performance through data, metrics, and operational discipline.
  • Experience partnering with senior executives and influencing decisions at the leadership level.
  • Strong financial and business acumen, including planning, forecasting, investment analysis, and performance management.
  • Outstanding communication, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.

## Preferred Experience

  • Experience in networking, telecommunications, optical networking, semiconductors, photonics, data infrastructure, or related technology sectors.
  • Experience with product development, product introduction, and manufacturing scale-up.
  • Exposure to mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, or post-merger integration.
  • Experience leading business transformation or AI-enabled operational initiatives.
  • MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.

## Leadership Characteristics

We're looking for a leader who is:

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