Senior Director, Product Operations

## Senior Director, Product Operations Apply locations:
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** Senior Director of Product Operations
**** About Global Foundries:
** Global Foundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world's most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, Global Foundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit
** Summary of Role:
** We are seeking a strategic and operationally excellent Senior Director of Product Operations to lead the Product Operations pillar within MIPS Strategy & Operations. This role will drive portfolio strategy, product roadmap execution, cross-functional alignment, and operational rigor across the product development lifecycle. The Senior Director will own the frameworks, operating cadence, and decision-support infrastructure that enable MIPS to accelerate time-to-market, optimize investment trade-offs, and scale product development capabilities in alignment with business growth objectives.
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* Essential Responsibilities:

**** Product Strategy & Portfolio Management
*** Drive MIPS product portfolio strategy, ensuring alignment between business unit priorities, customer needs, and technology roadmaps
* Drive strategic prioritization frameworks and investment trade-off decisions across product initiatives, balancing short-term execution with long-term growth opportunities
* Partner with Business Unit leaders to translate market insights and customer requirements into actionable product roadmaps
* Establish and maintain portfolio health metrics, tracking product performance, market fit, and strategic alignment
* Own the product stage-gate process, ensuring disciplined progression from concept through commercialization
* Lead strategic reviews with leadership teams to assess portfolio balance, resource allocation, and competitive positioning
** Operating Model & Execution Excellence
*** Design and evolve the end-to-end product operations operating model, defining clear roles, workflows, and accountability structures across ideation, planning, development, launch, and lifecycle management
* Build and maintain the operating cadence for product reviews, milestone decisions, and cross-functional alignment forums
* Drive operational rigor in product planning cycles, ensuring accurate forecasting, resource planning, and dependency management
* Establish governance frameworks for product decision-making, defining clear decision rights and escalation paths
* Implement tools and systems that enable visibility, velocity, and data-driven decision-making across the product lifecycle
* Continuously optimize processes to reduce cycle time, eliminate bottlenecks, and improve execution quality
** Cross-Functional Alignment & Stakeholder Management
*** Serve as the strategic orchestrator across Product, Engineering, Supply Chain, Marketing, Sales, and Finance to ensure seamless product development and go-to-market execution
* Facilitate prioritization discussions and trade-off decisions across competing stakeholder needs
* Build strong partnerships with Corporate functions to align MIPS product operations with enterprise standards and best practices
* Drive consensus on resource allocation, timeline commitments, and investment priorities
* Ensure consistent communication and transparency across all levels of the organization
** Metrics, Insights & Business Enablement
*** Define and own the Product Operations scorecard, tracking key performance indicators for portfolio health, development velocity, time-to-market, and commercial outcomes
* Deliver regular insights and analytics to leadership on product performance, market trends, and competitive dynamics
* Identify growth opportunities, risks, and operating gaps through data-driven analysis
* Enable strategic decision-making through scenario modeling, business case development, and investment analysis
* Drive continuous improvement culture through metrics-based learning and process iteration
** Growth & Capability Building
*** Identify opportunities to scale product operations capabilities in support of revenue growth and market expansion
* Build operational leverage through standardization, automation, and best-practice sharing
* Develop and mentor product operations talent, building bench strength and functional excellence
* Champion innovation in product operations practices, bringing external insights and leading-edge methodologies to MIPS
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* Other Responsibilities:

*** Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs
* Other duties as assigned by manager
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* Required Qualifications:

*** Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or…