Operations & Project Management

Product Operations Manager

KikoffSan Francisco🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 9, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Thrive in a high-growth, pre-IPO fintech environment where you'll drive operational excellence and directly impact millions of users' financial security. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary of USD 160,000 - 200,000, excellent opportunities for career advancement, and a collaborative culture focused on building meaningful work. Apply now to join a mission-driven team and shape the future of financial empowerment.

Quick Overview

Salary

$160k - $200k/yr

Seniority

Mid Senior

Work mode

Hybrid

Location

San Francisco, United States

Posted

1 week ago

Job Description

Kikoff: The Fintech Powering Financial Security at Scale
Kikoff is a profitable, pre-IPO fintech company on a mission to empower everyone to achieve financial security. With record revenue growth in 2025 and a unicorn valuation, we've built a suite of products that help millions of people build credit, access liquidity, and save money.
We're scaling fast. Join us if you want to build something meaningful and help millions of people move forward financially.

Why Kikoff:

This is a consumer fintech startup, and you will be working with serial entrepreneurs who have built strong consumer brands and innovative products. We value extreme ownership, clear communication, a strong sense of craftsmanship, and the desire to create lasting work and work relationships. Yes, you can build an exciting business AND have real-life real-customer impact.

About the Role: The Product Operations Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless operation, quality, and success of our products. As a leader in this space, you will be responsible for driving operational excellence, coordinating cross-functional teams, and maintaining a strong focus on customer-centric solutions. You will lead efforts to identify and resolve product issues, manage post-launch processes, and implement strategic policy and compliance initiatives. This role requires a combination of technical expertise, analytical thinking, and a collaborative mindset to deliver high-impact results while continuously enhancing the user experience.
Roles and Responsibilities:

Work closely with PM’s and internal stakeholders to ensure products have the needed operational support from inception, to long term product maintenance
Lead and manage cross-functional efforts to diagnose and prioritize root causes of user/product issues, coordinating closely with stakeholders like product, compliance, and engineering teams to ensure action.
Conduct and own customer interviews, gather feedback on features, and ensure product support needs are accurately assessed and fulfilled.
Drive policy changes related to compliance, delinquency, and charge-off reporting; maintain detailed documentation and product changelogs for transparency and operational efficiency.
Own the end-to-end product quality across product pods by identifying gaps, influencing prioritization, and driving cross-functional solutions.
Manage product partners and vendors, including onboarding, QA, and SLAs.

Expertise and Experience Required:

5+ years of experience in B2C Tech, Product, Operations, Consulting, or a fast paced start-up environment
1+ years of experience as a people manager.
Strong project management skills and the ability to align internal and external stakeholders effectively.
Experience managing vendors against SLAs.
Analytical experience, and ability to diagnose and prioritize product issues in a fast-paced environment.
A track record of running launches and and driving process improvements for long-term operational success.
Strategic thinking, and demonstrates ability to communicate long-term product strategy.

Base Range

$160,000—$200,000 USD

A note on applying: We know great candidates sometimes hold back if they don’t meet every qualification listed. If you’re excited about this role and believe you can do the work, we encourage you to apply. We’re looking for capability and trajectory, not a perfect checklist match.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Kikoff Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

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