Engineering Operations Lead
Remote/Poland
Aras
About Aras
Aras Corporation is a fast-growing, innovative, and trusted provider of software that improves productivity and profitability for engineering, manufacturing, and infrastructure industries. Our resilient and open software platform empowers subscribers to deliver sustainable performance with the flexibility and agility required to meet evolving market demands. At Aras, our culture is open, collaborative, and people-centered. We value continuous learning, encourage innovation, and provide an environment where individuals can shape meaningful and rewarding career paths.
Role Summary
The Engineering Operations Lead is responsible for designing, building, and scaling the operational systems that enable engineering and product teams to execute effectively.
This role is process-first — focused on defining clear, pragmatic ways of working and translating them into structured, adoptable systems across the organization. Enablement is a core outcome, ensuring teams can consistently apply these practices.
This is a hands-on role for a self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, builds from first principles, and continuously improves how engineering teams plan, execute, and deliver.
Key Responsibilities :
Engineering Ways of Working (Primary Focus)
- Define, document, and evolve engineering and product operating models
- Build role-based playbooks and guardrails across engineering functions
- Standardize planning, intake, prioritization, and execution processes
- Establish clear ownership models and decision frameworks
- Balance structure with flexibility to support different team needs
Enablement & Adoption (Core Outcome)
- Translate processes into clear, usable enablement materials (playbooks, guides, workflows)
- Partner with Agile Coach and Engineering Leads to drive adoption across teams
- Ensure new ways of working are understood, applied, and continuously improved
- Identify gaps in adoption and refine processes based on real-world usage
Operational Cadence & Governance
- Establish and run key operational cadences (planning cycles, KPI reviews, retrospectives)
- Align Engineering and Product rhythms for better execution and visibility
- Support quarterly and annual planning processes
- Introduce lightweight governance to ensure consistency without slowing teams down
Cross-Functional Alignment
- Partner with Engineering, Product, and Leadership to align on priorities and execution models
- Resolve ambiguity in roles, responsibilities, and workflows
- Drive clarity in how workflows across teams and functions
Continuous Improvement
- Identify execution friction and systemic inefficiencies
- Iterate on processes based on team feedback and performance data
- Work closely with the Engineering Systems & Insights Lead to align process with metrics
- Ensure processes evolve with organizational maturity
What Success Looks Like (First 12 Months)
- Clear, documented, and adopted engineering ways of working
- Consistent planning and execution processes across teams
- Reduced ambiguity in roles, responsibilities, and workflows
- Improved delivery predictability and team alignment
- High adoption of playbooks and operational standards across engineering
Required Experience
- 6–10 years in Engineering Operations, Technical Program Management, or similar roles
- Experience building or scaling engineering processes and operating models
- Experience working directly with Engineering and Product leadership
- Strong documentation and systems thinking capability
- Proven ability to drive change and adoption without formal authority
Preferred / Bonus Skills
- Experience in B2B SaaS or complex product environments
- Exposure to scaled Agile or hybrid delivery models
- Experience supporting organizational growth or transformation initiatives
- Familiarity with engineering metrics and how process impacts performance