Product Operations Associate
Location
United States
Posted
12 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Product Operations Associate
Victory Live
• Partner with product leads to coordinate roadmap planning, sprint cadence, and cross-team dependencies, keeping inputs organized and threads moving forward • Draft planning documents, status updates, and meeting notes for senior stakeholders, translating discussion into clear written artifacts • Maintain product operations hygiene in Jira — boards, workflows, reporting — and help apply prioritization frameworks like RICE or weighted scoring • Build and maintain lightweight dashboards and spreadsheets that give product leaders visibility into delivery, velocity, and key product metrics • Support Agile/Scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, retros, backlog grooming) and help product leads prepare and follow through on action items • Use Claude and other AI tools to accelerate routine work — summarizing meetings, drafting docs, analyzing data, and building lightweight internal automations • Identify gaps in process and proactively define your own role and workflows rather than waiting for direction
Job Requirements
- 1+ years experience in product, operations, business analysis, or a related function; recent grads with strong internships are encouraged to apply
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience; backgrounds in business, analytics, information systems, or technical fields are a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication — will be drafting planning docs, status updates, and meeting notes for senior stakeholders
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail; comfortable juggling inputs from five different product leads without dropping threads
- Analytical mindset — comfortable working in spreadsheets, building basic dashboards, and learning prioritization frameworks (RICE, weighted scoring)
- Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity; willing to define their own role and processes rather than wait for direction
- Comfortable navigating senior stakeholders without formal authority
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Flexible work hours
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