About Distillery

Distillery accelerates innovation through an unyielding approach to nearshore software development. The world’s most innovative technology teams choose Distillery to help accelerate strategic innovation, fill a pressing technology gap, and hit mission-critical deadlines. We support essential applications, mobile apps, websites, and eCommerce platforms by placing senior, strategic technical leaders and deploying fully managed technology teams that work intimately alongside our client’s in-house development teams. At Distillery, we’re not here to reinvent nearshore software development—we’re on a mission to perfect it. Distillery is committed to diversity and inclusion. We actively seek to cultivate a workforce that reflects the rich tapestry of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences present in our society. Our recruitment efforts are dedicated to promoting equal opportunities for all candidates, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other dimension of diversity.

About the Position

Distillery is seeking a Senior Product Manager – Engineering Operations (EngOps) to drive the planning, coordination, and delivery of strategic initiatives that modernize the engineering ecosystem and improve developer experience across the organization.

In this role, you will operate as a senior product leader within a “startup within an enterprise” environment, shaping the vision and roadmap for Engineering Operations initiatives. You will help bring structure to evolving operational practices while ensuring cross-team alignment and execution against ambitious outcomes such as accelerating the SDLC, improving observability, enabling security shift-left practices, and enhancing engineering operational excellence.

You will collaborate closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, and platform teams to improve developer productivity, increase the reliability and speed of software delivery, and drive the adoption of modern engineering platforms and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Engineering Operations (EngOps) product vision, strategy, and roadmap across initiatives such as SDLC acceleration, developer inner-loop improvements, observability tooling, canonical architectures, and engineering operational excellence.
• Translate strategic initiatives into clear problem statements, success metrics, and prioritized product backlogs, balancing short-term improvements with long-term platform investments.
• Define and track key performance indicators using frameworks such as DORA and SPACE to measure developer productivity, delivery performance, and platform adoption.
• Coordinate delivery across multiple teams including engineering, infrastructure, security, architecture, and operations.
• Build and maintain integrated delivery plans that clarify ownership, dependencies, milestones, and risks across initiatives.
• Identify and remove blockers, facilitate decision-making, and ensure progress across cross-functional teams.
• Introduce pragmatic operating practices such as structured intake, prioritization processes, and clear decision ownership to improve operational clarity.
• Act as the voice of the developer, understanding the needs of product teams and translating them into platform and tooling requirements.
• Partner with engineering and platform teams to design developer onboarding experiences, self-service workflows, and enablement processes for EngOps capabilities.
• Monitor adoption, satisfaction, and usage metrics to guide continuous improvement and investment decisions.
• Communicate initiative progress, outcomes, and insights to stakeholders and leadership through clear reporting and executive-ready updates.
• Support the discovery, pilot, and scaling of new engineering operations capabilities.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and shared ownership of engineering operations.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience, including 5+ years in product management or closely related roles such as technical program management.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives across engineering or IT teams.
• Strong understanding of modern software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices, including CI/CD, observability, DevOps, developer experience platforms, and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience working in environments undergoing engineering transformation or platform modernization.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and evolving environments, introducing structure while maintaining delivery momentum.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to influence teams without direct authority.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value for stakeholders.
• Experience using quantitative and qualitative metrics (e.g., DORA and SPACE frameworks, adoption metrics, developer satisfaction indicators) to measure outcomes and guide prioritization.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with experience coordinating multiple concurrent initiatives using agile methodologies.
• Advanced English communication skills, both written and spoken.
• High level of ownership, proactive mindset, and ability to dive into operational details while maintaining a strategic perspective.

Nice To Have

• Experience working in large and complex enterprise environments undergoing digital transformation.
• Background collaborating with platform engineering, SRE, DevOps, or developer productivity teams.
• Familiarity with decision-making and accountability frameworks such as RACI or RAPID.
• Experience driving adoption of internal developer platforms, engineering tooling, or engineering enablement initiatives.

Why You'll Like Working Here

Join a global team committed to Distillery's core values: Unyielding Commitment, Relentless Pursuit, Courageous Ambition, and Authentic Connection.

• 100% Remote Work: Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere while collaborating with a diverse, multinational team.
• Competitive Compensation: Generous and competitive package in USD, along with a comprehensive benefits plan.
• Flexible Hours: Create a schedule that aligns with your life and priorities.
• Home Office Setup: Receive all the hardware and software needed to succeed from home.
• Innovative Workplace: Collaborate with the global Top 1% of talent in a multicultural and dynamic environment.
• Focus on Growth: Pursue professional and personal development while contributing your unique talents to a team where you can truly shine!