Product operations

Runs the data, tools and planning process product managers work with, so they can spend their time on decisions.

291 skill packs · 29 MCP servers · 9 plugins

Under Product manager. Also under it: Technical product manager, Product owner

Role

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Industry

All industries SaaS and B2B software Consumer apps E-commerce and retail Fintech and payments Healthcare Marketplaces and platforms Games and live ops Banking and insurance Media and publishing Education Government and public sector Manufacturing and industrial Logistics and transportation Real estate and construction Travel and hospitality Telecommunications Energy and utilities Automotive Biotech and pharma Agencies and consulting Nonprofit Legal services AI and developer tools Crypto and web3

Workflows for this work

The job in 4 areas. Each part is a workflow: open it for its steps and the tools that do each one. Built from occupational data and the field's own body of knowledge; sources at the end.

Product operations148 skill packs · 15 MCP servers · 2 pluginsEach part is a workflow. The number beside it is how many tools help with it

1Give teams product data

Make product numbers consistent, easy to find and trusted.

2Run customer and market insight

Make it easy for product teams to hear from customers.

3Set how teams work

Keep planning, launches and reviews consistent across teams without making them identical.

4Run tools and training

Choose the product tools and teach people to use them well.

Sources for this tree, 4

PractitionerResearchOps 101 (Kate Kaplan)Nielsen Norman Group
Occupational dataManagement Analysts (13-1111.00), summary report: tasks and detailed work activitiesO*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor
PractitionerPRODUCTHEAD: The 3 pillars of product ops (Jock Busuttil, on Melissa Perri and Denise Tilles)I Manage Products
PractitionerProduct Ops Overview (Marty Cagan)Silicon Valley Product Group

O*NET occupations consulted: 13-1111.00. Read on 2026-10-04.

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