R&D Operations Lead

Nanit

Nanit is the first smart monitor to merge computer vision with data-backed sleep science to produce the most advanced and secure camera technology ever introduced to the home. Nanit combines computer vision, machine learning, and advanced camera sensors to measure a baby's sleep cycle by providing actionable insights that improve the entire family's sleep. We are a dynamic VC-backed startup with proven products, marquee investors, and a terrific team of people

About the role

We're looking for an experienced and self-driven R&D Operations Lead to join our growing team. As an R&D Operations lead, you will work closely with our R&D team leaders and Squads leads and collaborate with Product and Engineering, mid and upper management to ensure alignment with the company’s strategy, commitments, and goals. You will build a small team of TPMs (Technical project managers) that will be assigned to specific squads.As an R&D Operations Lead, you will be pivotal in driving the efficiency and effectiveness of our R&D initiatives

Your leadership will be critical in streamlining processes, enhancing collaboration, and accelerating product delivery across our R&D organization.If you are a highly organized, detail-oriented leader with exceptional communication skills and extensive project management experience, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact

What will you do

• Lead end-to-end (E2E) cross-R&D initiatives, encompassing planning, dependency management, and risk mitigation
• Drive and facilitate quarterly roadmap planning, ensuring effective tracking of scope progress and managing changes
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Development Leads, and Technical Project Managers (TPMs) to optimize scrum practices and leverage Jira for robust project management
• Champion continuous improvement within R&D, evolving methodologies, defining procedures, selecting tools, and optimizing program management strategies
• Establish, monitor, and analyze R&D Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), building comprehensive dashboards to derive actionable insights and drive continuous improvements
• Organize and lead project status and working meetings, ensuring clear and transparent communication of project progress, and proactively identifying and resolving conflicts

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master - Required
• 5+ years of proven Program Management experience, specifically leading cross-company initiatives within R&D-oriented organizations, with expertise in Agile methodologies at scale - Required
• Deep understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Flexible thinking and quick adaptation to changes
• Experience leading a Technical Project Manager (TPM) team - Advantage
• Proficiency in OKR methodology and/or KPI setting
• Experience with AI tools, creating agents, and automating processes
• Proficiency with Jira, including leveraging the Atlassian ecosystem; experience with advanced Roadmap Structures - Advantage
• Ability to perform problem troubleshooting and find quick solutions
• High proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets
• High proficiency in data analysis, tools like looker - advantage

Why Nanit:

• We have an awesome product that makes life a little more manageable for new parents.
• We work hard. We are constantly striving to discover new and innovative ways to improve our products and ourselves.
• We invest in people. We consider each employee a long-term investment, and we see value in continuously nurturing and training them.
• We believe in creating a fun, ego-less, family-friendly, flexible work environment.