Operating Partner at SumUp

As a senior individual contributor, you will strengthen SumUp’s execution system across product and engineering. You will partner with VPs to translate strategy into priorities, resolve complex cross-team dependencies, and build data-driven performance cadences. This hands-on role is designed to improve product velocity and operational discipline as the company scales globally.

• Partner with Tribe leadership to translate high-level strategy into clear ownership, priorities, and actionable execution plans across value streams.
• Build and maintain hands-on analytical dashboards and KPI reports using SQL and BI tools to drive accountability and performance insights.
• Design and lead global performance cadences, including QBRs and OKR planning, while unblocking complex cross-functional dependencies to increase product velocity.

• 6–10+ years of experience in strategy, operations, or product roles within complex, globally distributed Product and Engineering organizations.
• Advanced technical proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools, with a proven ability to build decision-useful performance systems directly.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing VP-level leaders and navigating high-pressure environments with a pragmatic, low-ego mindset.

• Direct impact on a global scale, optimizing the execution engine for a product and engineering organization of hundreds of experts serving millions of merchants.
• Unique opportunity to build a new function from the ground up, moving beyond theory to fix real-world systemic bottlenecks with high visibility to senior leadership.
• High-autonomy environment where you are empowered to work across every part of the business, combining strategic thinking with deep analytical execution.