Senior Growth Operations Manager

Senior Growth Operations ManagerLocation: San Jose, CA or San Francisco, CA (Hybrid; minimum once per week, 2-3 days if preferred) Pay Range: $72 - $82/hr. Duration: 6 Months Top Three Skills:6+ years of experience in Product Operations, Program Management, Business Operations, or adjacent rolesStrong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience influencing senior leadershipProven ability to operate autonomously, manage ambiguity, and drive initiatives forward in fast-paced environmentsCompany: Our client is a global leader in creative software, offering innovative tools for digital media creation, design, and marketing.About the RoleWe are hiring a Temporary Senior Growth Operations Manager to provide coverage from August 2026 to February 2027 (7 months). This role will support fiscal year planning, quarterly platform requests prioritization, ongoing financial layer tracking and advancing specific projects (e.g., PAR process streamline).Key ResponsibilitiesFiscal Year Planning Support annual strategic planning cycles, including consolidating inputs, tracking assumptions, and maintaining planning artifactsPartner with cross-functional stakeholders across Growth, Strategy, and Operations to ensure alignment to organizational prioritiesManage timelines and deliverables to ensure teams are driving towards alignment on organizational prioritiesProduce clear, leadership-ready summaries and documentationQuarterly Platform Requests Prioritization Own the end-to-end coordination of quarterly priority planning submissions to the Unified Platform teamManage timelines, intake requirements, dependencies, and stakeholder inputs, mapping submission back to critical prioritiesFinancial Layer Tracking Maintain the centralized financial layer tracker, gathering inputs from Growth and Strategy teamsProactively identify risks, gaps, or misalignment and flag insights to leadershipOperational Rigor & Stakeholder Management Drive consistency, structure, and clear ownership across planning and financial workflowsMaintain strong documentation standards to ensure continuity during the coverage periodEnable leadership to make fast, informed decisions through clear data and summariesAdditional Projects Advancing specific projects, to be defined post-hireQualifications6+ years of experience in Product Operations, Program Management, or Business Operations adjacent rolesMaturity to deal with ambiguity and agility to switch gears, strategic and tactical, according to organizational needs and dynamicsExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to senior audiencesStrong people and collaboration skills, with the distinctive ability to influence across levels and teamsDemonstrated excellence in proactively advancing initiatives forward by identifying logical next steps, stakeholders to be brought along and roadblocks to be overcomeProven ability to ramp quickly and operate autonomously in a temporary roleWhy This OpportunityThis is a high-impact contract role for a senior operator who enjoys bringing order to complexity. You'll step into a well-scoped role, own critical planning and financial processes, and partner closely with senior stakeholders during key business planning windows.Benefits Summary: Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching. IND123